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Kanimozhi writes to Shripad Naik over 'Hindi imposition' at AYUSH ministry
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi wrote to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik urging him to immediately order an inquiry into the incident of "Hindi imposition" during a virtual training event conducted by his ministry and take
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Postal ballot facility to be extended to certain classes of citizens in up
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued guidelines for the conduct of general elections/by-elections in the face of COVID-19 pandemic whereby it said that option of postal ballot facility will be extended to certain classes of citizens.
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Wild bear attacks man at residential area in Odisha's Kalahandi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhawanipatna (Odisha) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): A wild bear entered a residential area of the Bhawanipatna city in Odisha's Kalahandi district, triggering panic among citizens after it attacked a person on Friday, district forest officer Nitish Kumar said.
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Parliamentary panel on IT summons Facebook on September 2
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned representatives of Facebook on September 2 to hear their views on prevention of misuse of social media platforms, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Thursday.
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Ganesh Chaturthi: Indore woman makes coronavirus-themed eco-friendly idol
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to citizens to use eco-friendly idols during Ganesh Chaturthi, a woman in Indore has made Lord Ganesha idol using chocolate on the theme of coronavirus and is planning to immerse it in mil
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First-ever flight from Antananarivo to Mumbai to bring 61 stranded Indians
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Aug 20 (ANI): The first-ever flight from Antananarivo to Mumbai, Air Madagascar will be evacuating 61 Indians stranded due to COVID-19 pandemic and to bring back about 160 Malagasy citizens from India on Thursday.
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Population control law needed in country: Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that a population control law that applies to all citizens is needed in the country and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enact it.
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Group of citizens slams those criticising SC holding Prashant Bhushan guil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A group of citizens, including retired judges, lawyers and bureaucrats, has slammed those criticising the Supreme Court order holding senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court and raised concern over the emerging trend of "browbeating and int
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58 pc citizens believe small towns, rural districts 'unprepared' to handle
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): As India's daily case load becomes highest in the world, 53 per cent citizens are in favour of some sort of lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread while 58 per cent believe small towns and rural districts are "unprepared" to handle the pandemic, according to a s
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Amid severe food crisis, Chinese govt asks citizens to control food habits
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping called its citizens to control food habits and "maintain a sense of crisis about food security" as the country is heading for a severe food crisis.
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India must empower millions with hearing disability says deaf and mute ent
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a fervent appeal to the Indian Government while participating in a country-wide webinar - "Winning Challenges" - Vaibhav Kothari, a deaf and mute entrepreneur, engineer and motivational speaker, called upon the Government to listen to
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Higher COVID-19 recovery rate due to Yoga, use of traditional methods to b
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): The recovery rate of COVID-19 is improving and the fatality rate is decreasing as Indian citizens perform yoga and use traditional methods to enhance their immunity, claimed Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday.
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