Rumita Patel
On 26th January, India celebrates Republic Day, which is the anniversary of the day India became a Republic nation, governed by the Constitution of India rather than the Government of India Act. It is a national holiday and the day is celebrated countrywide with pride. The most exciting part of the day is the military…
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India celebrates its Republic Day on January 26 every year to honour the day the constitution of India officially came into effect i.e. on January 26, 1950, replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. This historic event is commemorated every year with great enthusiasm and patriotism. The main celebrations…
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MUMBAI: The 2019 novel coronavirus — the newest virus spreading from China to the rest of the world — appears to have begun its infectious journey from the Hunan seafood market in Wuhan and there are indications that it is similar to the SARS virus that caused a pandemic in 2002-2003. This means it can…
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It has been described as the “robbery of the century” and “the biggest tax theft in the history of Europe”. Behind it are two investment bankers, Britisher Martin Shields and Kiwi Paul Mora, who, along with hundreds of bankers, lawyers and investors, made off with a staggering $60 billion, all of it siphoned from the…
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A senior US diplomat has termed developments regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act a “vigorous democratic scrutiny”, while emphasising the importance of the principle of equal protection under law. “(My) visit also offered an opportunity to hear more regarding developments with India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which is undergoing I would say a vigorous democratic scrutiny, whether…
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NEW DELHI: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has lauded KL Rahul’s work in the limited-overs format and wished the Karnataka batsman will continue the current form even in the longest format of the game. The Indian team management had decided to hand Rahul the dual role of a ‘keeper-batsman’ in limited overs by dropping Pant from…
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BEIJING: As the coronavirus turned virulent, India is understood to have requested China to permit over 250 Indian students stuck in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new SARS-like virus, to leave the city, sources here said on Saturday. About 700 Indian students, mostly medical students, are believed to be studying in different universities in Wuhan…
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Filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor and actor Kangana Ranaut have been awarded the Padma Shri, an official statement said on Saturday. Singers Suresh Wadkar and Adnan Sami, as well as veteran TV actor Sarita Joshi, have also been conferred with the fourth highest civilian award of the country. The Padma Shri for this year…
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SRINAGAR: In a major success on the eve of Republic Day, security forces on Saturday killed three terrorists including the self-styled Kashmir chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad Qari Yasir, who was involved in last year’s Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel died, police and army officers said. Addressing a joint press conference, General-Officer-Commanding of the Srinagar-based…
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NEW DELHI: Eminent personalities, including former Union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom, + former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan on the Republic Day this year, officials said on Saturday. Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, industrialists Anand Mahindra and Venu Shrinivasan, Olympian…
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