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India has walked the talk on commitments to deal with climate change, says
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Noting that India has walked the talk on its commitments to address the global challenge of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said equitable energy access to the poor has been a cornerstone of the government's environmental pol
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Pakistan needs to double its efforts for women's empowerment as its gender
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): The Pakistan government needs to double its effort for women's empowerment as the country's ranking on gender equality remains to be poor, indicating deep-seated patriarchy in the society that ensures persistent structural discrimination, according to
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Ind vs WI, 1st T20I: Pooran scores 61 as visitors post 157/7
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 16 (ANI): Nicholas Pooran starred with the bat as he played a knock of 61 runs to help West Indies post 157/7 against India in the first T20I of the three-match series here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's poor foreign exchange reserves, lack of financial reforms incre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan's poor foreign exchange reserves and lack of financial reforms have increased its dependency on China, according to a media report.
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Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category with AQI 235
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): The air quality in the national capital on Wednesday morning was in the 'poor' category with the overall air quality index (AQI) touching 235, according to the "System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)".
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PM Modi condoles demise of veteran singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, says 'her
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of veteran Bengali singer Gitashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and said that it has left our cultural world a lot poorer and her melodious renditions will continue to enthral the coming
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Manipur polls: BJP govt's policies benefit big industrialists, says Priyan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government's central policies benefit big industrialists, whereas the poor and middle class are left to their fate.
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Millets: The mighty midgets
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): A folk tale describes the plight of a poor peasant's beautiful daughter who caught the eye of the Prince out on a hunt. He married her and made her the queen. Bliss didn't last long.
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Farmers of Rajouri benefit from newly constructed canals under AIBP scheme
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 15 (ANI): Department of Flood Control and Irrigation provided the poor farmers with facilities of proper water canals for irrigation under the "Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)" scheme in the Thanamandi area of Rajouri in Jammu an
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Urban poor faced highest inflation in January: Crisil report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): India's key economic indicators continue to breach the comfort level of economic policymakers with inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) rising for the fourth consecutive month to 6 per cent in January 2022 compared with 5.7 per cent previ
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Kuntal Ghosh, a young social worker and entrepreneur, starts an NGO Sobuj
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI/PNN): Kuntal Ghosh, a young entrepreneur from West Bengal, has started an NGO to help the people suffering from Covid-19.
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'Parivaarvadi' wants to give power to mafia, says PM Modi in swipe against
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Keeping the poll heat on Samajwadi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged that 'parivaarvadi' wants to give power to mafias once again if voted to power. PM Modi's target was the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in his
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