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In India, the tune achieved significance after it was propagated by Mahatma Gandhi. He had first heard it played by the Mysore Palace Band.

Former Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir told Lok Sabha on January 2, 2018 that a total 9,280 enemy properties had been left behind by Pakistani nationals, and 126 by Chinese nationals, the total value of which is approximately Rs 1 lakh crore.

The ruling of the court is binding on Myanmar, and cannot be appealed. However, no means are available to the court to enforce it.

Nithyananda fled India last year amid allegations of rape and sexual abuse.

Lisa Eva Nandy was born in 1979 in the UK to a British mother and Indian father. She is among four candidates in the fray for Labour leadership.

On December 31, 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolour on the banks of the Ravi river and demanded “Poorna Swaraj” or complete self-rule, and the date set for independence was January 26, 1930.

In 1786, impeachment proceedings were initiated against Hastings for alleged mismanagement, mistreatment of natives, and personal corruption while in India.

After 88 years, policemen mounted atop horses will patrol the streets of Mumbai this Republic Day.

The US-France tax dispute, which first arose in July last year, will now be decided by the end of 2020.

A small swarm of the desert locust eats on average “as much food in one day as about 10 elephants, 25 camels or 2,500 people”.

The notification also declared a list of courts in the UAE to be “superior Courts” under the same section.

The tradition, which goes back several years, involves preparing the ‘halwa’ sweet dish in a big 'kadhai' (large frying pot) and serving it to the entire staff in the ministry.

The WHO on February 24, 2012, removed India from the list of countries with active endemic wild polio virus transmission.

In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Harry and Meghan said they would step back as senior members of the Royal Family and spend more time in North America.

Native tribes in Brazil came together to sign a manifesto on Friday, accusing Bolsonaro’s government of planning “genocide, ethnocide, and ecocide”.

The temple town of Shirdi witnessed a bandh on January 19 due to a controversy over Sai Baba's birthplace.

Modern-day diplomatic ties between India and Brazil were established in 1948, soon after India got independence in 1947.

Bapu Nadkarni's greatest strength was his accuracy while bowling, which helped him retire with a career economy rate of 1.67 in Test matches.

The lime-green colour of a newborn puppy’s fur has led his owners to name him “Hulk”.

Under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversion Act, 1990 bushfire management is separated into two categories, of firefighting and fire prevention, but amid the ongoing bushfires, indigenous methods are gaining significance.