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Anzac day observed in Kolkata; martyrs remembered
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, and Australia's Consul-General in Kolkata, Mr Andrew Ford, today paid homage to those who lost their lives in service to their country, during an Anzac Day ceremony in Kolkata's Bhawanipore Co
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German authorities detonate World War II bomb found in Frankfurt river
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], Apr 15 (ANI): Around 600 people were evacuated from their homes, after a WWII bomb found by firefighters taking part in a diving exercise in a river in Frankfurt, Germany, was safely detonated on Sunday.
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Battle of Kohima is etched in our hearts as one of fiercest battles, says
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kohima [Nagaland], Apr 4 (ANI): Japan's Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu on Thursday said that the Battle of Kohima was etched in "our hearts as one of the fiercest and toughest battles" during the Second World War.
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Indian Army patrol team discovers wreckage of WW II vintage US Air Force a
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 4 (ANI): A 12-member patrol team of its soldiers discovered the wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft on March 30, the Indian Army informed on Thursday.
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Benedict Cumberbatch to feature in World War I drama '1917'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Richard Madden, and Mark Strong have been roped in to play pivotal roles in World War I drama '1917'.
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World War II aircraft carrier discovered beneath surface of South Pacific
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], Mar 20 (ANI): Aircraft carrier USS Wasp, that had not been seen since 1942 has been spotted nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific.
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Joe Wright to direct World War II drama 'In the Garden of Beasts'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Mar 05 (ANI): Joe Wright is in final discussions with Studio Canal and Playtone Productions to direct an adaptation of 'In the garden of beasts' a book by Erik Larson.
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Iconic statue of WWII sailor kissing nurse vandalised
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): A vandal painted ‘#MeToo’ on the leg of the nurse in the ‘Unconditional Surrender’ statue in Florida and the police are on the lookout for the culprit.
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Pulwama kind of incident doesn’t take place without security lapse somewhe
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): In view of the debilitating terror attack on CRPF convoy in J and K’s Pulwama district on Thursday which left 40 jawans killed and many others injured, former RAW chief Vikram Sood on Sunday said that Pulwama type terror attack “doe
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David Fincher’s 'World War Z' sequel may not happen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): It turns out that Paramount is halting preproduction on the high-profile sequel to ‘World War Z’, the 2013 hit that starred Brad Pitt.
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Trump advocates bipartisanship in State of the Union speech
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called for bipartisanship in American politics in a bid to ease tension between Democrats and Republicans following the hostility that led to the longest government shutdown in history.
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Sam Mendes' '1917' sets December 2019 release
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Director Sam Mendes' World War I drama '1917' is all set to hit the theatres on December 25, 2019,
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