mid-day remembers the exceptionally talented and versatile Mohammed Rafi on his birth centenary... [Read More]
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12 March,2025 04:07 PM ISTMauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Tuesday announced that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will be conferred with the nation`s highest honour, The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean. Pics/PTI... [Read More]
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11 March,2025 11:24 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 2,587 crore for the UT at Silvassa of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on Friday. (Pics/PTI)... [Read More]
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