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Tibet's Dalai Lama: A Life In Exile In 10 Dates
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tibetan Buddhists believe the current Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of a spiritual leader first born in 1391. He led Tibetans through some of the most calamitous events in their history.
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Iran's Nuclear Programme: From 1950s Origins To 2025 Destruction
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A week after Israel launched an unprecedented attack against Iran over fears about its nuclear ambitions, US strikes overnight on Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites have further ramped up the dispute.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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www.ndtv.com
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How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
- Monday April 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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www.ndtv.com
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AI Model Outsmarts Turing Test, Deemed More Human Than Humans In New Study
- Friday April 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Devised in 1950, the Turing Test - named after British mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, has been the standard way of assessing AI.
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www.ndtv.com
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Black Children Die At Twice The Rate Of Their White Peers In US: Report
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Since 1950, Black infants and children in the US have consistently died at twice the rate of their White peers.
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www.ndtv.com
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MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lewis Hamilton In Red, Max Verstappen Under Pressure For F1's 75th Anniversary
- Monday March 10, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
The 2025 Formula One season has all the makings of a white-knuckle 24-race celebration to mark 75 years since the inaugural seven-race championship in 1950, while Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari provides an intriguing storyline.
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sports.ndtv.com
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How A Secretive US Church Forced Women Into Giving Up Babies For Adoption
- Saturday February 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The church, known as The Truth or the Two by Twos, coerced hundreds of unmarried mothers into giving up their kids -- some without even seeing them -- for adoption between the 1950s and 1990s.
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www.ndtv.com
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In 1950, Ex-Indonesia President Attended 1st Republic Day Parade At This Location
- Sunday January 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The first Republic Day celebrations were held in the 1930s-era Irwin Amphitheatre in 1950.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: How India Became A Republic On January 26, 1950
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
While India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947, it got its Constitution on January 26, 1950.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Unreal": Viral Video Of Alaska's 1956 DC-6 Airplane Airbnb Stuns The Internet
- Friday January 10, 2025
- Travel | Vaishali Kapila
Recently, we came across a video on social media showcasing a 1950s plane transformed into a cosy Airbnb, nestled among Alaska's snow-capped mountains.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Vintage Beauty": Viral Video Takes You Inside A 1956 DC-6 Airplane Airbnb in Alaska
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Located in Big Lake, Alaska, the aircraft now features a two-bedroom layout, a full kitchen, a living room, and even a cockpit.
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www.ndtv.com
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In UK, Manmohan Singh Sometimes Had To Live On Chocolate Bar: Daughter
- Friday December 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury's chocolate, according to his daughter.
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www.ndtv.com
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When Human Zoos Paraded Real People: A Dark Chapter Of Mankind
- Sunday November 10, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Up until the late 1950s, Europeans could go and see people from other ethnic backgrounds exhibited in cages, or in specially built villages.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tibet's Dalai Lama: A Life In Exile In 10 Dates
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Tibetan Buddhists believe the current Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of a spiritual leader first born in 1391. He led Tibetans through some of the most calamitous events in their history.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran's Nuclear Programme: From 1950s Origins To 2025 Destruction
- Sunday June 22, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A week after Israel launched an unprecedented attack against Iran over fears about its nuclear ambitions, US strikes overnight on Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites have further ramped up the dispute.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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www.ndtv.com
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How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
- Monday April 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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www.ndtv.com
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AI Model Outsmarts Turing Test, Deemed More Human Than Humans In New Study
- Friday April 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Devised in 1950, the Turing Test - named after British mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, has been the standard way of assessing AI.
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www.ndtv.com
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Black Children Die At Twice The Rate Of Their White Peers In US: Report
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Since 1950, Black infants and children in the US have consistently died at twice the rate of their White peers.
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www.ndtv.com
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MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
- Thursday March 20, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lewis Hamilton In Red, Max Verstappen Under Pressure For F1's 75th Anniversary
- Monday March 10, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
The 2025 Formula One season has all the makings of a white-knuckle 24-race celebration to mark 75 years since the inaugural seven-race championship in 1950, while Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari provides an intriguing storyline.
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sports.ndtv.com
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How A Secretive US Church Forced Women Into Giving Up Babies For Adoption
- Saturday February 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The church, known as The Truth or the Two by Twos, coerced hundreds of unmarried mothers into giving up their kids -- some without even seeing them -- for adoption between the 1950s and 1990s.
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www.ndtv.com
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In 1950, Ex-Indonesia President Attended 1st Republic Day Parade At This Location
- Sunday January 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The first Republic Day celebrations were held in the 1930s-era Irwin Amphitheatre in 1950.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: How India Became A Republic On January 26, 1950
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
While India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947, it got its Constitution on January 26, 1950.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Unreal": Viral Video Of Alaska's 1956 DC-6 Airplane Airbnb Stuns The Internet
- Friday January 10, 2025
- Travel | Vaishali Kapila
Recently, we came across a video on social media showcasing a 1950s plane transformed into a cosy Airbnb, nestled among Alaska's snow-capped mountains.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Vintage Beauty": Viral Video Takes You Inside A 1956 DC-6 Airplane Airbnb in Alaska
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Located in Big Lake, Alaska, the aircraft now features a two-bedroom layout, a full kitchen, a living room, and even a cockpit.
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www.ndtv.com
-
In UK, Manmohan Singh Sometimes Had To Live On Chocolate Bar: Daughter
- Friday December 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury's chocolate, according to his daughter.
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www.ndtv.com
-
When Human Zoos Paraded Real People: A Dark Chapter Of Mankind
- Sunday November 10, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Up until the late 1950s, Europeans could go and see people from other ethnic backgrounds exhibited in cages, or in specially built villages.
-
www.ndtv.com