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COVID-19: Pakistan's Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to end two-day lockdown pol
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Amid the spread of COVID-19 infection in Pakistan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh governments have decided to end the two-day lockdown policy in the provinces.
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PIL in SC seeks directions to Centre, state govts against criminals involv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central and State governments for appropriate steps to seize 100 per cent benami properties and disproportionate assets and invoke the National Security Act against the criminals, directly o
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Passenger vehicle sales crash amid COVID disruptions: SIAM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The automobile industry produced 8.06 lakh units in May but sales declined in strong double-digits with several state governments imposing lockdowns to check the spread of COVID-19's second wave.
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India taking up difficulties of foreign-bound Indian students with concern
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): With challenges faced by the Indian students who are unable to join or return to foreign countries to pursue their studies, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that it has been taking this issue up with the concerned governments on priority.
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Plea in Pakistan court against landmine blasts in tribal areas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): The rising number of landmine explosions inside Pakistan's tribal districts, especially South Waziristan, has compelled lawyers to move court to force the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments to demine the region and compensate the families of b
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Namibian tribes file petition to UN over genocide deal with Germany
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of Namibian Ovaherero and Nama tribes on Thursday petitioned the United Nations (UN) to intervene over what they called an "unfair and botched" deal struck by the Germany and Namibian governments on the genocide between 1904 and 1908.
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Delhi, West Bengal reluctant to provide data on children orphaned due to C
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has alleged that the Delhi and West Bengal governments have been reluctant in providing data of children orphaned due to COVID-19.
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US, Japan, Australia reviving 'Blue Dot' to provide alternative to China's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration, along with the Japanese and Australian governments, are reviving the 'Blue Dot Network' infrastructure initiative to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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China's 3 children policy to mitigate consequences of previous govt's fail
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): China's policy of allowing couples to have three children is a desperate bid to mitigate the consequences of failed policies of the previous Chinese governments.
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People of Hyderabad welcome Centre's decision to procure vaccines for Stat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 9 (ANI): People of Hyderabad have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to provide 75 per cent of the COVID vaccine doses to the State governments free of cost.
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Act against NGOs, individuals indulging in illegal adoptions of children o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the state governments and union territories to prevent any NGO from collecting funds in the names of children orphaned by COVID-19, by disclosing their identity and inviting interested persons to adopt them.
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UST extends a helping hand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, is extending a much-needed helping hand to COVID-19 pandemic relief in India by working closely with governments, hospitals, relief workers, and non-governmental organizatio
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