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Minor fire in Delhi’s Vikas Bhawan
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at Vikas Bhawan here on Monday afternoon. No casualties or injuries were reported, fire officials said."A fire was reported at 12.02 p.m. at Vikas Bhawan following which four tenders…
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Tripura to appoint ‘Academic Leaders’ to improve quality of education
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, March 11 (IANS) It's not exactly carrying coal to Newcastle, but Tripura will appoint "Academic Leaders" and arrange special training of teachers by national and regional institutions to improve the quality of…
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Sanjeev Kapoor’s Eggs Kejriwal has Twitter in splits
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kappor's unique take on eggs, making the perfect breakfast, dishing out 'Eggs Kejriwal' has met with some droll trolls."Eggs 'kejriwal'...khaansi toh nahin aayegi ise khaakar ..ya phir…
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7 CRPF troopers injured in Srinagar road accident
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured on Saturday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district.A CRPF mobile bunker went out of the driver's control and turned turtle in…
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Ramdev slams MNCs for HUL’s controversial tea ad
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Patanjali Ayurved founder Baba Ramdev has slammed multinational corporations after an advertisement from FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) allegedly ridiculed Indian culture.Hitting out at the company…
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Ex-Kerala Minister V.J. Thankappan dead
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) Senior CPI-M leader and former Kerala Minister V.J. Thankappan passed away on Saturday near here, according to his family. He was 84.
Thankappan died following age-related issues at his home in the city…
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Sundar Pichai celebrates Women’s Day, meets students in India
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who advocates greater participation of women in development of technology products, reached Mumbai to celebrate International Women's Day and spend some time with young students on Friday.…
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On Women’s Day, Google Doodle features quotes from women achievers
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Marking the occasion of International Women's Day, Google on Friday showcased an interactive, slideshow doodle featuring inspirational quotes by women.The doodle begins with "woman" written in 11 different…
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Don’t stereotype us: Women sex workers urge Indian showbiz
By Simran Sethi New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) "Main pehle ek mahila hu aur uske baad ek sex worker (I am a woman first and then a sex worker)." Kiran Ramchandra Deshmukh, 40, says with pride, in the hope that the world treats women like her…
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Women’s Day to see protests for gender equality, performances across the world
Madrid, March 8 (IANS) A flight manned by an all-women crew, musical shows composed and performed by feminist activists, awards and protests calling for gender equality are some of the events set to mark International Women's Day on Friday…
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