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Legalising same-sex marriage may reduce suicide in teens
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 23 (ANI): The implementation of state laws for legalising same-sex marriage can significantly reduce the rate of suicide attempts among teenagers, reveals a study.
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Maneka Gandhi promises to end commercialisation of Caesarean deliveries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb.22 (ANI): A Mumbai-based woman's online petition has prompted women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi to take strict measures against "abnormally high rate" of C-section deliveries in India.
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Mortality rates two-10 times higher in young criminals: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 19 (ANI): A team of US researchers finds that youth involved in drug dealing, alcohol use disorder and gang membership have higher mortality rates, especially from homicide by firearm.
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Despite comfort, your AC can negatively affect sleep quality
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 17 (ANI): Configure the airflow velocity of your Air Conditioner to a comfortable sleeping environment, as a study reveals when airflow is directed at a human body at an insensible velocity, it may increase your heart rate and affect sleeping positions.
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Combination of drugs may help kill brain cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 15 (ANI): A team of U.S. researchers finds that a combination of drugs may help in killing of brain cancer tumour cells with high cure rates in mice.
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Tax reform is great way to change economy: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb. 15 (ANI): Asserting that tax reform is a great way to change the economy, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to remove regulations that cost jobs and substantially reduce the corporate tax rates.
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Retail inflation in January recorded at 3.17 percent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): India's retail inflation rate moderated to 3.17 percent in January from December's 3.41 percent amid weak demand of households and companies, which were hit by the Govt.'s November 8 move of demonetization.
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PM Modi taunts 'kaam bolta hai' claim, says people of UP are not
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's repeated assertion of 'kaam bolta hai', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday threw light on the rising crime rate in Uttar Pradesh and accused the Samajwadi Party of fool
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Enough funds for road building, orders worth Rs. five lakh crore signed, s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): With the National Highway Authority of India having received a mandate from the Budget to raise Rs. 70,000 crore through infrastructure bonds and easy availability of low cost overseas loans for the AAA rated NHAI, the government's road and highway build
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I am the 'most overrated, over decorated' star: Meryl Streep
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [California], Feb. 12 (ANI): Oscar-winner Meryl Streep has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's "over-rated" jibe directed at her, saying she is indeed the most overrated and over-decorated star of her generation.
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Enough funds for road building, orders worth Rs 5 lakh crore signed: Gadka
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.11 (ANI): With the National Highway Authority of India having received a mandate from the budget to raise Rs 70,000 crore through infrastructure bonds and easy availability of low cost overseas loans for the AAA rated NHAI, the government's road and highway build
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Tax collection up to January 2017 shows trend of healthy growth
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The tax collection figures up to January 2017 have shown consistent trend of healthy growth in both Direct and Indirect Taxes as the net indirect tax grew at the rate of 16.9 percent compared to corresponding month last year with growth rate in net collection
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