India
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Modi recalls Emergency, says country had become a “prison”
New Delhi–Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a broadcast on Sunday recalled the “dark night” of Emergency when thousands of political…
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Indian passports to be bilingual: Sushma
New Delhi–Indian passports will henceforth be in both English and Hindi and 10 per cent discount will be given in…
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Will build forward-looking vision with Trump administration: Modi
New Delhi–Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he will hold in-depth discussions with President Donald Trump during his visit…
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India puts Cartosat, NIUSAT, 29 foreign satellites into orbit
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh–In yet another multiple satellite launch, India on Friday successfully put into orbit its own…
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Seizures indicate sharp rise in wildlife smuggling to China
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi–There appears to be no let- up in smuggling of live and dead wildlife. In fact,…
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Fasting days and feasting nights at Delhi’s buzzing Jama Masjid
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi– The silence was broken by a siren, followed by an azaan — a prayer…
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India may become 2-4 degrees C warmer
By Charu Bahri Scientists who studied India’s 2015 heatwave that claimed 2,500 lives (over 1,700 in Andhra Pradesh alone) concluded…
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Government will take corrective steps on telecom stress: Minister
New Delhi– Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said “corrective steps” would be taken by the government to ensure orderly growth of…
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Indian opposition picks Meira Kumar as Presidential candidate
New Delhi–With 17 opposition parties picking former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take on NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind, the…
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Museum with a difference: Tracing 4,500-year history of toilets
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi–Full of strange facts and objects, our museums and history books carry some very interesting stories…
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