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BJP accuses Cong. of politicising farmers' deaths, protests
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expressed displeasure over the way the Congress has been reacting to the farmers' deaths and protests in Madhya Pradesh, adding that the grand old party was "simply taking advantage of the wh
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U.S. Congressmen introduce Bill revoking Pakistan's MNNA status
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.] , June 23 (ANI):Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, two influential U.S. Congressmen have introduced a bill revoking Pakistan's status as a major non-NATO ally (MNNA), saying Islamabad's "treachery" has led to the dea
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Kerala in grip of 'fever deaths' including Dengue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India] June 20 (ANI): It's just been few days that monsoon has finally struck Kerala, but it has brought along with it a host of diseases that have begun to claim lives in the state.
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Russia advises U.S. to be careful while planning airstrikes in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vladivostok [Russia], June 8 (ANI): Russia has recommended the U.S. led-international coalition fighting against the Islamic State to be more careful while planning airstrikes on extremists in Syria to avoid deaths of civilians.
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MP farmers' protest: Mandsaur collector, police chief removed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh), June 8 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government has removed and transferred Mandsaur Collector Swatantra Kumar Singh and District Superintendent of Police (SP) Omprakash Tripathi for their reported inability to contain and control the farmers' protest that led to
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Innocent farmers being used for political motive: Chhattisgarh CM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur/New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Expressing grief over the deaths of five farmers in violent protests in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said innocent farmers are being used for political motives.
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Here's why phoning while behind the wheel is risky
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 5 (ANI): Being on the phone behind the wheel is often blamed for road deaths, but is keeping connected in a car always dangerous?
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Micronutrients deficiency most pervasive health condition among infants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): According to experts, micronutrients deficiencies are a major risk factor of illness in infants. Every day, over 6,000 children die in India under the age of five and more than half of these deaths are caused by micronutrient malnutrition-primarily due to lac
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Tobacco, smoking scourge in the society at all levels
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): India is the second largest consumer of tobacco and related products. The country records over 8 to 9 lakh deaths every year due to tobacco-related diseases.
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Afghan Health Ministry says nearly 80 killed, 350 wounded in Kabul blast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Health in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the death toll from this morning's explosion in the diplomatic enclave in Kabul has gone up to 80, while the number of injured has gone up to 350. It said that toll of deaths and injured can be
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Say no to tobacco: Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco kills more than seven million people each year. Over six million deaths are a result of direct consumption, whereas 890 000 are the result of passive smoking. Nearly 100 million premature deaths have
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Civilian deaths in war against Islamic State inevitable: Pentagon head
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday said that civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are inevitable even as the U.S. forces "do everything humanly possible" to prevent them.
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