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Pakistan included in top 23 drought-stricken countries
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan is one of the top 23 countries suffering from a severe drought emergency, a statement issued by the Ministry of Climate Change said on Thursday.
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Declare 'Samrat Prithviraj' tax-free in his birthplace Rajasthan, netizens
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): After Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Samrat Prithviraj' was declared tax-free in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, there is clamour for the film based on the life of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan to be given similar status in Rajasthan a
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NCW aims to provide relief to Indian women deserted by their NRI husbands
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) organized a consultation programme to bring together all the concerned stakeholders designated to provide relief to Indian women deserted by their NRI husbands on one platform and to deliberate upon the challenges and t
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Tourism collapse deepens Sri Lankan economic crisis, hospitality bears bru
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Tourism industry in Sri Lanka is severely affected as the country is gripped by a severe economic crisis.
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Satellite images reveal China testing anti-ship ballistic missiles in remo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): New satellite images reveal that China has been honing its ship-killing skills for potential future conflicts on new target sites in Xinjiang's remote Taklamakan Desert, and the targets are meant for testing ballistic missiles.
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Bhupender Yadav leads Indian delegation at COP15 summit on combating deser
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Abidjan [Cote D Ivoire], May 10 (ANI): The Indian delegation led by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has reached Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire to attend the Conference of Parties, 15th meeting of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD COP15) from 9th to 20th May
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Planning a trip to Ladakh? Add these must-visit places to your travel itin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Nestled among the two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges-- the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram-- Ladakh is the Shangrilla on the earth. Lying at an altitude ranging from about 9,000 to 25,000 feet, the cold desert of Ladakh is undoubtedly a great su
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Afghan refugees left in limbo as Taliban-Iran border tensions rise
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Afghans who sought refuge in Iran in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, are increasingly facing a risk of deportation by the Iranian authorities, amid the rising tensions at the desert border between the two countries, a media report
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Afghanistan's drug industry continues to thrive despite ban on poppy culti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view, a US media report said on Monday, weeks after the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation.
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on plea for law on compulsory registration of Mu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on a plea moved by a Muslim woman, who along with her 11-month-old child, has been deserted by her Muslim husband seeking direction to frame law for compulsory registration of Muslim marriage.
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On This Day in 1998, Tendulkar unleashed the 'Desert Storm' on Australian
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): On this day in 1998, legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar played one of the finest One Day International (ODI) innings of all times against Australia at Sharjah, unleashing what is known as the 'Desert Storm' to the millions, on the lethal Aussie bowlin
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Pakistani forces compel Baloch drivers to march through desert: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistani forces allegedly forced several drivers from the ethnic minority areas of Balochistan to abandon their vehicles and march through the desert to their homes in the Chagai district near the border with Afghanistan, local media reported.
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