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India rubbishes Lancet report, says spending on healthcare is at all-time
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After a Lancet report that asserted that the Indian government spends just 1.2 per cent of GDP on healthcare and noted that it was among the lowest among G20 countries, sources in the government said that spending is at an all-time high and out-of-pocket expenditure as a per cent of the t
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TN: As last day for campaigning in LS polls nears, DMK Thanjavur candidate
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the time to stop public campaigning in Tamil Nadu for the coming Lok Sabha election is ending in two days, DMK candidate S Murasoli from Thanjavur parliamentary constituency sought votes by cycling in the Thanjavur city area on Monday morning.
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Kerala CM seeks Centre's intervention to ensure safety of Indian nationals
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to ensure the safety of Indian nationals, including those from Kerala, onboard the Israel-linked ship 'MSC Aries' in the Strait of Hormuz.
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"Kumaraswamy insulted mothers and sisters of Karnataka...": Deputy CM DK S
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reacting to the remarks made by JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy that "rural women are going astray" over Congress guarantees, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the remarks by Kumaraswamy are an insult to the mothers and sisters of the state.
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Uncontested victory casts shadow over Itanagar: Lok Sabha polls loom with
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the countdown to the Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh neared its climax, a peculiar calm settled over the capital city of Itanagar.
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"Kumaraswamy should immediately apologise to women...," Karnataka AAP chie
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After the JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy allegedly said that women in rural areas have "lost their way" because of the five guarantee schemes introduced by the Congress government, Aam Aadmi Party state president Mukyamantri Chandru said that Kumaraswamy should "immediately apologise" to the wo
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India has robust system of documenting births and deaths, say Govt sources
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After the medical journal Lancet's claim on the lack of accuracy and transparency in sharing data on health raised concerns, government sources asserted that India has a robust system of documenting births and deaths under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through the Civil
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Dr BR Ambedkar will be remembered for his efforts for deprived sections, s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer offered rich tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 134th birth anniversary by placing flowers at his portrait at a programme held at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan on Sunday.
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Fostering religious harmony, Muslim 1971 War veteran makes idols of Hindu
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a great display of religious harmony, a former serviceman, who is a Muslim by faith has sculpted idols of various Hindu gods for the devotee soldiers in Lakshadweep.
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EAM Jaishankar, UK counterpart David Cameron discuss situation in West Asi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, "Spoke to UK Foreign Secretary Lord @David_Cameron today. Discussed the emerging situation in West Asia as also our bilateral ties."
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Lakshadweep coconut-based industry seeks geographical tag for enhanced mar
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Lakshadweep is the first union territory to be declared 100 per cent organic but the coconut-based industry demands a geographical tag for pure coconut oil and improved transportation facilities to deliver their produce to the mainland.
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"The answer to terrorists cannot have any rules": EAM Jaishankar reaffirms
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Drawing a parallel with the previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, with regard to its response to the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, the External Affairs Minister said a country "cannot have any rules" when dealing with the perpetrators of terror as the latter don't play by
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