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At 44, JMM's Hemant Soren to become Jharkhand's Chief Minister for second
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): In the run-up to this assembly election, JMM Chief Hemant Soren covered the length and breadth of Jharkhand by doing as many as 182 rallies and roadshows in 40 days and would now be taking oath as the 11th Chief Minister of the ninth-largest state of
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Toll in Ursula Typhoon in Philippines climbs to 41
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 29 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people killed in Typhoon Ursula that hit popular tourist areas and remote villages across central Philippines earlier in the week, has risen to 41, media reported citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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Mann Ki Baat: PM stresses on buying indigenous products to support local a
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed upon buying local products in order to support indigenous artisans and also quoted an example of the Himayat Programme which is associated with skill development and employment.
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Mexico: 6 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Guanajuato
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guanajuato [Mexico], Dec 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Shooting at a gas station in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato has left six people killed and five others injured, Mexican media reported on Saturday.
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Boxing Day Test: Australia defeat New Zealand by 247 runs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec 29 (ANI): Australia defeated New Zealand by 247 runs on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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PM Modi urges people to take up task to uplift poor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people to come together and take up the task of providing health services to the poor and make efforts to uplift them in the society.
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Killing of BSF jawan 'unfortunate', 'unexpected', inquiry underway: BGB DG
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Shafeenul Islam on Sunday termed the killing of a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan as "unexpected" and "unwarranted" adding that an inquiry in the incident is underway.
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Youth of our country hates anarchy, says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his last "Mann ki Baat" programme of this year on Sunday said that today's youth hates anarchy and that they like following the system. However, when the system fails to respond, they become restless and question it with
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Shantha Rangaswamy, Anshuman Gaekwad cleared from conflict of interest cha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) ethics officer, Justice DK Jain on Sunday revealed that both Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad have been cleared from conflict of interest charges.
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Festivals reminder of India's unity in diversity, says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday outlined the festive spirit of the country while asserting that different festivals being celebrated in various parts of India remind us of our unity and diversity.
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UP govt gets strict over private schools fee hike, enforces stringent meas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): In a bid to stop arbitrary fee hike in public schools, Uttar Pradesh Government has passed, UP Self-Financed Independent Schools (Fees Regulation) Act 2018, which will be applied to all self-financed schools of the state.
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PM Modi exhorts people to visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial to seek inspirat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exhorted citizens to visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari which, he said, evokes a sense of patriotism and energy and also inspires people to serve the poor.
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