Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2016’
Martyrs remembered on ‘Quit India’ anniversary
Union Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday paid floral tribute to freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for country’s freedom during an event in August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai. The Union Minister also hoisted national flag on the occasion. …
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75th anniversary of Quit India Movement
75th anniversary of the quit India movement is being observed on Monday. On 8th August, 1942, “Quit India Movement” was launched by Mahatma Gandhi for Satyagraha, during World War II. Mahatma Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered …
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PM Modi first PM to visit Chandra Shekhar Azad’s village
Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister to visit the birth place of revolutionary leader Chandrashekhar Azad at Bhabhra in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district where he launched ‘Azadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani’ campaign to commemorate the sacrifices of freedom fighters on the Quit India …
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Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Olympics
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round at Rio de Janeiro. The Tripura-girl, who is the country’s first woman gymnast to qualify for the …
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Great Britain outclass India 3-0 in women’s hockey
Indian women’s hockey team could not produce the performance of their opening match against Japan as Great Britain convincingly overpowered them 3-0 in the second match of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last night. After a cautious first quarter, the English women who …
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Rio Olympics: USA leads medal tally
USA leads at Rio Olympics with 3 Gold and 12 medals in the kitty; China and Australia at second and third position; Michael Phelps creates history by bagging his 19th Olympic gold. World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of Rio Olympics in the first …
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Swamy Prasad Maurya joins BJP
Former Bahujan Samaj Party leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, joined the BJP in the presence of BJP president Amit Shah. Maurya, who was the leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh state Assembly, had left the BSP on June 22. Maurya blamed the party supremo Mayawati of …
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National Anthem ban:Allahabad school’s manager held
A school in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad that reportedly never allowed the singing of the national anthem , has been shut down and its manager has been arrested after several teachers resigned over his refusal to allow the anthem on Independence Day. Zia-Ul Haq, the manager …
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India Vs West Indies T20 Cricket Matches in Fort Lauderdale
The Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the two T20 International matches against the West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.BCCI President Mr. Anurag Thakur said, “As part of our continuous efforts to reach out to new markets and …
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B-Town Beauties Think Akshay Looks Cool in Uniform
Akshay Kumar, who plays a naval officer in Rustom, has been getting compliments galore for his look as Rustom Pavri in director Tinu Suresh Desai’s drama thriller. Some of our Bollywood girls also think the superstar wears the uniform better than most actors in their …
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