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Inspiring social worker Zarine Manchanda champions the cause of the poor
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 23 (ANI/Mediawire): For India's poorest residents in Mumbai, the COVID-19 virus has caused more anguish and suffering than ever before, as the lockdown's tight grip has made access to food and other essentials more difficult.
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WB's inclusion in Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan isn't possible till anti-po
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 22 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Monday said that incorporation of West Bengal under the Centre's "Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan", as requested by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, can only be possible once the ruling Trinamool Congress is thrown o
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What we now know about how you can catch COVID-19: Crowded events, ill- ve
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 22 (ANI): Crowded events, poorly ventilated areas and places where people are talking loudly- or singing, in one famous case - maximize the risk of contracting Covid-19 disease, according to growing consensus about the central question: How does one get infected.
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Seeking help sooner is better for mums and kids, suggests maternal health
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 21 (ANI): There is a higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development with the babies of mothers who suffer from long-term depression, suggest the findings of a study that analysed depression levels in 892 mothers and the development and behaviour of 978 c
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US Navy fires captain of covid-stricken carrier for poor response to virus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): The US Navy has decided to fire Captain Brett Crozier of USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who warned about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic aboard his ship, due to his poor response to the novel coronavirus outbreak aboard the vessel, Chief
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DFCCIL terminates Rs 471 crore contract with Chinese company citing slow p
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): In view of poor progress, it has been decided by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) to terminate the signalling and telecommunication work-based contract with Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Comm
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Odisha: Over 26.18 lakh kutcha houses in rural area converted to pucca hou
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): The Odisha government has converted over 26 lakh kutcha houses of all poor families in the rural areas to pucca houses in the last six years.
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AIIB approves $750 million loan to India for COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a 750 million dollar (about Rs 5,688 crore) loan to India to assist the government to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on millions of poor and vulnerable househ
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YSRCP budget a bundle of 'lies and betrayals': Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): TDP President and Andhra Pradesh opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu flayed the Jaganmohan Reddy Government for "not showing any commitment or assurance" in its budget for 2020-21 to make genuine efforts to uplift the poor and usher in bal
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'Stop profiteering from middle class and poor's misery': Rahul Gandhi to M
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel and urged to 'stop profiteering from the misery of middle class and poor'.
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Study on maternal depression suggests seeking help sooner is better for mu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], June 15 (ANI): The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk of behavioural problems and poor development, suggests a recent study.
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Imran Khan's relationship with Army on the rocks amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan's poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic fallout has placed it in a confrontation path with the Army whose top brass is unhappy at the failure of the Government to deal with the Pandemic.
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