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KCR meets PM Modi, seeks help for various development projects
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 04 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues including revaluation of the reservation percentage for backward communities in education and jobs.
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Rural sanitation coverage rises 89% under Swachh Bharat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) progress report conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has said that India's rural sanitation coverage escalated to 89.07 percent till August 2.
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Tokyo expo exhibits assistive devices for elderly people
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo, Japan (ANI) Japan is currently confronting a major social concern defined as "super-aged society." This occurs when people belonging to the age group of 65 years and above account for at least 20 percent of the population. Henceforth to comfort the old ones a new innovation is the
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RBI hikes repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent while maintaining neutral stance on the stability in the market.
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Lung cancer mortality rate among women may spike by 40%
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): In an alarming new research study, researchers have stated that lung cancer mortality rates among women could increase by 43 percent by 2030.
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India's polished diamond exports up by 8.9% in July
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Jul 30 (ANI): The export of cut and polished diamond has increased by 8.9 percent in July as compared to the same month a year earlier, as per Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) data.
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This monsoon head to Munnar to witness 'Neelakurinji flower'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Every year during the season of the bloom, MakeMyTrip sees over 12 percent growth in the holiday bookings to Munnar as travellers gather to witness the rare flower.
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Gender equality will increase women workforce participation: SBI
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Women are increasingly dropping out of the labour force in India. According to a report by State Bank of India's (SBI) Economic Research Department, there has been a drop in about 10 percentage points among women workers from 2004-05 to 2011-12.
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Snapdeal offers up to 80 percent discount at mega deals sale
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): E-commerce firm Snapdeal has launched a three-day sale offering massive discounts across categories like mobile and electronics, fashion and home between July 20-22. The company is offering discounts on various products across price segment
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Teachers in Iran protest over low wages
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jul 20 (ANI): Teachers in Iran are venting their anger against their government's latest policy to hike the salaries of the teachers from six percent to ten percent for the academic year 2018-19.
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No shortage of coal for power sector: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 18 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal clarified that there was no shortage of coal for the power sector, adding that growth in the dispatch of coal to power sector increased coal-based generation by 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018-19.
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LIC offers to buy 51% stake in IDBI
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) on Monday received an offer from the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) seeking to buy a 51 percent controlling stake in the public sector bank.
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