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Centre questions Congress's rage, says KVIC did not sport Gandhiji�
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday downplayed the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) row which replaced Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo with that of Mahatma Gandhi on its calendars, stating that the
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Pakistan: Qatari prince's convoy hunting rare Bustard attacked by vil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Jan. 17 (ANI): The convoy of a member from the Qatari Royal Family, who was on an expedition to hunt the Houbara Bustard, a rare bird whose meat is prized by Arab sheikhs, was attacked by a group of villagers with guns and knives.
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Chhattisgarh: 29 pilgrims injured after bus overturns in Kanker
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): At least twenty nine pilgrims suffered serious injuries after a bus overturned near Telgara village in Kanker district last night.
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J-K: Gunfight in Pahalgam ends, all three militants killed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The security forces on Monday shot dead all the three militants in the gunfight, which began yesterday in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir's Awoora village.
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32 killed as Turkish cargo plane crashes into Kyrgyzstan village
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): At least 32 people were killed after a Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashed in a populated area near Kyrgyzstan's main airport on Monday.
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Khadi row: Centre enhancing 'brand Modi' with 'expensive br
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the replacement of Mahatma Gandhi picture with that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's on the calendar of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is an effort of the ruling Bharatiya Ja
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Gandhi, khadi or charkha not "soul proprietary" of any political
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at the Congress over the recent controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos replacing Mahatma Gandhi on the calendar of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and said that Fathe
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PM Modi is a bigger brand name than Gandhi: Anil Vij
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Amid political uproar over the new Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Haryana Minister Anil Vij has said that the former is a bigger brand name than Mahatma Gandhi.
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Oppn, BJP lock horns over KVIC row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo on Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar turned murkier on Saturday after the opposition launched a scathing attack on the 'megalomaniac' Prime Minister, saying tha
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Congress suffering from 'Modi-phobia': BJP on Khadi row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the Congress over its remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo on Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday called the former of suffering from 'Modi-phobi
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PM Modi trying to erase history by becoming Gandhi himself: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Coming down heavily upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi for featuring in Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar, the Congress on Saturday accused him of trying to erase history by posing himself as Mahatma Gandhi.
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PM Modi replacing Gandhi on currency notes will not be shocking, mocks Abu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Taking a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his picture weaving khadi on a simple charkha in Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Saturday said it would not be shocking if the Prime Mini
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