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PM Modi pays tribute to Veer Savarkar on his 135th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter and social activist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on the latter’s 135th birth anniversary on Monday.
May 28, 2018 -
PM Modi, Congress leaders pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru
Born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad, Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the tallest leaders of the Congress and the Indian struggle for freedom from the British rule.
May 27, 2018 -
A tribute to Isao Takahata, the Japanese legend who gave us ‘Grave of the Fireflies’
On 5 April, Japanese filmmaker and producer Isao Takahata passed away. He was 82. Takahata, one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli, was suffering from lung cancer.
April 27, 2018 -
OneRepublic pays tribute to Avicci on their maiden India concert
The American pop-rock band that enthralled Mumbaikars on their first ever live performance on Saturday night, paid a tribute to the young DJ Avicci, whose sudden demise shocked the music world. As the band appeared on stage thousands of Mumbai music lovers welcomed the five-member band with a huge applause. Having star their performance with …
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April 22, 2018 -
Mamata Banerjee pays tribute Allama Iqbal, writer of ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’
Banerjee, who is known for remembering eminent personalities on their birthdays or death anniversaries, took to Twitter to express her thoughts.
April 21, 2018 -
PM Modi, other leaders pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to those killed in Jallianwala Bagh on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the massacre that shook the nation and became a catalyst of the freedom movement.
April 13, 2018 -
President Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute to Ram Manohar Lohia on his 108th birth anniversary
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those who paid tributes to socialist icon Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his 108th birth anniversary on Friday. President Kovind hailed Lohia for being an inspiring figure for governance based on welfare of the populace. “Tributes to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth …
March 23, 2018 -
PM Modi, President pay tribute to Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi who passed away on Wednesday, 28 February. Expressing grief at the demise of the 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, the PM wrote on his official Twitter handle, “Deeply anguished by the passing away of Acharya of Sri Kanchi …
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February 28, 2018 -
Director Ram Gopal Varma’s special tribute to Sridevi
The nation on Sunday woke up to the sad news of legendary actress Sridevi’s demise. The actress, who was 54, died of a cardiac arrest in Dubai late on Saturday, 24 February, where she had gone to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah’s wedding. The news has come as a huge shock for the whole nation. …
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February 25, 2018 -
Indian Army pays tribute to jawan killed in Pak firing
The Army on Thursday bid farewell to Naik Jagadish who was killed in last week’s ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A wreath laying ceremony was organised in honour of the martyr, who laid down his life guarding the nation’s frontiers while serving at the Line of Control (LoC) in …
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January 25, 2018 -
BJD MP gets furious at media during tribute programme
Ruling BJD MP Nagendra Pradhan lost his cool with media persons here on Wednesday at a function organised to pay tributes to legendary freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. The MP was angry over television channel reporters seeking the byte of the district collector wo was at the function and only then turning to the MP …
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January 25, 2018 -
Youth fest pays tribute to Vivekananda
A two-day youth festival began at Muktadhara Auditorium in Gol Market to commemorate the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and the 125th year of his historic speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893. The festival began on Saturday with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by Swami Shantatmananda, secretary, …
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January 21, 2018 -
We’ve created beautiful life together: Jessica to husband
Actress Jessica Alba wrote a loving tribute to her husband Cash Warren on his birthday. The actress, 36, shared a series of 10 photos on Instagram in a gallery dedicated to her husband, who turned 39. The photos chronicled their 14 years together from the time they started dating to the birth of their third …
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January 11, 2018 -
Building up unity, solidarity major task: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 52nd death anniversary and said building up unity and solidarity among people is a major task. “My tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastriji on his death anniversary. Among the major tasks before us, none is of …
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January 11, 2018 -
A R Rahman to pay tribute to his homeland, Tamil Nadu
Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A R Rahman will perform in his homeland Tamil Nadu next month. He says the people of Tamil Nadu are always special and performing before them in his 25th year in the industry is a privilege. After his performance at the IIFA 2017 in New York, which marked the beginning of …
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December 29, 2017 -
Tribute to war heroes
These lines imprinted on a flag at the war memorial is proof of the bravery and gallantry of Indian soldiers. The only war memorial of Himachal Pradesh is located at Dharamshala. The state, called Dev Bhoomi (land of the Gods), is also known as Vir Bhoomi (land of the brave) as it has sacrificed many …
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December 24, 2017 -
Indian Army pays tribute to soldiers killed in avalanche
The Army on Wednesday paid tributes to two soldiers who died in an avalanche along the Line of Control in Kashmir’s Gurez sector. Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik and Sepoy Shiv Singh were part of an operational team which was serving in the formidable heights along the LoC and got swept away during a snow …
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December 20, 2017