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Port City Colombo to become a gateway to South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The newly reclaimed land of 269 hectares in the heart of the Colombo Business District in Sri Lanka has been identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Sri Lankan Parliament, paving the way for the creation of an International Business an
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India have skilled quick bowlers in reserve to meet challenges of hectic s
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 23 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes that the life of a modern cricketer is becoming harder and harder with the creation of bio-bubbles due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Centre formulates Kharif Strategy 2021, additional 6.37 lakh hectare area
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): As part of efforts to to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils, the Centre has formulated Kharif Strategy 2021 under which an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area will be brought under oilseeds.
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Impossible for Man Utd to maintain title pressure due to hectic schedule:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], May 10 (ANI): Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that it would be impossible for his side to maintain Premier League title pressure due to a hectic schedule.
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Switzerland in favour of vaccines for financially weak countries, to look
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Swiss authorities will look into the issue of a temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and then take a decision on the matter, Swiss Ambassador to India Dr. Ralf Heckner told ANI on Friday. He added that the main objective is to get
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COVID-19: Switzerland stands with India in its hour of need, says envoy He
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Switzerland stands with India in its hour of need and our objective is to get all possible assistance that we can as quickly as possible, said Swiss Ambassador Dr. Ralf Heckner on Friday as India continues to face the mounting challenge posed by the record ris
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Punjab to launch massive afforestation at Rs 222.15 cr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab will launch a massive afforestation plan by planting 53 lakh saplings on 692.645 hectares at the cost of Rs 222.15 crore in the state, according to the state government.
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Sowing of summer crops increased by 21.5 pc from last year
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Sowing of summer crops is 21.5 per cent higher than last year to exceed 73.76 lakh hectares till today against 60.67 lakh hectares during the same period a year ago, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Friday.
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6 dead, 3 injured in south China traffic accident
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nanning [China], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Six people were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident in the city of Hechi, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Tuesday.
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Mamata again skips COVID-19 meeting chaired by PM Modi showing rift betwee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee again skipped the COVID-19 review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, reflecting the apparent rift between the two leaders amid hectic campaigning for elections in the state.
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Pak activists demand govt to withdraw Higher Education Commission Ordinanc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan's civil society, human rights and labour rights activists have demanded the Imran Khan government to withdraw the new Higher Education Commission (HEC) Ordinance, while also calling for the reinstatement of the former HEC chairman Dr Tariq Banuri.
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'Breakdown of rule of law in Myanmar setback for stability of broader regi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): Noting the ongoing developments in Myanmar, Anne Heckendorff, Research Analyst, European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on Thursday said breakdown of rule of law in Myanmar constitutes a severe setback for the stability of the broader region.
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