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China's position in World Bank doing business report slumps by 7 places in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): After China and three other countries submitted data that was "inappropriately altered" with regard to the Ease of Doing Business Report, the World Bank has now corrected the data and now China has slipped seven positions below to 85 in the index for 2018.
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Makeshift library set up at Singhu border, amid farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid the farmers' protest, a library-cum-cultural centre has been set up at Singhu border which aims to provide books and newspapers for youth and also imparts school education to students from nearby slums.
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ISL 7: Jamshedpur hand NorthEast season's first defeat in league's landmar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Goa [India], December 18 (ANI): NorthEast United FC slumped to their first defeat in their Indian Super League (ISL) season 7 campaign as they went down 0-1 to Jamshedpur FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Friday.
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Six students from Mumbai's infamous slum crack NEET
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): Beating all the odds, six students from Govandi slum in Mumbai's eastern suburban area have set an example for children who want to accomplish their goals and dreams as they have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) this y
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120 mobile medical units providing free healthcare services to slum dwelle
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): As many as 120 well-equipped Mobile medical units have reached the urban slums at a time suitable for the local population in Chhattisgarh, the state government said on Friday.
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Covid-19 impact: Surat kite makers face slump in business ahead of Uttaray
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], December 3 (ANI): With the Uttarayan festival around the corner, kite makers in Gujarat's Surat on Thursday said their business has slumped due to coronavirus pandemic situation.
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Massive fire sweeps slum in Bangladesh capital
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): A massive fire tore through one of the largest slums in Dhaka early Tuesday, destroying around 100 shanties and leaving hundreds of people homeless.
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Doctor among three arrested by Mumbai police for kidnapping four-month inf
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 18 (ANI): Mumbai police on Wednesday rescued a four-month-old infant who was kidnapped from a road-side slum in Juhu and arrested three people, including a doctor hailing from Telangana.
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West Bengal: Several houses gutted in fire in Nivedita Pally's slum area
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 14 (ANI): Several houses were gutted after a fire broke out in the slum area of Nivedita Pally in West Bengal's New Town on Saturday.
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Delhi govt to construct 89,400 EWS flats by 2025
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): The Delhi government will construct 89,400 flats for economically weaker sections (EWS) and slum dwellers across the national capital by 2025.
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Fire breaks out in slum area of Kolkata's Topsia
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 11 (ANI): A fire broke out here in a slum area of Topsia in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Ghaziabad: Fierce fire breaks out at slum area, firefighting operation und
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 4 (ANI): A fierce fire broke out at a slum area in Bhupura Krishna Vihar area of Sahibabad on Tuesday. Police and fire brigade are on the spot.
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