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Hike in petrol/diesel prices tax-driven, not market-driven: ASSOCHAM
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Amid the recent hike in the prices of petrol and diesel being attributed to wavering market price of crude oil, the ASSOCHAM, while dismissing the same, stated that even though the pricing regime is linked to market-determined rates, a sharp hike in tax
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Participating in multiple sports boosts sleep quality in girls
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): Dear parents, you may ask your kids to participate in multiple sports, as sport specialisation is associated with significantly worse mood, stress, fatigue, soreness and sleep quality, especially females, suggests a study.
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If they fire on us, our guns would not stop: Nirmal Singh on Arnia ceasefi
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, while referring to Saturday's ceasefire violation in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir, said that Pakistan will face a heavy retaliation if it continues to violate ceasefire agree
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Sardar Sarovar Dam to fulfill PM Modi's vision of doubling farmers' income
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Dabhoi (Gujarat) [India], September 17 (ANI): The Minister for Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, on Sunday, said that the Sardar Sarovar Dam Project would fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of doubling the farmers' income by 2022.
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Sharif may extend his stay in London, summons PM, PML-N leaders after revi
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and senior leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are in London to hold an important meeting with the ex-premier, Nawaz Sharif, on Monday to deliberate on the options and his future prospects aft
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This drug may help fight alcohol craving in evening
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): If you cannot resist that craving to have that ice-cold beer in the evening, then a drug that influences the immune system in the brain may disrupt the desire, reveals a study.
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Pak FM to ask U.S. to hold talks with Taliban for peace in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that he would ask the United States President Donald Trump administration to shun its "militaristic approach" in resolving the Afghanistan issue and that the "talks with the Taliban will bring pea
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State funeral for Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh; National Flag to fly half-ma
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The National Flag will fly half-mast in Delhi on September 18, on account of the nation mourning the death of Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh.
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Poor sleep may up progression of chronic kidney disease
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): Beware! People with chronic kidney disease may be vulnerable to the deleterious effects of poor sleep, almost 6.5 hours per night, according to a new study.
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Pakistan: Ex-interior minister Nisar chides FM Khawaja Asif for 'embarrass
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): The differences within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) party came to light, when the ex-interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali came down heavily on Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif's for 'embarrassing' the country with his 'irresponsibl
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Talking to older adults about expected course of illness may be helpful
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): If healthcare providers talk to older adults, with a chronic or terminal illness, about the expected course of an illness and life expectancy, then it may improve the quality of care they receive as they age, suggests a study.
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Amit Shah urges nation to work towards 'Swachh Bharat' on PM Modi's birthd
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): On the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has urged everybody to organise and join cleanliness initiatives, and devote the day to the 'Swachh Bharat Mission', adding that the mission is very s
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