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Kolkata's sex workers celebrate Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI) :On the eve of Raksha Bandhan ,sex workers of Sonagachi , Kolkata ,tied Rakhi around the waist of passerby, in the hope of receiving equal respect in society.
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Rakshabandhan: K. Kavitha gifts helmet to brother KTR
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Telangana's first woman Parliamentarian K. Kavitha on Monday celebrated Rakshabandhan by tying a rakhi and gifting a helmet to her brother KT Rama Rao, as a part of promotional campaign 'Gift a Helmet'.
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Widows from Vrindavan, students tie PM Modi rakhi in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of Raksha-bandhan on Monday, while the whole nation is enjoying the brother sister festival, some widows from Vrindavan tied Prime Minister Narendra Modi home-made rakhis at his official residence in Delhi's Lok Kalyan Marg.
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Udhampur girls make hand-made rakhis, boycott Chinese products
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): Highly inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India goal and not happy about the stand-off, Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur girls made hand-made rakhis to boycott China-made products.
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President Kovind, PM Modi greet nation on Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the nation on the eve of Raksha Bandhan.
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BEST Workers' Union on strike today
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 (ANI): Mumbaikars will have to face problems commuting on 'Raksha Bandhan' as the local public transport division BEST Workers' Union is on a strike from today to press their wage-related demands.
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RSS compares CPI (M) to 'Taliban'
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Rakesh Sinha on Monday compared the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to Taliban.
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Meet Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, PM Modi's Pakistani Rakhi-sister
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): A Pakistani-origin woman has claimed that she has been tying Rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for over 20 years.
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J-K: School girls celebrate Raksha Bandhan with CRPF soldiers
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] August 6 (ANI): School girls in Jammu and Kashmi's Udhampur District on Sunday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers deployed for Amarnath Yatra security.
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Mumbai likely to face BEST's strike on 'Raksha Bandhan'
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): The people of Mumbai may face problem commuting on 'Raksha Bandhan' as the public transport division BEST Workers' Union has announced to go on strike from August 7.
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Rakhi love: Gonda boy gifts toilet to protect sister's self respect
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The whole nation is enthralled with rakhi celebrations and unlike all other gifts, a brother from Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district is celebrating 'raksha bandhan' by gifting a toilet to his sister.
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Haryana's 'Trump' village to send 1001 rakhis to Donald Tru
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Maroda (Haryana) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond, Muslim villagers of Haryana's Trump village have prepared 1001 hand-made rakhis for US President Donald Trump.
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