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Supreme Court stays demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' in Gujarat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Taking a humanitarian approach, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in a place in Gujarat and directed the state government to maintain the status quo till tomorrow, until when it will take up the matter aga
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Apple prices down in Himachal on weak demand, high supply
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Due to a slump in prices of apples in the fruit markets of Himachal Pradesh, farmers are not receiving an adequate amount for their crop. The fear of an impending third COVID-19 wave is also adding to the panic forcing farmers to sell even
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ICICI Lombard registers and vaccinates over 30,000 in a week, sets a new G
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): ICICI Lombard, one of India's leading General Insurance has set a new Guinness World Record Title, by registering over 30,000 people for vaccinations in just a week. Further, these individuals and more were administered a vaccine dose,
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Uttarakhand govt decides not to remove illegal slums till 2024
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday during a cabinet meeting approved a proposal of the Urban Development Department wherein about 584 illegal slums of the state would not be removed till 2024.
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Ixigo acquires bus ticketing platform AbhiBus in slump sale
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Le Travenues Technology Ltd, the company that operates AI-based travel app Ixigo, has purchased the business and operations of Hyderabad-based bus ticketing and aggregation platform AbhiBus.
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Equity indices flat, Vodafone Idea slumps 23 pc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices hovered around flat levels during early hours on Thursday as traders booked profit across sectors.
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16-year-old girl attacked with axe in Delhi's Moti Bagh, hospitalised
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A 16-year-old girl was attacked with an axe near the slum area of Delhi's Moti Bagh on Monday.
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China's automobiles sales drop amid shortage of car chips
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): China is witnessing a slump in its car sales even as demand for semiconductors and prices of raw materials have been increasing, straining the country's economic recovery and weighing on global trade.
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Students from Nagpur's slum find it difficult to study due to lack of smar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Fear looms in the minds of young Nagpur children as they are uncertain about how will they continue with their studies in the near future. Students from Nagpur's Danteshwari Nagar slum find it difficult to study due to the lack of smartphones avail
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Online classes keep students in Maharashtra's slums far from studies due t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 2 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions, students living in Nagpur's Danteshwari Nagar slum are reeling under the effects of technological inaccessibility that has deprived them of the opportunity to attend online classes.
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Odisha govt directs urban local bodies to spend 25% of budget on slum deve
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Odisha government on Thursday directed all urban local bodies (ULBs) to spend 25 percent of their budgetary allocation on the development of slum areas.
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Mumbai's Dharavi records zero COVID-19 cases for second consecutive day
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Good news pours in as one of Asia's largest slum that is Mumbai's Dharavi recorded zero cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row.
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