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Achieve target to provide safe drinking water to all by 2024: Andhra Gover
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan participated as Chief Guest at the "Hygiene Matters" seventh WASH Conclave organised by UNICEF and the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR).
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Study reveals LGB adults may be less likely to take statins to prevent hea
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults who may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medicine to prevent cardiovascular disease are less likely than non-LGB adults to take them, according to new research.
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India will drive growth in global energy demand: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India will drive the growth in global energy demand and an indigenous pathway has been laid to meet growing energy needs, said Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Wednesday.
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'In the memory of the man of pleasure': Alcoholic drink named after Pak fo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): In a scoff at Pakistan Founding Father Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an alcoholic drink seems to have been named after him suggesting that he had "enjoyed" activities that are forbidden in Islam like pool billiards, cigars, pork sausages as well as fine scotch,
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Centre asks states, UTs to upload data of health workers on 'COVIN app' fo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has asked states and Union Territories to upload data of health care workers on its application--Covid-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network (COVIN)--who would receive Covid vaccination on priority basis.
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Shilpa Shetty shares her 'Sunday Binge' with fans
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 29 (ANI): Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Sunday shared an image with fans of her 'Sunday Binge' in which she can be seen drooling over cups of hot chocolate drinks and remembering when times were simpler before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Goa: 16-year old girl from Margao rescued at Colva beach
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], November 29 (ANI): A 16-year-old girl from Margao was rescued from the waters of Colva beach earlier on Saturday by a lifeguard named Suraj Girap associated to lifesaving group Drishti Lifesavers, an agency acting on behalf of the Tourism Department of Goa Government fo
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DRI busts inter-continental drug racket in Mumbai, seizes 396 g heroin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 28 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an inter-continental racket of drug smuggling and seized 396 grams of heroin from a courier consignment from South Africa to Mumbai, officials said on Saturday.
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Delhi govt can vaccinate entire population in 3-4 weeks once vaccine is av
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New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Expressing confidence in the health facilities, Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain on Saturday said that the entire population of the national capital will be vaccinated within three to four weeks after a vaccine is available.
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Sonakshi Sinha becomes licensed scuba driver, scores '100 pc in test'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Bollywood star Sonakshi Sinha who is on a dreamy vacation in the Maldives, on Friday announced that she is a licensed scuba driver, and flaunted her 100 per cent score in the open water diver course test.
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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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WB bus drivers wear helmets on duty during protests against Centre's labou
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], November 26 (ANI): Bus drivers of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSCT) vehicles in Siliguri wore helmets on duty on Thursday for safety purposes amid widespread protests across the state.
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