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Tamilians can protect Periyar's honour: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai [India], March 7 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that the state does not need police deployment to protect E.V. Ramasamy Periyar's statue as Tamilians are self-capable of protecting the honour of the social reformer.
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H Raja apologises for his 'Periyar' post
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H. Raja on Wednesday apologised for his Facebook post on social reformer Periyar (EVR Ramasamy), which created a storm in Tamil Nadu.
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Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vellore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 7 (ANI): A statue of social reformer and rationalist leader, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised on Tuesday night in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.
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Stillwell Road to boost India-Thailand-Myanmar ties, says noted educationi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Feb.1 (ANI): The Stillwell Road from Ledo to Kunming in China once complete would give a new thrust to existing good relations between India and neighbouring nations Myanmar and Thailand, said noted educationist and social reformer Thanapat Choompolsil
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Economic Affairs Secretary anticipates better flow of private investment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 31 (ANI): After World Bank announced India as one of the five fastest reformers on Tuesday, India Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said the government is now hopeful of an increase in private investment.
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PM Modi to inaugurate International Basava Convention today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil translated volumes of Vachana, penned by 12th century social reformer Basavanna and other saints in 23 Indian languages, on the social reformer's birth anniversary today.
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President Trump should tell Pakistan to 'knock off ' its Jihad-c
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 5 (ANI): The United States needs to ask Pakistan to knock off its jihad-centric habits and stop the relentless witch hunt of liberals and reformers, whose only real crime is wanting to have a saner Pakistan, says Ms Christine Fair, Associate Professor at Georg
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Lokmanya Tilak, strongest voice of 'Swaraj' will be part of 2017
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Many people might not be aware that Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, India's famous freedom activist and a social reformer, was also a mathematician, news reporter, editor, writer and orator. Thus, Maharashtra has prepared very special Tableau on Lokmanya B
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NALSA nominates Bindeshwar Pathak as its member
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): The National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA), has appointed noted social reformer, activist, and founder of Sulabh International, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak as its member.
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PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Sree Narayana Guru
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to social reformer Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti.
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PM Modi functioning more as a social reformer: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought major innovations in governance, adding that he is functioning more as a social reformer and not just a political leader like any other prime minister in the past.
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