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8.2% GDP signals steady growth: DEA secretary
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 31 (ANI): Hours after the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2018-19 surged to 8.2 per cent, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Subhash Chandra Garg opined that the data signals "very steady, high growt
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Fisheries Dept backs Tripura CM's duck-oxygen theory
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Rameshwar Das, the Principal Secretary of Tripura's Fisheries Department, has backed Chief Minister Biplab Deb's comments about raising oxygen levels in water bodies by releasing ducks, saying that bird is a natural aerator and its presence in water
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Kerala floods: Rahul lauds fishermen for assisting in rescue ops
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chengannur (Kerala) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached the flood-ravaged state of Kerala and lauded fishermen for assisting in rescue operations. He met the flood victims at a relief camp in Chengannur district.
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Fish oils don't prevent strokes in diabetes patients: Study
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 27(ANI): Fish oil supplements do not prevent heart attacks or strokes in patients with diabetes, a new study has found.
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China's Belt and Road Initiative gets major jolt
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 21 (ANI): Citing bankruptcy and current fiscal issues, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday announced cancellation of the China-funded East Coast Rail Link and two gas pipelines projects. The rail project was key to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Your sunscreen pollutes beaches, harms aquatic life
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): Applying sunscreen on your body may be good for your skin, but not so much for the fish, a new study has revealed.
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Rajinikanth politicising Karunanidhi's death: TN Minsiter
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister for Fisheries, D Jayakumar on Tuesday accused actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth of politicising Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi's death.
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Here's why zebrafish always have stripes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Researchers at Ohio State University developed a mathematical model that might explain the key role that one of those pigment cells plays in making sure each stripe ends up exactly where it belongs on the fish.
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India repatriates 7 Pak prisoners
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Islamabad [Pakistan]/ New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): India on Monday repatriated seven Pakistan civilian prisoners, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed.
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Pak to free 30 Indian prisoners today
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Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): As a humanitarian gesture to mark Pakistan's Independence Day on August 14, Islamabad has decided to release 30 Indian prisoners, including 27 fishermen.
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Kerala floods: Rahul pens letter to PM Modi, urges release of funds
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): As torrential rains continue to lash Kerala, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi apprising him of the situation and urging the latter to release sufficient funds immediately to the Kerala government fo
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Sri Lanka apprehends Indian fishermen
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Neduntheevu [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday detained a group of Indian Tamil fishermen, for allegedly straying into Sri Lankan waters.
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