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Pawsome News! North India's First Dog Park Set To Come Up In Chandigarh Soon

Dogs are like therapy for most of us. There is no dedicated for pets in our country but soon this may become a reality. Chandigarh might soon have North India’s first dog park that will exclusively have space for the pet lovers to enjoy with their beloved canine friends, a report in TOI stated. BCCL …

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Tragic! Two Indian Sailors Killed, Several Missing In Tanker Fire Off UAE Coast

In a tragic incident, two Indian sailors were killed and several others are reported missing after a Panamanian-flagged tanker caught fire off the UAE’s coast on Wednesday, a media report said. The Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport said the fire broke out on board the tanker 21 miles off the UAE coast on Wednesday evening was quickly brought …

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How Bricks Made Of Plastic Waste Is Helping Spread Education In Ivory Coast & We Can Take Note

Processing the ever-growing plastic waste has always been a multi-faced challenge. One of them is about how to put it to the best use and make an impact from it. Around the world, most of the plastic waste processing has been focused on recycling or downcycling by which the discarded plastic is used as raw materials to make a range …

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Holocaust Memorial Day: These Haunting Images Tell The Story Of Humanity's Darkest Period

Jump To Child prisoners of the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz French policemen guarding the transit camp where Jewish people were placed under their supervision before being transported to concentration camps Jewish people arriving at the transit camp from where they were to be transported to concentration camps Jewish people arrive at the transit camp of Pithiviers Jewish children and women getting …

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Tharoor Lambasts Centre Over CAA, Padma Shri To Unsung Heroes + More Top News

bccl Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor attacked the Centre over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). Read more Here are other top news stories of the day: Meet Padma Shri Awardee Dr Arunoday Mondal Who’s Been Treating Patients For Free For 2 Decades twitter A medical practitioner …

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From Manual Scavenger To Padma Shri Awardee, Here’s The Inspiring Journey Of Usha Chaumar

Usha Chaumar’s journey is no less than a wonder. She is a sanitation activist and Dalit social worker from Alwar, Rajasthan who has been conferred with a Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian honour. But what many do not know about her is the fact that she was once a manual scavenger. Given her caste and profession, Usha faced …

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Survivors Gather At Former Nazi Death Camp To Honour 1.1 Million Jewish Victims

Today, the world marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz death camp. On the International Holocaust Memorial Day 2020, the world stopped to remember one of the darkest periods in the history of humankind. A dwindling number of elderly Holocaust survivors gathered at the former German Nazi death camp on Monday to honour its more than 1.1 million mostly Jewish victims …

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The Forgotten Hero: On Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary, All You Need To Know About Him

“Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga,” these were the words of one of the most dynamic and celebrated leaders in the history of India’s struggle for Independence; words that continued to fuel the struggle for independence long after they were said. Subhash Chandra Bose was a charismatic leader, influencer of the youth and he also earned the name ‘Netaji’. …

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Bravery Award For Akash Khillare Who Risked His Life To Save A Mother, Baby From Drowning

Teenager Akash Khillare from Maharashtra’s Aurangabad is no ordinary teenager. At such a young age, he has earned praise and respect for his act of bravery. Without thinking about himself at all, Akash risked his life and saved a mother and her toddler from drowning, a feat for which he will be getting a bravery award at the hands of …

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Kerala Tourism Efforts To Make State Disabled-Friendly Has Now Earned Praise From The UN

Last year, the Kerala Government had announced that the state will make its tourist destinations disabled-friendly by 2021. Now Kerala Tourism‘s Barrier-Free Tourism Project has won global recognition, as the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) made a special mention as an ‘Emerging Global Destination’ in the Accessible Destination Awards 2019.  The recognition was for the implementation of the project …

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