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Efforts on to bridge digital divide among students : Kerala CM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 8 (ANI): Following the Opposition's concerns regarding the digital divide existing in Kerala causing hardship to students pursuing online education, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assured the state Assembly that steps are being taken to find a so
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Japanese authorities to conduct review of Beijing funded Confucius Institu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 6 (ANI): Japanese authorities will conduct a review of a Beijing funded educational organisation known as the Confucius Institutes amid concerns that a group is a propaganda tool of China.
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Kumaraswamy slams K'nataka govt over handling foot-and-mouth disease outbr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday raised concerns about an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among cattle in the state and condemned the ruling BJP government for its lack of commitment in handling the situat
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COVID-19: Singapore Grand Prix cancelled due to 'safety and logistic conce
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 5 (ANI): Formula 1 and race organisers on Friday confirmed that this year's Singapore Grand Prix will not take place due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Javadekar urges agriculture sector to save water amid declining availabili
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Raising concerns over the declining water availability in the country, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday called on the Agriculture sector to conserve water as it is consuming nearly 85 per cent of the availab
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Pakistan likely to miss inoculation target due to 'dead slow' pace
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): The pace of COVID vaccination in Pakistan's Punjab province is 'dead slow' as the provincial government is vaccinating 51,667 people daily on average against the 0.42 million people daily target set by the country's coronavirus-monitoring body, emboldening co
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US diplomat flags concerns about China's military presence during Cambodia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 2 (ANI): A US senior diplomat has flagged Washington's "serious concerns" about China's "military presence" at a naval base undergoing Beijing-backed expansion on Cambodia's coast and sought clarification on the demolition of US-funded buildings in the area.
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Lakshadweep crisis: Amit Shah assures BJP delegation on resolving all conc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Lakshadweep met party chief JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday and discussed the situation in the union territory and the concerns of the locals.
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As pressure mounts on China over COVID-19 origins, ex-FDA chief says 'lab
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): Amid mounting concerns regarding a renewed probe of the origins of COVID-19 in China, former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that accidental lab leaks 'happen all the time' and there have been six last known outbreaks of S
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Taliban donations, recruitment on the rise in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): As the United States continues with its final phase of drawdown from Afghanistan, concerns have been growing that some local terrorists in Pakistan could join the ranks of the Afghan Taliban in large numbers.
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Australia says will seek WTO panel to resolve barley dispute with China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] May 29 (ANI): Australia has said it is approaching World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel to resolve concerns about anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Australian barley by China.
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Japan to convey its concerns to China over new Hong Kong election reforms
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday said it is increasingly and gravely concerned over Hong Kong after the city's legislature approved an electoral overhaul ordered by China to ensure Beijing's loyalist govern the city.
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