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Kerala CM calls for self-sufficiency in producing food grains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 22 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the state would need big interventions in the agricultural sector to remain self-sufficient in food grain production, in case of the prevailing circumstances due to the pandemic o
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UN calls for solidarity among communities as Sri Lanka marks a year of Eas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 21 (ANI): Remembering the 259 lives lost and those injured in the Easter Sunday attacks a year ago, the office of United Nations in the country on Tuesday called for solidarity between communities to safeguard the health and rights of every citizen as terrorism has
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After multiple wake-up calls about lockdown violations, MHA teams to asses
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Taking note of alleged violations of lockdown guidelines, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to send 10 members two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to West Bengal, which will assess the ground situation and submit a report after vis
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Sachin Pilot condemns Palghar mob lynching incident, calls for strict acti
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 20 (ANI): Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Monday condemned the Palghar mob lynching incident in which three people were killed in Maharashtra a few days ago.
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Kamal Haasan re-imagines India for 'post-COVID world', calls for 'epidemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 20 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday re-imagined India for the "post-COVID world" and suggested measures across different sectors, including an "epidemic preparedness budget" for the health sector.
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COAI welcomes TRAI's upward revision of termination charges for Internatio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Friday welcomed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) decision to revise the Fixed International Termination Charge from 30 paise to a range within 35-65 paise per minute.
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IMFC calls on private creditors to join debt standstill amid COVID-19 cris
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 17 (ANI): The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the IMF's governing body, has underscored the importance of the Fund in fighting the economic crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic.
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Kyrgyz mufti calls on Muslims to strictly adhere to quarantine rules durin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], April 17 (ANI): With the holy month of Ramazan approaching, the Islamic religious leaders are urging the community to adhere to quarantine rules amid a raging coronavirus pandemic.
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Tamil Nadu CM calls COVID-19 a 'disease from wealthy', 'imported from abro
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Thursday termed coronavirus as a "disease from wealthy people and not from poor", adding that the virus did not generate in the state and it was imported from other countries.
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FICCI calls for interest-free, collateral-free loans to support MSMEs amid
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for interest-free and collateral-free loans to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which form a vital component of India's economy and are suffering due to the COV
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Joaquin Phoenix calls for NY to release some prisoners amid COVID-19 sprea
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): American actor Joaquin Phoenix called for New York to release some prison inmates, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'Bold, statesman-like decision': Chandrababu Naidu hails PM Modi for lockd
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu (NCB) on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a "bold and statesman-like decision" to extend lockdown by giving priority to saving the lives of people despite econom
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