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Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 6 (ANI): Citing security concerns, the Tunisian government on Friday banned the wearing of the niqab (full face veil) in public institutions with immediate effect, days after country's capital was rocked by twin suicide bombings.
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SAD leader urges Punjab Govt to impose financial emergency in Punjab
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 5 (ANI): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal on Friday sought that a financial emergency should be immediately imposed in Punjab, citing that the state government has "messed up its finances and has brought the state to brink of
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Child sex ratio at birth sees hike in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 5 (ANI): Child sex ratio at birth has increased to 948 girls per 1,000 boys, Rajasthan's health department said citing data retrieved with the help of pregnancy and child tracking system (PCTS).
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State name change requires constitutional amendment: Centre to WB govt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Union government on Wednesday refused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's demand to change West Bengal's name to Bangla citing that a constitutional amendment is needed to change the name of a state.
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Maha: Amid heavy downpour, suburban trains suspended
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Maharashtra [India], July 2 (ANI): Amidst heavy downpour in the state, the Central railway on Tuesday suspended the movement of suburban trains, citing safety hazard.
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Zaira Wasim could have quit gracefully, says Raveena Tandon
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 1 (ANI): 'Dangal' fame Zaira Wasim's decision to quit Bollywood citing religion has met with surprise and remorse by people from different walks of life. Some have welcomed the decision, while others felt that she should not have given a religious connotation to her d
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Brickwork Ratings cuts rating for R-Infra's bank loan facilities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): Brickwork Ratings has downgraded the rating of Reliance Infrastructure's bank loan facilities worth Rs 1,151 crore to D from C, citing deterioration in credit risk profile.
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Lesbian couple seek police protection in Shamli
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Two women have sought police protection citing threats from their families who were allegedly against their "relationship" in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh.
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Amid tensions with Iran, US to deploy 1000 additional troops to Middle Eas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jun 18 (ANI): Citing the alleged attack by Iran on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, United States Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan on Monday announced the deployment of about 1000 additional troops to the middle east for "defensive purposes".
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Uttarakhand: PIL over lavish Gupta wedding citing threat to environment
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 15 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has come up as an obstacle for the Rs 200 crore weddings of a South Africa based controversial NRI family in Auli district.
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All 33 faculty members including Director of Calcutta School of Tropical M
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jun 14 (ANI): All the 33 faculty members including the Director of Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine resigned on Friday citing "inordinate delay" in handling of the situation arising out of agitation in protest against the "brutal attack" on a junior doctor
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Ajay Alok quits as JD (U) spokesperson, says don't want to embarrass Nitis
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 14 (ANI): Days after he took a dig at Home Minister Amit Shah, Janata Dal (U) Bihar unit spokesperson Ajay Alok on Thursday announced to step down from his post citing "incompetency for the job".
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