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Pre-Ashokan Buddhist monuments discovered In Lumbini
Unearthed Pre-Ashokan Buddhist Structures Pushed The History Lumbini By 1000 Years Kathmandu: New excavations in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, have unearthed ruins of a pre-Ashokan Buddhist temple of brick and a village suggesting that Buddhist activities in the area were in full swing 1,000 years before Emperor Ashoka…
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Kashmiri protesters slam India’s Border Security Force’s fire at demonstrators
The authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir Thursday imposed curfew in Ramban district, after six civilians were killed when Indian border guards opened fire at protesters, an official said. The firing incident took place in the morning at Dadam village, around 155 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-…
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21 children confirmed dead due to food poisoning of shool meal in eastern India
At least 21 children, all below 12 years, are now confirmed dead due to food poisoning after eating a free mid-day school meal in the eastern Indian state of Bihar Tuesday, a senior police official said Wednesday. “Some 100 children consumed the free meal at state-run Navsrijit Primary School in…
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Visitors look at jade artworks of China at renowned Mumbai musuem(CSMVS)
A visitor looks at the jade artworks of China at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai, India, July 17, 2013. The CSMVS, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is the largest and most well known museum in Mumbai. Its collection comprises not only various forms…
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Malala Yousafzai in an Arab American documentary film
“Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons… one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.” These were the words of Malala Yousafzai, who celebrated her 16th birthday on the world…
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Indian sex workers and activists demand rights, dignity and protection
Indian sex workers and activists walk in a rally demanding rights, dignity and social protection for the workers in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Bikas Das> Indian sex workers and activists shout slogans as they take part in a rally demanding rights, dignity and social protection for the…
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Indian rickshaw pullers push vehicles through waterlogged street in Gauhat
Rickshaw pullers push their vehicles through a waterlogged street in Gauhati, capital city of Assam, India, July 16, 2013. Heavy showers flooded some areas in the city on Tuesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Stringer>
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India says goodbye to 163-year-old telegram servece by sending last ones
India’s last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as…
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Bangladeshi Islamic leader sentenced to 90 years in prison for war crimes
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islmai party’s former chief Ghulam Azam (C) arrives at a criminal court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 15, 2013. Ghulam Azam, one of the most high profile leaders of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, was on Monday sentenced to 90 years in prison for war crimes including mass killings. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Shariful Islam>…
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Bangladesh to build Padma Bridge with own resources
As the biggest global lender, the World Bank (WB), has backed out from the supporting Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure development project, the Bangladesh government has decided to construct the country’s biggest rail-road bridge over the mighty Padma river with its own resources. The tender for construction of the 6.15 kilometer long…
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