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Japan’s Renkoji Temple offer

January 24, 2022

A new translation of a letter to the Indian Government in 2005, written by chief priest of Tokyo’s Renkoji temple in Japanese language, reveals that Justice MK Mukherjee was given permission to conduct DNA test of ashes and bone fragments, ..

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Nusantara-Indonesia New Capital

January 19, 2022

The Indonesians are moving to a new capital. It is East Kalimantan. It is now called ‘Nusantara’. Earlier, Jakarta was the capital of Indonesia. Nusantara East Kalimantan or Jakarta is located in the Borneo island. The plan to shift the ..

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110 Acre Integrated Food Park Inaugurated In Tumkur

September 25, 2014

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a mega food park in Koravahalli village which is 25 km from 110 Acre Integrated Food Park Inaugurated In Tumkur. The park is set to be the largest of its kind in Karnataka and is expected ..

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A large part of Mumbai went under blanket darkness: Power Failure

September 3, 2014
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India’s heart-throb and financial capital Mumbai came to a standstill by a massive power cut which hit a large part of Central and suburban parts. Tata Power, the utility company, suffered a big technical snag at its plant at Trombay, ..

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China inaugurates new Tibet rail link near Sikkim border

August 19, 2014

China opened its second railway line in Tibet, constructed at a cost of $ 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim. The rail link will make efficient mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The ..

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India’s IISc gets a place among World’s top 500 Universities

August 17, 2014

As per an annual ranking of global educational institutions released by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the only Indian institution to secure a spot in the top 500. The top positions are ..

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Vijayawada: Ad hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh

August 13, 2014

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to make Vijayawada an ad hoc capital of the state until the required infrastructure and other projects for the new capital are completed. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the ..

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PM Modi inaugurates 44MW Chutak hydropower station at Kargil

August 13, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Chutak Hydroelectric Plant at Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir. The power station is a run-of-the-river power project on the Suru River (a tributary of Indus). The barrage of the project is ..

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