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EU parliamentarians, Islamic clerics back India on J-K move, slam Pak
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 22 (ANI): Several members of the European Parliament and Indian Islamic clerics on Sunday backed India's move to scrap Article 370, saying that it will bring more prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while slamming Pakistan's desperate bid to internationalise
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Kerala: Environmental organisation conducts beach cleaning programme in Tr
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Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): In a bid to save the nature and fight the menace of plastic, an environmental organisation, 'Thanal' here on Saturday conducted a programme called 'Plastic Taskforce'.
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Rajasthan: Transport department drivers asked to display photo of family o
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): In a bid to make them drive safely, the Rajasthan governnment has asked that the drivers of vehicles associated with state transport department will have to put a postcard size coloured photograph of themselves with their family members on the dash
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Thousands of crores would be saved through reverse tendering of projects b
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister P Anil Kumar said on Saturday that thousands of crores of public money would be saved through the reverse tendering process of the projects bidded under TDP government.
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Biden demands Trump release transcript of July phone call with Ukrainian P
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Sept 21 (ANI): Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Friday demanded that President Donald Trump release the transcript of his July phone call where he reportedly pressured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden's son.
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Domestic corporate tax rate slashed to 22 pc, 15 pc for new manufacturing
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Bringing in tax cuts and fiscal reliefs through an ordinance, the government on Friday slashed domestic corporate tax to an effective 25.17 per cent, inclusive of all surcharges and cess, in a bid to promote growth and investments amid economic slowdown
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Solar panels to be installed on roof of UN Headquarters during Modi's visi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): In a bid to reiterate its commitment to combat global climate change, solar panels will be installed on the rooftop of the headquarters of the United Nations during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to New York.
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Punjab: Now dial women commission chairperson on her personal number to re
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In a bid to speed up the grievance redressal system, the Punjab State Women Commission (PSWC) chairperson Manisha Gulati has shared her personal mobile number on which women in distress can make calls.
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Railway installs plastic bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Expres
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In an eco-friendly bid, the Western Railway for the first time has installed a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express.
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RBI proposes norms to regulate payment gateways and aggregators
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): In a bid to make digital payments safer and transparent, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to regulate payment gateway service providers and aggregators in online transactions.
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Punjab: Man caught on camera in daring child lifting bid, arrested in Ludh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): A daring attempt to steal a four-year-old child in Rishi Nagar area here was foiled by members of her family who chased away the culprit and got him arrested.
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Minimum age for brides raised to 19 in Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 18 (ANI): In a bid to curb child marriage in the country, Indonesia's parliament has revised its marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19.
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