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  2. 2023 Odisha train collision - Wikipedia

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    On June 2, 2023, three trains collided in Balasore district in Odisha state of eastern India. The Coromandel Express entered the passing loop instead of the main line near Bahanaga Bazar railway station at full speed and collided with a goods train. Due to the high speed of the Coromandel Express, its 21 coaches derailed and three of those ...

  3. Middle kingdoms of India - Wikipedia

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    The middle kingdoms of India were the political entities in the Indian subcontinent from 230 BCE to 1206 CE. The period begins after the decline of the Maurya Empire and the corresponding rise of the Satavahana dynasty, starting with Simuka, from 230 BCE. [dubious – discuss] The "middle" period lasted for almost 1436 years and ended in 1206 ...

  4. Virat Kohli - Wikipedia

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    Virat Kohli ( Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪˈɾɑːʈ ˈkoːɦli] ⓘ; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional medium-fast bowler. He currently represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL and Delhi in domestic cricket.

  5. List of emperors of the Mughal Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Indian historian Abraham Eraly wrote that foreigners were often impressed by the fabulous wealth of the Mughal court, but the glittering court hid darker realities, namely that about a quarter of the empire's gross national product was owned by 655 families while the bulk of India's 120 million people lived in appalling poverty.

  6. 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation - Wikipedia

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    On 8 November 2016, the Government of India announced the demonetisation of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. It also announced the issuance of new ₹500 and ₹2,000 banknotes in exchange for the demonetised banknotes. [2] Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the action would curtail the shadow economy ...

  7. List of landmark court decisions in India - Wikipedia

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    Stanislaus v. State of Madhya Pradesh [4] 1977. Right to propagate religion does not include the right to convert by force, fraud or allurement. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum [5] 1985. Upheld the payment of maintenance and alimony to Shah Bano and hence to Muslim women by Muslim Husbands.

  8. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    North India: 1783 –1784 Doji bara famine or Skull famine India: 1789 –1793 6. 10,000,000 Great Bengal famine of 1770, incl. Bihar & Orissa British company India: 1769 –1773 7. 7,500,000 Great European Famine: Europe 1315 –1317 8. 7,400,000 Deccan famine of 1630–1632: Mughal Empire, now India: 1630 –1632 9. 5,000,000–8,000,000 ...

  9. Murder of Pradyuman Thakur - Wikipedia

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    Death of Pradyuman Thakur. / 28.45; 77.05. Pradyuman Thakur was a seven-year-old student at Ryan International School, in Gurugram, in the state of Haryana, India. He was found with injuries to his neck outside a washroom at the school on 8 September 2017, and he later succumbed to his wounds. A bus conductor who provided assistance with ...