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31 test positive for HIV in Pakistan's Sindh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 15 (ANI): Thirty-one of 2,500 persons were found to be HIV positive during a screening programme for the virus conducted in Pakistan's Sindh province, health officials said on Saturday.
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Indian Army rescues 81 tourists stranded in Ladakh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Indian Army team rescued 81 tourists visiting Shyok in Ladakh and provided them with immediate aid on Friday.
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Randeep Hooda volunteers for drought relief programme in Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 13 (ANI): Randeep Hooda who has always managed to stay away from the limelight and travel extra miles to help the needy, recently joined a team of volunteers to help people who are struggling with drought in a village near Nashik in Maharashtra.
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Agra: Newly appointed UP Bar Council chief shot dead by aide inside court
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Jun 12 (ANI): Newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Bar Council (UPBC) President, Darvesh Yadav, was allegedly shot dead by a fellow advocate inside the Agra court premises here on Wednesday.
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N Korean food crisis: S Korea seeking to provide food aid in 'preemptive'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 12 (ANI): Taking into account the current food shortage in North Korea, Seoul is pushing to provide food aid to its neighbour in a "preemptive" way, the South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said on Wednesday.
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Cyclone Vayu: IAF C-17 aircraft lands at Jamnagar with NDRF team
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], Jun 12 (ANI): The IAF C-17 aircraft which planned to airlift about 160 personnel of NDRF from Vijayawada, has landed at Jamnagar with the team to carry out the humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) missions for the people affected by Cyclone Vayu in the stat
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Venezuela to open borders with Colombia
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jun 8 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he plans to reopen the country's borders with Colombia on Saturday (local time).
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Increased sleeping hours associated with lower cardiometabolic risk
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], June 5 (ANI): While six hours of sleep is considered adequate for adults, a new study revealed that increasing the sleep duration can aid in the reduction of cardiometabolic risk or the risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders.
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Chennai gets 'tree ambulance' for aiding plantation drive
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 5 (ANI): On the occasion of World Environment Day, a tree ambulance in Chennai is helping spread environmental awareness by catering to uprooted trees and offering other related services.
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Fathers play an important role in brain development: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 3 (ANI): The bigger the brain in relation to body size, the more intelligent a living organism is. However, mothers of many mammals cannot bear the energetic costs of developing a large brain on their own, they are reliant on additional help from fathers.
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Main accused in Smriti Irani aide murder case arrested
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 1(ANI): The main accused in the murder of Surendra Singh, a close aide of Amethi MP Smriti Irani, was arrested by the police following an encounter here.
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$19 bn disaster aid bill blocked for 3rd time in US House
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): The United States House of Representative on Thursday failed to pass a multibillion-dollar disaster relief bill, for the third time in less than a week, once again thwarting Democrats' efforts to pass the long-delayed legislation that is supported by Pres
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