Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Celebrates Holi At Chilika 

Khorda, 16/3: On the occasion of the festival of colors, ‘Holi’, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan celebrated “Holi Utsav” at Nachuni with party leaders,activists,journalists, social workers, intellectuals and locals of Chilika constituency . ‘May the Holi festival, which carries the message of peace, friendship and brotherhood, fill everyone’s lives with happiness, peace and joy’, Minister prayed…

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Budget Session: Opposition likely to maintain heat on Centre over faulty electoral roll

New Delhi, 16/3: Parliament will witness a discussion on ministries of Home, Agriculture, Health, Railways and Water Resources in Budget Session’s second leg starting Monday, even as the Opposition insisted that they will continue to demand a discussion on faulty electoral roll. The government has also indicated its intention to pass the Budget this week…

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Three paramilitary personnel, two civilians killed in terror attack in Balochistan

Karachi, 17/3: Five people, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were killed and 30 injured after a paramilitary convoy was attacked by suspected Baloch militants on a highway in Noshki district of restive Balochistan of Pakistan on Sunday. The attack, in which three terrorists died, was claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which…

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Cleric who called Shami sinner for not fasting says his daughter playing Holi against Shariat

Bareilly, 16/3: A cleric who had claimed cricketer Mohd Shami committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan has described the Holi celebrations of the pacer’s daughter as “illegal” and “against Shariat”. In a video released late on Saturday, All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said, “She is a small girl … If…

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NASA astronaut crew docks with International Space Station to replace Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams

Washington,16/3: A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab. About 29 hours since launching at 7:03 pm ET on Friday from…

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Oscar-winning music director A R Rahman discharged after brief hospitalisation

Chennai, 16/3: Top music director A R Rahman, who had been admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai for treatment on Saturday, was discharged on Sunday morning. The Oscar-winning music director had returned from London and complained of dehydration before being taken to the hospital in Chennai. Rahman had complained of discomfort in the neck, a…

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