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SAD MLAs stage walkout from Punjab Vidhan Sabha over fuel taxes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 4 (ANI): Members of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday staged a walkout from the ongoing budget session in Punjab Vidhan Sabha at the end of zero-hour after raising slogans against the ruling party to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Study suggests layperson can reduce pregnant women's depression as well as
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): As perinatal depression has soared during the pandemic, a piece of good news comes from a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study finds that paraprofessionals generated similar reductions in depressive symptoms as mental health professionals when deliver
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Finance Ministry begins discussion on easing diesel-petrol prices
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from all the quarters to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, the Finance Ministry vigorously started to discuss the burning issue which has created a hole in consumers' pockets, sources told ANI on Tuesday.
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Intra-Afghan talks 'waste of time' unless Taliban implement ceasefire: Pre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are a "waste of time" as long as the radical movement fails to implement its commitment to reduce violence and implement a ceasefire, Haji Nazir Ahmadzai, a senior adviser to the
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Quess Corp separates Chairman and MD roles, appoints new CFO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): Business services provider Quess Corp has announced the separation of its Chairman and Managing Director roles as it seeks to scale up operations and reduce debt burden.
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SBI reduces home loan interest rates to 6.7 pc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): State Bank of India (SBI) has sweetened its offers on home loans by reducing interest concession of up to 70 basis points with interest rates starting from 6.7 per cent.
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UP managed to control Encephalitis by 75 per cent: CM Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh managed to control the Encephalitis disease by 75 per cent and the fatality rate due to it has reduced by 95 per cent in the past four years, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday.
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Implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically re
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Researchers in a study suggests that implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically reduce COVID-19 transmission. The study was conducted by Robert A. Shumsky, Laurens Debo, Rebecca M. Lebeaux, Quang P. Nguyen and Anne G. Hoen
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No takers for stone pelting and bandhs in north Kashmir, overall situation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 26 (ANI): Terming the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan as a "positive step" to reduce levels of violence, Major General HS Sahi, GOC, Kilo Force (North Kashmir) on Friday said that there are no takers for stone-pelting and bandhs i
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Puducherry LG reduces VAT on petrol, diesel by 2 pc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], February 26 (ANI): Ahead of Assembly polls in Puducherry, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday announced a two per cent reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel in the union territory.
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Single dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine may protect against asymptomatic in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 26 (ANI): New research suggests a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine can protect against asymptomatic coronavirus infection, which could help reduce transmission of the virus.
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