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Starvation grips Afghanistan amid economic collapse
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI): Afghanistan is on the brink of mass starvation after nearly four months since the Taliban seized power and now aid groups said that it has threatened to kill a million children this winter, reported The New York Times.
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SP will work with Gondwana Gantantra Party to oust BJP from power, says Ak
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): Ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said that his party will work with Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) to remove Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power and alleged that BJP has always spr
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Amit Palekar's fast unto death marks start of new revolution in Goa, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 5 (ANI): AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday praised party leader Amit Palekar for "his courage" to sit on an indefinite hunger strike to save old Goa's heritage site, and said that is marked the "beginning of Goa's politi
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Hyderabad-based firm serves cooked meals to underprivileged for 2 days
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 4 (ANI): In a bid to work for the welfare of the underprivileged, a Hyderabad-based company organised a two-day mission to serve the poor people in the city cooked meals.
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Global Hunger Index does not reflect India's true picture as it is flawed
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India's true picture as it is a flawed measure of 'Hunger', the Ministry of Women and Child Development informed on Friday.
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Food insecurity increases Pakistan's woes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Pakistan has failed to lift itself out of poverty with the Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranking it 92nd out of 116 nations and with a score of 24.7. The country's level of hunger is categorised as 'serious'.
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Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper case: Alleged middlemen Michel on hunger stri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The alleged middlemen in connection with the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper case Christian James Michel started a hunger strike on Thursday urging the UK government to interfere in the matter.
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Will sit on hunger strike if files relating to sacrilege of Guru Granth Sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], November 25 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that he would sit on a hunger strike if chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi does not open files relating to sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and the sale of intoxican
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Shimla tops in NITI Aayog progress index for meeting sustainable developme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Shimla has topped the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index that ranks 56 urban areas on progress towards meeting SDG indicators related to ending poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality education, gender equality amo
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Madagascar: 'World cannot look away' as 1.3 million face severe hunger, sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, a top UN aid official said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.
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SC asks Centre to come out with model Community Kitchen Scheme
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to come out with some policy decision with regard to implementation of the Community Kitchen Scheme by taking into consideration other similar schemes relating to the community kitchen which are already in op
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24 million Afghans facing acute hunger crisis: World Food Program
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): At least 24 million Afghans are facing an acute hunger crisis in Afghanistan as the country suffers a combination of drought and economic meltdown.
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