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Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak died aged 80 in Delhi on Tuesday.

Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that.

Sulabh International on Sunday launched the "world's biggest" toilet pot model in Haryana's Marora village -- popularly known as 'Trump village' -- on the occasion of World Toilet Day.

India has more to offer to tourists than any other country but many prefer to stay away given the poor sanitation in the country, union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

A village being developed in Rajasthan's Mewat will be named after US President Donald Trump.

On the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, the widows of Vrindavan, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital to tie rakhis.

Maharashtra's temple town Pandharpur is all set to get the world's biggest toilet facility to serve to the needs of over three lakh pilgrims who throng the shrine to seek the blessings of Lord Vitthal, the state's presiding deity, here.

The union government would soon be initiating steps to improve living conditions of widows in Varanasi and Vrindavan, Union Minister Kalraj Mishra said on Saturday.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and actor Hema Malini on Saturday appealed to women across the country to give top priority to construction and use of hygienic toilets as they are vital for health.

Pathak is among 50 global personalities "who have used their position in public life to make an impact on diversity".

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