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UN warns of 'staggering rise' in natural disasters, urge leaders to take a
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday warned that there has been a 'staggering rise' in natural disasters over the past 20 years due to climate change, and called on political and business leaders to take action to stop the planet from becoming an 'uninhabitable hell
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Over 52,000 eligible voters opt for postal ballots in 71 constituencies fo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13(ANI): More than 52,000 voters belonging to Senior Citizen (above 80 years of age) and PwD (Persons with Disabilities) categories, have opted to exercise the facility to vote through postal ballots in the forthcoming phase 1 of General Election to the Legislat
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Feel sad for CSK fans, Dhoni's side has been disappointing with the bat, s
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): As Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stumbled to a 37-run loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), former India batsman Virender Sehwag said that the MS Dhoni-led side has been disappointing with the bat in hand.
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Karnataka reports 10,517 new COVID-19 cases, 102 deaths
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 10 (ANI): As many as 10,517 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Saturday, taking the total cases in the state past the seven lakh mark.
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Protect mental health in workplace during Covid-19: ILO
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Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 10 (ANI): Governments must continue to invest in social protection and take extra supportive measures to ensure the mental health of vulnerable disadvantaged groups, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Second presidential debate between Trump and Biden cancelled
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) on Friday cancelled the second presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden, due to disagreement over the virtual format.
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Reopening schools will lead to disaster, promote all on basis of past perf
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 9 (ANI): A day after the Karnataka government held a virtual meeting to discuss reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former chief minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said such a step will be a "disaster", asking the state governm
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Heavy rains likely over South interior Karnataka, Malnad regions
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Fairly widespread rains with isolated places to very heavy rains likely over the south interior and Malnad regions and scattered to widespread light rains likely over the north interior region, said Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDM
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Uttrakhand upgrades disaster management system to communicate with remote
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday inaugurated the State Disaster Response Force's (SDRF) latest Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) technology, which aims at establishing communication in remote places during emergency si
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Biden has no plan to tackle COVID-19, was a disaster during H1N1: Trump
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Washington DC [USA], October 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden stating that he had no plan in handling the coronavirus situation and criticized the former vice president for how he handled the H1N1 swine flu outbreak during the Oba
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IPL 13: Mayank getting run-out was disaster, says skipper KL Rahul
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Dubai [UAE], October 9 (ANI): Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper KL Rahul has said that opening batsman Mayank Agarwal getting run out in the second over was a "disaster" for the side.
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Suicide note of Ashwani Kumar says he ended life due to disease, disabilit
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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): The suicide note of former Governor of Manipur and Nagaland and ex-Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ashwani Kumar, who allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Shimla on Wednesday, revealed that he ended his life due to '
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