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Prayers continue to pour in for Jayalalithaa's recovery
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 15 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency to offer special prayers for the speedy recovery of ailing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital.
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Demolition of Larung Gar Monastery by China 'inhuman', 'unc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): Former Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche has termed demolition of Larung Gar Monastery and eviction of thousands of monks and nuns in his homeland as inhuman and unconstitutional.
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Bangladeshi Hindus worship young girls as part of Durga Puja festival
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 10 (ANI): Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus thronged a temple in Dhaka to take part in the "Kumari Puja" ceremony, a part of the Durga Puja festival.
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WikiLeaks posts excerpts of Clinton's closed-door Wall Street speeche
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct. 8 (ANI): WikiLeaks has posted thousands of hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, including what appears to be excerpts from transcripts of closed-door speeches Clinton gave to Wall Street companies after leaving the US State Departme
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Post-surgical strike: Evacuation of villagers continues in Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct.1 (ANI): The evacuation of villagers in the Jammu and Kashmir's Samba region continues, with thousands of people being relocated to a safer place in the event of possible retaliatory attacks from across the border.
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Thousands take part in paramilitary recruitment drive in Rajouri
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): A huge recruitment drive rally was organised in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch by the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Friday here.
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Gujarat businessman to sponsor education of Uri bravehearts' children
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): While thousands of people across the nation are paying tributes to the 18 Indian Army soldiers, who lost their lives in the dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri region, a businessman from Gujarat's Surat city has come forward t
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Kashmiris turn up for army recruitment drive despite separatists' dik
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), [India] Sept. 22 (ANI): Despite a separatists' call asking the youth not to join the Indian Army, thousands of enthusiastic youngsters turned up for a recruitment drive in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
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New study reveals that men having prostate tumor can live without any trea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Sept. 20 (ANI): A recent study shows that doctors suggest to 'wait and see' in thousands of men with localised prostate cancer, where the tumor hasn't spread beyond the doughnut-shaped gland.
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Boat race festival celebrated in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): Thousands of people thronged the banks of the Bijoy Govinda Thangapat in Imphal to witness a boat race and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu and Bijoy Govinda.
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Human Rights Watch asks Pak to cease driving Afghan refugees away
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 15 (ANI): Maintaining that Pakistan should extend legal residency status to Afghan refugees till the end of December next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on its authorities to cease "coercive measures and other abuses" that are driving t
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E-cigarettes help almost 20,000 people stop smoking: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 14 (ANI): According to a recent study thousands of people have successfully been able to quit smoking by using e-cigarettes.
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