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Deserting Ghulam Nabi Azad, 17 leaders rejoin Congress
January 6, 2023
Over half a dozen senior leaders, including former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Tara Chand rejoined the Congress at a function on Friday morning at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi. Besides Chand, the other prominent leaders who retu...
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Exodus of Kashmiri pandits
January 24, 2020
In the year 1990, Kashmiri pandits had witnessed a hysterical, macabre night in the form of blaring threats and slogans, asking them to either convert to Islam or face death. Most of them fled their home for centuries to find shelter as refugees in other parts of India.
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To celebrate or not to celebrate?
December 21, 2017
Gujarat handed the sixth consecutive victory to the ruling BharatiyaJanata Party. At the same time, it has become the launching pad for Rahul Gandhi into the political arena pulsating with renewed vigour. Yet, there is no room for complacency either for Modi or Gandhi. The roa...
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Modi advocates Jan-Dec fiscal year at the NITI Aayog Meet
April 25, 2017
Sunday witnessed yet another thought-provoking meeting in the capital of India where the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi proposed yet another couple of reforms while addressing the third NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting. Is it a warm-up before July 1?
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Haryana to launch low-cost eateries soon
February 28, 2017
Low-cost eateries in India are catching everybody's fancy and Indian politicians are no exception. Latest to join the bandwagon will be Haryana that will provide cooked meals at unimaginably low prices. For the last four years, more than half a dozen states have been providing lo...
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Bengal Global Business Summit: Striving for inclusive and sustainable development
January 22, 2017
With demonetisation playing its game of throne behind the scene, BGBS 2017 called its curtain with an announcement of a remarkable INR 2,353 billion investment commitment floated on the floor.
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Haryana aims to develop rural areas into smart villages
January 19, 2017
In a bid to modernise its villages, the government of Haryana has set up two Non-Resident Indian (NRI) cells to invite investments from NRIs belonging to the state, thus allowing them to contribute to the development and also reconnect themselves with their roots.
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Madhya Pradesh hosts second Jal Mahotsav
December 20, 2016
To boost the footfall of both inbound and outbound tourists in the state, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has yet again organised the Jal Mahotsav (water festival), amidst the gleaming waves of Narmada River in Hanuwantiya; but this time, it is bigger and better.
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Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day
December 17, 2016
Bangladesh is celebrating its 45th year since coming into existence as a country, with commemorations in the country as well as in neighbouring India.
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Indian state sees rise in sweets consumption after prohibition, says its CM
November 14, 2016
After a liquor ban in Bihar, India, the Chief Minister of the state has claimed that sale of a sweet known as rasgulla has shot up.
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Schools and construction sites come to a standstill in New Delhi
November 8, 2016
New Delhi is choking in its worst smog in 17 years as the little remaining clean air in the city has also waved a goodbye after the not so eco-friendly festive celebrations and the illegal crop burning in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), leading to a temporary closure of educ...
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Kerala aims at tourism without disruption, says CM Vijayan
September 28, 2016
Despite apprehensions regarding an unavoidable hartal (strike) on Wednesday called by the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Thiruvananthapuram, a city in Kerala, the Chief Minister of the south Indian state, Pinarayi Vijayan promises to ensure minimal disruption to tourism activit...
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