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All statues of Lenin should be demolished: BJP MLA
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 7 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA on Wednesday said all statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin in India should be demolished.
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After Lenin and Periyar, Ambedkar's statue vandalised in UP
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): The vandalisation of statues of political and ideological figures across the country found its latest victim in Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar, whose statue was targetted by miscreants in Meerut's Mawana late on Tuesday night.
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Statue vandalisation spree: Centre urges states to act tough
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi(India), Mar.06(ANI):Amid the sporadic incidents of statues vandalisation in some parts of India, the union government has issued a second advisory to the states, asking them to promptly investigate such incidents and prosecute the culprits.
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Damaging Congress veterans' statue an attempt to erase Nehru-Gandhi l
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], July 08(ANI): Congress leader Raj Babbar on Saturday cornered the Modi government for destroying statues of its veteran leaders and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to erase the ideologies of the leaders by doing so.
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To mark this Women's day, Emma Watson turned into 'book fairy�
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): To mark this year's International Women's Day, Emma Watson hit the streets of New York City dressed as "a red-striking ninja book-fairy" and hid feminist books at the statues of iconic women.
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Won't construct statues and memorials any more: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 11 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday said her government, if voted to power, would concentrate more on the development of Uttar Pradesh and welfare of the people rather than constructing more memorials and statues.
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Not against Shivaji statue but BJP adopts double standards: BSP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Dec. 25(ANI): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday alleged the Narendra Modi government of double standards, saying that at one end Shivaji staue is getting worth Rs. 3,600 whereas statues of schedule caste and OBC are being criticised for being waste of ex
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India-made Lakshmi, Ganesha idols' demand gets momentum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh),[India] Oct. 28 (ANI): Till the last year, Chinese statues had a strong hold in Indian markets, affecting business interest of Indian sculptor artists, but this year there is a great demand of indigenous idols of Goddesses Laxmi and Lord Ganesha.
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