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Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj's last rites performed in Chhattisgarh's Rajnan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Acharya Shri 108 Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj embraced death through the practice of 'sallekhna', a voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification.
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SC rejects PIL against appointment of deputy CMs
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the practice of appointing Deputy Chief Ministers in States, saying the post does not breach the constitutional provisions.
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"Those in power after Independence...": In Guwahati, PM Modi bristles at C
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bristling at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those who were at the helm at the Centre for long since independence couldn't understand the significance of places of worship, adding that they set a trend in the practice of being 'ashamed' of their own culture.
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SC orders all courts to shun practice of mentioning caste or religion of l
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court has ordered its Registry, all High Courts and subordinate courts to stop the practice of mentioning the caste or religion of litigants in case papers.
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Bhutan's Haa, Paro districts share similarities in language, culture: Repo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The people of Bhutan's Haa and Paro districts share similarities in language and culture. One of them is the practice of offering the first harvest of crops to Haa's local deity, Chungdu. People in the two districts still make the offering as in the olden days, The Bhutan Live reported.
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"Pakistan was trying to use cross-border terrorism...we have made that pol
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India has made "irrelevant" Pakistan's policy of using cross-border terrorism to bring it to the table for dialogue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said and noted that New Delhi will not deal with the western neighbour on terms where "the practice of terrorism is deemed as leg
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Assam aims to attain food self-sufficiency in next two years: Assam CM Him
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We want to end the practice of trucks entering the state carrying fish, flowers, food and exit carrying coal and minerals," Sarma said on Saturday while inaugurating the 8th Assam International Agri-Horti Show in Guwahati.
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Yogi govt on alert against incidents of stubble burning in UP
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has undertaken comprehensive measures to curb incidents of winter stubble burning, including distributing bio-decomposers to farmers for free, providing them agricultural equipment for effective crop residue management and la
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I&B ministry takes strict measures to curb film piracy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the film industry facing losses up to Rs. 20,000 crore every year owing to piracy, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has taken strong measures to combat the practice.
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Rights of members being trampled by non-prorogation of House: Partap Singh
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In his letter to the Speaker, Bajwa said that the practice of Non-Prorogation of the House has significantly hindered the fundamental right of Members to seek information on matters of public interest.
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Vijayadashami: Transgenders, widows in West Bengal's Siliguri perform Sind
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Winners' Club of Siliguri in association with Unique Foundation, a city-based voluntary organisation celebrated 'Sindoor Khela' with transgenders and widowers in their program. Traditionally, widows are not allowed to participate in the Sindoor Khela ritual. However, a recent campaign ha
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SC dismisses plea challenging designation of lawyers as senior advocates
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the practice of designating lawyers as senior advocates and said that the classification cannot be said to be unreasonable
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