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Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on September 14 in India. The day is celebrated to commemorate the adaptation of Hindi as the official language by the Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949.

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In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by ...

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