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Nitish Kumar allots fund for restoration of riot-hit mosques
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): The Bihar government has allotted over Rs 2 Lakh for repair and restoration of riot-hit Gudri mosque and Jiaul-Ulum Madrassa situated in Samastipur city of the state.
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PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent as CWG 2018 gets underway
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gold Coast [Australia], April 4 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu led the Indian contingent out for the Parade of Nations as the 21st Commonwealth Games officially gets underway in a spectacular fashion with a glittering opening ceremony in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
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CWG 2018 to open today with dazzling ceremony
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gold Coast [Australia], April 4 (ANI): The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games will commence in Gold Coast, Australia, with a glittering opening ceremony on Wednesday evening.
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Ex-Guatemalan dictator, charged with genocide dies
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guatemala City [Guatemala], April 2 (ANI): Former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, died on Sunday in Guatemala City aged 91.
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7 Mexican officials killed in prison riot
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], April 1 (ANI): Seven Mexican police officers have been killed in a prison riot in Mexico on Sunday.
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Imam who lost son in Asansol riot appeals for peace
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], April .1 (ANI): Imam Imadadul Rashidi, whose son was killed in West Bengal's Asansol riot, on Saturday appealed for peace.
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Where was Cong's brotherhood during 1984 riots?: Harsimrat Badal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday hit out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his statement that his party's foundation was based on compassion and mutual brotherhood.
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Tejashwi Yadav accuses RSS of inciting riots in Bihar
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): After communal violence has reportedly spread to eight cities in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of inciting riots in the state.
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Fire in Venezuelan Prison kills 68
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar. 29 (ANI): A fire erupted at a jail in Venezuela's northern city of Valencia, has claimed at least 68 lives, attorney general Tarek Saab said on Wednesday.
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CWG 2018: Olympian Sindhu to be flag-bearer of India
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): Rio-Olympic silver-medalist PV Sindhu will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Withdrawal of 131 riot cases in UP a 'mockery of Constitution'
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday castigated the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for initiating the withdrawal of 131 cases relating to the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013.
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1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC issues notice to Sajjan Kumar
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday received a letter petition containing a CD, which is stated to be Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's confession about accepting his role in instigating the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
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