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Pakistan: Rights activist expresses concern over taxes on contraceptives i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Amid fears of a new wave of inflation following Pakistan's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for USD 6 billion assistance, rights activists expressed concern that an understanding with the global financing institution may also lead to he
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If BJP forms govt in Manipur, it will create Rs 100 crore fund for startup
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 19 (ANI): Stating that the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoted the creation of 60,000 startups in India, Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that if the BJP forms the government in the state then it would form a corpus fund of Rs 100
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Violence in name of protests not acceptable: US on demonstrations against
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 18 (ANI): The Embassy of the United States in Nepal on Friday said that violence and incitement to violence in the name of protests is not at all acceptable, as demonstrations objecting to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)- Nepal Compact, a US-funded infr
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Current price of onion is 22.36 per cent lower than that of the last year,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The all-India average retail price of onion as on February 17, 2022, stood at Rs 35.28 per kg, which is 22.36 per cent lower when compared with the price during the same day last year, Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution sa
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World Bank offers $115 million loan for rejuvenating watersheds in India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The World Bank will provide $115 million (Rs 869 crore) loan to fund a programme in India that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to increase farmers' resilience to climate change, promote higher produ
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ABGUS aims at empowering the women of Rural India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/PNN): In an era where almost every day we read news of some or other women achieving the incredible feat in India, there is still a section of women left devoid of executing their fundamental rights due to lack of awareness.
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Naxal funding case: ED attaches Rs 29.7 lakh in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached agriculture land worth Rs 29.7 lakh belonging to one Maoist supporter in a naxal funding case in Chhattisgarh.
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UP polls: Independent candidate from Firozabad pitching for the rights of
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 17 (ANI): Election in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad has become interesting as independent candidate Ramdas Manav is fighting for the rights of bangle workers, campaigning in a unique way by wearing shackles and carrying a bowl for funds.
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PIL seeks formulation of guidelines for fund-raising platforms, claims sev
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre to formulate appropriate guidelines/policies for the procedure of fund-raising for organizations and to ensure a continuous regulation for the workin
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World Bank 'funding campaign of repression' in Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new report by a Washington based think tank has accused the World Bank of "funding a campaign of repression" of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Manipur Polls: BJP unveils manifesto, promises free scooty for college gir
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda on Thursday released the party's election manifesto for Manipur, promising preservation of the rights of the indigenous people, two extra LPG cylinders, and free electric scooty to college going girls. The ma
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Farm distress rising in Pakistan due to tax policies to gain IMF loan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Farm distress is on the rise in Pakistan with various groups staging protests in multiple cities as the Imran Khan government has withdrawn all tax exemptions and imposed fresh taxes to fulfill International Monetary Fund's demand to receive the loan,
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