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70 pct of Pakistan an ideal breeding ground for Jihadis, say Pak Govt. sta
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Poverty statistics of Pakistan for fiscal 2014-15 appear to suggest that at least seventy (70) percent of the country acts as an ideal breeding ground for militants and jihadis.
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Chouhan asks Centre to purchase bumper crops
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said the Centre has given an assurance that it will buy onions and various kinds of lentils from farmers in the wake of a price fall and a 20 percent agriculture growth in the state this year.
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Older than 60, younger than 8 to get 10 percent rebate in passport fee
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 23 (ANI): The External Affairs Ministry on Friday announced ten percent rebate on passport fee for applicants who are either older than 60 years or younger than eight years.
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Take these measures to keep oral cancer at bay
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Oral Cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer in India. Evidence suggests that India bears the largest burden of oral cancers in the world, with an incidence of around 11.28 percent in Indian men.
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Zydus Wellness announces national launch of Sugar Free Green
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Sugar Free, the market leader in the sugar substitute category in India with a market share of over 94 percent, announced the national launch of its new variant - Sugar Free Green.
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Snack Food Association demands five Percent GST rate instead of 12 Percent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI-BusinessWire India): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council had announced 12 percent tax rate for Indian traditional Namkeen, Savories, Farsan, Potato Chips, Banana Chips and so on. This rate should be reduced to 5 percent to maintain uniformity with the GST
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Georgia Elections: Republicans outwit Democrats again
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [U.S.A], June 21 (ANI): Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in a special election for a Georgia house seat by a narrow margin of five percent on Tuesday.
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OYO registers occupancy rate of 75 percent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Budget-hotel chain OYO registered a 75 percent occupancy rate, surpassing the hospitality industry's 65 percent occupancy rate.
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CCTVs installed in Hyderabad shops to keep crime at bay
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 21 (ANI): In a bid to enhance security and safety, the shopkeepers in the commercial area of Hyderabad's Secunderabad have installed CCTVs due to which crime has decreased by 37 percent in the city as compared to last year.
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GST Council sets tax rates for lotteries, hotels
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council on Sunday decided to tax state-run lotteries and state authorised lotteries at 12 and 18 percent respectively, and to tax 28 percent in hotels starting from Rs 7,500 and 18 percent below Rs. 7,500.
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Warner warns Cricket Australia, says `won't budge` from revenue model
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 18 (ANI): As the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cricket Australia (CA) and Australia's Cricketers Association (ACA) ends in less than a fortnight, David Warner has underlined the willingness of the nation's top players to go without employment
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Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Here's another reason for you to quit smoking, as a study has warned that snus - a type of moist powdered tobacco, typically held in the mouth between the lips and gums- is 95 percent safer than smoking.
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