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Cash-strapped Pakistan to seek flood aid from international lenders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan is planning to reach out to global lenders for monetary assistance to deal with devastating floods in the country, local media reported on Saturday.
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Researchers identify brain region responsible for effortful altruistic beh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 3 (ANI): A region of the brain uniquely involved in exerting effort to aid others has recently been identified by investigators from the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
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Over 1/3 of Pakistan underwater amid its worst floods in history
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): More than one-third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Mid-day meal for children: Centre spends Rs 20,000 cr annually on PM POSHA
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The central government spends Rs 20,000 crore every year for the PM POSHAN Scheme earlier known as Mid-Day Meal Scheme benefitting over 12 crore children studying in government and government-aided schools across the country.
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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Russian invasion has left 17.7 million Ukrainians in need of humanitarian
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Poland on Thursday said that Russia's "indiscriminate shelling" of cities and "strikes against civilians" have left 17.7 million inhabitants of Ukraine, which is 40 per cent of the country's population, in need of protection and humanitarian aid.
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West Bengal: Chargesheeted in 2010 Mangalkot blast case, Mamata's close ai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 1 (ANI): Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal on Thursday appeared at the MP/MLA court in Bidhannagar in connection with the 2010 Mangalkot blast case.
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KCR shares stage with Nitish in Bihar, lashes out at Centre
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 31 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao shared the stage with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and lashed out at the Centre for the "faulty policies" including inflation and said the BJP is insensitive towards the needs of the state.
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Centre releases Rs 4,189 crore grant-in-aid to rural local bodies
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday released Rs 4,189.58 crore as grant-in-aid to rural local bodies in Karnataka, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat.
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Pakistan floods: Over 33mn people affected, 6.4mn in dire need of aid, say
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): More than 6.4 million people in Pakistan are in dire need of humanitarian aid as the devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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US announces USD 30mn in humanitarian aid for flood response in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced an additional USD 30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan.
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Sedition case: Islamabad court dismisses PTI leader Shahbaz Gill's bail pl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): A District and Sessions court of Islamabad on Tuesday dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of Imran Khan's close aide and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill, a day after it reserved its ruling in the sedition case.
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