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Almost 97 percent households now have access to LPG Cylinders through PMUY
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) which was launched in May 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel (LPG connection) to women in rural households has benefitted 97.4 per cent households in the last five years.
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EPFO slashes interest rates on deposits to 8.5%
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 05 (ANI): Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to decrease the interest rate of employees provident fund to 8.5 percent for 2019-2020, announced Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Thursday.
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No proposal before CM for 5 pc reservation to Muslims in educational insti
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Wednesday said that there is no proposal before Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray yet regarding 5 percent reservations to Muslims in educational institutions in the state.
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BJP will back Sena if Cong-NCP quit govt over Muslim quota, says Sudhir Mu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Amid the speculation of a rift among the allies of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over the implementation of 5 percent Muslim quota in education, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said his party will support Shiv-Sena if the Nationalist Congress Par
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Coronavirus: Yatra.com says airfares to Southeast Asia, Italy dropped by 2
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The online travel agency Yatra.com has claimed that airfares to Southeast Asia and Italy have dropped by 20-30 percent in the backdrop of coronavirus.
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US Federal Reserve cuts rates by 50 basis points amid coronavirus concerns
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 4 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday (local time) lowered the interest rates by half a percentage point as coronavirus poses "evolving risks" to economic activity in the country.
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Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in China rises to 52.1%: Health officia
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 1 (Xinhua/ANI): The proportion of Chinese patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were discharged from hospitals continued to rise in the past week to reach 52.1 percent, a Chinese health official said on Sunday.
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MP govt planning to give reservation to minorities like Maharashtra, says
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Agar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh minister Hukum Singh Karada on Saturday said that his government is planning to grant reservation to minorities on the lines of Maharashtra government's decision of granting 5 percent reservation to Muslims in educational institu
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Halonix reports Compound Annual Growth Rate of 22 percent over two and hal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Halonix Technologies Pvt Ltd (Halonix), India's fastest growing residential and institutional lighting company, has reported a 22% of Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) markedly higher than the industry growth rate in single digits CAGR.
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DDoS attacks almost double in Q4 2019 compared to previous year, with busi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): An analysis has revealed that the number of attacks blocked by Kaspersky DDoS Protection in Q4 2018 amounts to only 56 per cent of attacks detected in Q4 2019. Further investigation of botnet activity reveals that around 28 per cent of attacks happened on
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Tamil Nadu CM announces subsidy, pension hike for 'ulemas'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said that the state government will give 50 percent subsidy to 'ulemas' for buying two-wheelers and will also hike their pension from Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000.
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People with HIV at higher risk of COPD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that people in Ontario living with HIV had a 34 percent higher incidence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and were diagnosed with the disease about 12 years younger than HIV-negative individuals.
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