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Sonia Gandhi launches signature campaign for women reservation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): On the death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today launched a signature campaign for 33 percent of seats in Assembly and Parliamentary elections for women.
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Panneerselvam demands 50 percent reservation for NEET students
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): After the Madras High Court sought the stand of Union health secretary, among others, on a plea for cancellation of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses, former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselva
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HUDCO's debut on exchanges witnesses 21.5 pct premium at Rs. 73.55
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): After witnessing a bumper subscription, shares of the government-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) got listing at 21.5 percent premium at Rs. 73.55 on the exchanges.
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Alibaba projects 271 pct surge in Digital Media & Entertainment revenu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): UCWeb Inc's holding company, Alibaba Group on Friday reported a 271 percent jump (year-on-year) in its Digital Media and Entertainment revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31.
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Cabinet for establishment of Indian Agricultural Institute in Assam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to establish the Indian Agricultural Institute (IARI) in Assam with 100 percent outlay of central government on 587 acres of land provided by the government of Assam.
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Close relatives around may help Female monkeys live longer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Large families and strong social ties may help female rhesus macaques live longer, by reducing their chances of dying by 2.3 percent in one year, reveals a new study.
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Men of 25-35 age group are more pre-hypertensive: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Men between the age of 25 to 35 need to meditate more, as a study finds, 26 percent of men and 22 percent of women have reported of pre-hypertension.
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India will now help protect over five million children from the life-threa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Pfizer announced that its 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine has been selected for inclusion in India's immunization program in select states. In the first phase, the program will cover approximately 5.15 million babies - 20 perce
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Over 70 percent voter turnout recorded in Nepal local polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14 (ANI): Over 70 percent polling was recorded across 34 districts in three provinces of Nepal on Sunday in the first local-level polls held in two decades.
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Chennais Amirta to award scholarships worth over Rs. 1 crore to meritoriou
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI-NewsVoir): Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management, winner of `Award of Excellence' from the hands of President of India, has announced scholarships of worth over Rs. 1 crore, including 100 percent scholarships, in recognition of the ac
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WPI for April stands at 3.85 pct; declines by 0.2 pct for all commodities
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Annual rate of inflation based on monthly Wholesale Price Index for April stood at 3.85 percent (provisional) as compared to 5.29 percent in March.
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Organised sector crucial to growth in employment: NITI Aayog
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 12 (ANI): Stressing on the importance self-employment outside agriculture, Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, Niti Aayog said India is a largely informal and an unorganised economy with about 90 percent of the people employed in the informal sector.
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