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Article: Brown celebrates Diwali at 10, Downing, in a 'historic' first.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- October 17, 2009
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Brown celebrates Diwali at 10, Downing, in a 'historic' first
H S Rao London, October 17, 2009 (PTI) - Diwali was celebrated for the first time at the 10 Downing Street here amid chanting of Vedic prayers for world peace, with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown terming it a "historic event".
"This is a great day for Downing Street, a great day for us and a great day for Britain to celebrate Diwali for the first time in Downing Street. This is a historic event," a beaming Brown told a packed gathering in the Pillared Room of his official residence late Friday after formally ...