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'Looking forward to...': PM Modi congratulates Simon Harris on becoming Ireland's youngest premier
World | Apr 10, 2024, 03:58 PM ISTPM Modi, while congratulating Harris, highlighted the historic ties between India and Ireland that are based on shared belief in democratic values. Harris became the youngest PM on Tuesday weeks after the surprise resignation of openly gay and Indian-origin PM Leo Varadkar.
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Ireland poised to get 37-year-old Harris as premier after openly gay and Indian-origin PM quits
World | Mar 25, 2024, 06:47 PM ISTHarris, who has been the coalition government's further and higher education minister, was the only candidate to put his name forward to succeed Varadkar, who had been Ireland's previous youngest prime minister, or what Ireland calls its taoiseach.
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Pakistan: 8-year-old Hindu boy charged with blasphemy, faces possible death sentence
World | Aug 10, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTThe boy's family is in hiding and many of the Hindu community in the conservative district of Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab province, have fled their homes after a Muslim crowd attacked a Hindu temple after the boy's release on bail last week.
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Meet Kaamya, 12-yr-old girl who became youngest person to summit Mount Aconcagua
India | Feb 09, 2020, 04:48 PM ISTA class 7th student studying in Mumbai’s Navy Children School, Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest mountaineer to scale Mount Aconcagua on February 1, 2020.
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Meet Mehul Jangir, a 14-year-old boy who wrote a book on World War II
Trending | Feb 01, 2018, 03:53 PM ISTMehul is a Class 9 student of Jaishree Periwal International School in Jaipur. He had been writing short stories since Class 6 before he decided to give this book a shape in the physical world in Class 7.
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Arpan Doshi, an Indian-origin 21-year-old boy becomes UK’s youngest doctor
People | Jul 20, 2017, 05:09 PM ISTHe is due to start his job as a junior doctor in York next month.
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Meet Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin doctor who became Ireland’s youngest and first gay PM
World | Jun 14, 2017, 09:27 PM ISTLeo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, today scripted history by becoming Ireland's youngest and the first openly gay prime minister of the Catholic-majority country, as he promised to build "a republic of opportunity"
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At just an age of 21, Ayesha Aziz becomes the youngest pilot of India!
Life | Apr 05, 2017, 05:57 PM IST21, an age where most of the people are usually buried in their books or are wondering what to do in their lives. But this girl defied all the odds with her amazing achievements.
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Meet Gaurika Singh: 13-year-old Nepal earthquake survivor is the youngest competitor at Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 02, 2016, 01:39 PM ISTIn April 2015, while back in Nepal for the national championships with her mother Garima and little brother Sauren, Singh was caught in the earthquake that devastated the country.
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Ageing India: South India Oldest, Northeast Youngest
India | May 03, 2016, 12:12 PM ISTIndia has long been described as a nation of young people—and that is true—but the country’s elderly (60+ years) population grew 27 million between 2001 and 2011, the largest increase (about 35%) over a decade,
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9 committed suicide in every month in Mizoram
India | Jul 04, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTAizawl: Around nine persons on an average committed suicide every month in Mizoram till June this year, with depression being the main reason for the deaths, an Aizawl-based NGO said today.NGO New Life Charity Society
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Heptulla oldest, Smriti Irani youngest ministers in Modi govt
National | May 27, 2014, 07:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Both the youngest and the oldest members of the Narendra Modi Cabinet happens to be women - Smriti Irani and Najma Heptullah.While Irani is 38 years old, Heptullah is 74. Incidentally, both of
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Parker Liautaud, 19, becomes the youngest and fastest person to reach South Pole
World | Dec 29, 2013, 07:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: One cannot get as good a Christmas gift as this: Parker Liautaud became the youngest and fastest person to reach South Pole on Christmas Eve.The polar adventurer completed the journey in just 18
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Indian wonderkid is century's youngest California University topper
World | May 11, 2013, 05:42 PM ISTWashington, May 11: An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century. Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, has been named as the University Medalist, the prize
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Soumyajit Ghosh becomes youngest National TT champion
Other Sports | Jan 12, 2013, 06:59 PM ISTRaipur, Jan 12: Soumyajit Ghosh Saturday became the youngest men's National champion at 19, denying India's top player Sharath Kamal his seventh title while Shamini Kumaresan culminated her season on a high note by dethroning
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Boxer Shiva Thapa Qualifies For London Olympics
India | Apr 11, 2012, 04:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 11: Shiva Thapa (56kg) today became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final but the already-qualified Vijender Singh (75kg) bowed out after losing in