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Union Minister Makes Case For Turning Odisha's World War-II Airstrip Into Modern Airport

The Rasgovindpur Airstrip (as it is known today) has a short but secret illustrious history, which has never been made public, said war historian Anil Dhir, adding, it had the longest runway in Asia, over 3.5-km long.

  • Sunday, 13 February 2022
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Covid Caused Biggest Decrease In Life Expectancy Since WWII

Women in 15 countries and men in 10 countries were found to have a lower expectancy at birth in 2020 than in 2015 -- a year in which life expectancy was already negatively affected by a significant flu season.

  • Monday, 27 September 2021
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Forgotten airstrip at Amarda reels under neglect

Mayurbhanj: The Amarda airstrip in Mayurbhant district, which was built during the World War II, is now crying for urgent measures for its revival. Built by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the British government with an investment of Rs 3 crore on an area of 900 acres, the airstrip and its runway is lying […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
500 kg WWII bomb unearthed in Vienna

Vienna: A 500 kg unexploded World War II-era aerial bomb was discovered here, prompting the officials to carry out extensive evacuations. The local media reported that the relic from the Second World War had been discovered in the city’s southern Liesing district on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. Bomb squad experts as well as fire brigade […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniversary of A-bombing

Tokyo: The Japanese city Nagasaki on Wednesday marked the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue insisting that Tokyo joins a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. In his Peace Declaration at a ceremony in the Peace Park to commemorate the lives lost on August 9, 1945, Taue said […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Hiroshima commemorates 72th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima: Hiroshima, the city that suffered US atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated on Sunday the 72th anniversary of the tragedy, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. Over 50,000 people, including survivors of the attack, their descendants, peace activists and representatives from about 80 countries, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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50,000 face evacuation in Germany over World War-II bombs

Berlin: Around 50,000 people in Germany’s Hannover city will be evacuated from their homes on Sunday while experts defuse five Second World War bombs, officials said on Saturday. The operation is the second largest of its kind carried out in the country, and will affect around a tenth of the city’s population, the BBC reported. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Kate Winslet to play famed WWII correspondent Lee Miller

Los Angeles: Actor Kate Winslet is all set to star in an yet-to-be-titled biopic about Lee Miller, the renowned American photographer and correspondent who was a leading figure in chronicling World War II for Vogue magazine. The 41-year-old actor will play the model-artiste, who brought the world’s attention to the atrocities committed in the Nazi concentration […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Odisha increases pension given to World War II soldiers

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced that the financial assistance or pension given to the soldiers and widows of soldiers who fought World War II will be increased, official sources said. A proposal to increase the pension amount from Rs 1,000 a month to Rs 6,000 a month was approved by finance minister S B […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Imran's new blooper: Drags "Japanese Religion" to draw Kamikaze analogy with 'Jehadi' attacks

Mecca: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan goofed up again. Post his recent controversial statement regarding Japan (an Asian country) sharing borders with Germany (a Central European country), the Pak PM has stoked another controversy and this time again on Japan. Speaking at the OIC summit held in Mecca, Khan talked on how the Western nations […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Nagasaki seeks nuke ban on 74th A-bomb anniversary

Nagasaki (Japan): Nagasaki on Friday marked the 74th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the US at the end of World War II in 1945, with the city’s Mayor urging the Japanese government to immediately sign a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons. A moment of silence was observed at 11.02 a.m., the exact time on […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II, says UN chief Guterres
COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II, says UN chief Guterres

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country, one that will bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.” There is also a risk that the combination of the disease and […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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