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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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The UN, Palestinians, Israel And A Hope For Two-State Solution
Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution.
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Explained: Iran, Israel Were Once 'Friends'. This Led To Their Break-Up
The Iran-Israel attacks also marked the latest military escalation in the West Asia region since the latter's strikes on Gaza - the result of Hamas' October 7 terror attacks - began in 2023 and expanded to Lebanon, Iran, Syria.
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Excerpt | Unseen Notes of India's 2nd Army Chief, And The 1948 Kashmir Crisis
An excerpt from 'Commanded by Destiny', by Independent India's second Chief of Army Staff, SM Srinagesh, throws new light on the 1948 Kashmir crisis.
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The Sinwar Plot: How Hamas Outwitted Israel, Until It Didn't
Yahya Sinwar was born in 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, the eldest of several brothers in a family displaced during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. His younger brother, Mohammed, was born in 1975 in the same camp.
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Himachal Day: History, Significance And 5 Top Tourist Draws In State
April 15, 1948, marked the formal creation of the province when the Indian government brought together the princely states under one administrative unit.
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PM Modi Greets People On 'Himachal Diwas'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people of Himachal Pradesh on the anniversary of its formation as a province in 1948 by merging several princely states following Independence.
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Paralympics Flame Journey To Begin At English Hospital, Reason Is Special
The Paralympic movement dates back to 1948, when German neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised sporting events for injured veterans at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, northwest of London.
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England, Wales Population Rises By Most Since 1948 After Record Immigration
Record immigration caused the population of England and Wales to rise by 610,000 to 60.9 million in mid-2023, the largest annual increase in 75 years, official data showed on Monday.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Palestinians Mark 1948 Nakba In Shadow Of Devastating Gaza War
Palestinians commemorated the 1948 "Nakba" or catastrophe, on Wednesday, marking the time when hundreds of thousands were dispossessed of their homes in the war at the birth of the state of Israel, as fighting raged amid the rubble in Gaza.
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"Life Has Become Unbearable": Bangladesh Records Hottest April Ever
Bangladesh last month saw the hottest average April temperatures since the country began keeping weather records in 1948, a senior forecaster told AFP on Wednesday.
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World Health Day 2023: Shilpa Shetty Works Out With Daughter Samisha
It also marks the birthday of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was founded in 1948
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"We Closed Window Of Vulnerability": S Jaishankar On Article 370 Abrogation
S Jaishankar said that the decision to take Kashmir issue to UNSC in 1948 was a "fundamental error" and by abrogating Article 370, India closed a 'window of vulnerability' which New Delhi had been "foolish enough" to open.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
-
The UN, Palestinians, Israel And A Hope For Two-State Solution
Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution.
-
World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Explained: Iran, Israel Were Once 'Friends'. This Led To Their Break-Up
The Iran-Israel attacks also marked the latest military escalation in the West Asia region since the latter's strikes on Gaza - the result of Hamas' October 7 terror attacks - began in 2023 and expanded to Lebanon, Iran, Syria.
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Excerpt | Unseen Notes of India's 2nd Army Chief, And The 1948 Kashmir Crisis
An excerpt from 'Commanded by Destiny', by Independent India's second Chief of Army Staff, SM Srinagesh, throws new light on the 1948 Kashmir crisis.
-
The Sinwar Plot: How Hamas Outwitted Israel, Until It Didn't
Yahya Sinwar was born in 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, the eldest of several brothers in a family displaced during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. His younger brother, Mohammed, was born in 1975 in the same camp.
-
Himachal Day: History, Significance And 5 Top Tourist Draws In State
April 15, 1948, marked the formal creation of the province when the Indian government brought together the princely states under one administrative unit.
-
PM Modi Greets People On 'Himachal Diwas'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people of Himachal Pradesh on the anniversary of its formation as a province in 1948 by merging several princely states following Independence.
-
Paralympics Flame Journey To Begin At English Hospital, Reason Is Special
The Paralympic movement dates back to 1948, when German neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised sporting events for injured veterans at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, northwest of London.
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England, Wales Population Rises By Most Since 1948 After Record Immigration
Record immigration caused the population of England and Wales to rise by 610,000 to 60.9 million in mid-2023, the largest annual increase in 75 years, official data showed on Monday.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Palestinians Mark 1948 Nakba In Shadow Of Devastating Gaza War
Palestinians commemorated the 1948 "Nakba" or catastrophe, on Wednesday, marking the time when hundreds of thousands were dispossessed of their homes in the war at the birth of the state of Israel, as fighting raged amid the rubble in Gaza.
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"Life Has Become Unbearable": Bangladesh Records Hottest April Ever
Bangladesh last month saw the hottest average April temperatures since the country began keeping weather records in 1948, a senior forecaster told AFP on Wednesday.
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World Health Day 2023: Shilpa Shetty Works Out With Daughter Samisha
It also marks the birthday of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was founded in 1948
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"We Closed Window Of Vulnerability": S Jaishankar On Article 370 Abrogation
S Jaishankar said that the decision to take Kashmir issue to UNSC in 1948 was a "fundamental error" and by abrogating Article 370, India closed a 'window of vulnerability' which New Delhi had been "foolish enough" to open.
