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50-Day Kumbh 2019, the Largest Congregation on Earth, Concludes With Many Firsts
Prayagraj–Curtains officially came down on the 50-day religious, spiritual and cultural jamboree — Kumbh-2019 — on Tuesday evening as Uttar…
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56% Indians regularly talk to people with opposing views: Survey
New Delhi– Amid allegations of “intolerance” of diverse opinions in the country, a new survey for the BBC’s Crossing Divides…
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SC acquits six death-row convicts, raps investigating agency for shoddy probe
New Delhi– The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted six people, three of whose death sentence was upheld by it in…
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Kolkata-based documentary filmmaker hangs himself
Kolkata–A 48-year-old documentary filmmaker from Kolkata hanged himself, apparently due to depression, police said on Monday. “Arghya Basu living in…
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‘Jai Hind’ chant to continue after every announcement on Air India flight
New Delhi–Passengers traveling by India’s national carrier Air India will continue to hear the nationalist chant of ‘Jai Hind’ after…
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India’s GDP growth slows, real estate worst hit
By Ravi Dutta Mishra Mumbai-–India’s GDP growth slowed to 6.6 per cent in the October-December quarter of 2018-19, the lowest…
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Assam bans molasses across state following hooch tragedy
Guwahati– Taking a stern view of the hooch tragedy and its offshoot that has resulted in losing many precious lives including…
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Rural India’s pad-women bringing bottom-up change feature in Oscar-winning documentary
By Siddhi Jain Kathikhera (Hapur, Uttar Pradesh)— It’s 9 a.m., and as most Kathikhera locals head to the fields, the village’s…
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Abhinandan has assumed new meaning: Modi
New Delhi– In an obvious reference to the courage of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday…
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Wing Commander Abhinandan lands in Delhi
New Delhi– Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was released from Pakistan’s custody on Friday, reached Delhi around midnight from Amritsar. An…
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