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Protesters block NH over missing fishermen in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Dec 02 (ANI): Locals of Thumba area on Saturday blocked the National Highway for almost five hours after many fishermen went missing at sea in the wake of cyclone Ockhi.
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Axis Bank launches ripple-powered instant payment service for retail and c
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Axis Bank, India's third-largest private sector bank, has launched instant international payment services using Ripple's enterprise blockchain technology solution.
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First food aid arrives in Yemen post blockade eased
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], Nov 27 (ANI): The first food aid has been allowed to dock at a port in Yemen, after a three-week blockade by a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition.
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Pak behind a virtual wall as media blockade continues
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 26 (ANI): As the media blockade continues in Pakistan, the country seems to have gone behind a virtual wall.
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After news channels, Pakistan blocks social media
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov.25 (ANI): Major social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter were allegedly blocked in Pakistan after a police crackdown on protesters turned violent.
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Bihar teachers told to click pictures of open defecation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 22 (ANI): The Bihar government has charted out a peculiar duty for the school teachers of the state - to keep an eye on open defecation and also click photos of those found relieving themselves in open.
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GSF Accelerator to invest USD 1M in five tech startups
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Launching its sixth iteration programme, GSF Accelerator on Tuesday announced that it will invest USD 1M in tech startups.
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ONGC Videsh to acquire 15 percent interest in Namibia offshore unit
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.21 (ANI): ONGC Videsh, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte. Ltd. (OVVL), has signed definitive binding agreements with Tullow Namibia Limited (Tullow), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, for acquiring 15 percent participati
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Nepal, Pakistan withdrawal from Chinese projects may hamper 'One Belt and
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Nov 20 (ANI): Given the recent withdrawal of the governments of Nepal and Pakistan from two separate projects with China, its direct impact may hamper the financial credibility of the latter, thereby creating a blockage "One Belt and Road" (OBOR) initiative, according to a
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Russia blocks Syria chemical-weapons probe's renewal
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 17 (ANI): Russia has vetoed the U.S.-initiated draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to renew the investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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BHU professor, students develop anti-porn app
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): As a measure to curb cases of rape and molestation in the country, a neurologist at the Institute of Medical Sciences of Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU) along with his team developed a `sanskaari` application called ‘Har Har Ma
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This protein may be new weapon against cancer, birth defects
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well as correct certain birth defects.
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