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Over 1 lakh blood units procured by Indian Red Cross during COVID-19 lockd
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 25 June (ANI): At a time when the country is facing COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) has recorded procurement of more than 1,00,000 units of blood, informed Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Thursday while launching the 'eBloodServices' mobi
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Author Karan Puri launches new book #MeToo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Besides satiating the innate human needs like food, water, air and sleep, people across different sections of society run behind earning respect. How you are perceived by others in society matters a lot.
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COVID-19 crisis: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launches eBlood services mo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched the eBlood Services Mobile Application, in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic.
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CBI summons ex-MDS chairman O Nabakishore Singh for questioning in fraud c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned former Manipur Development Society (MDS) chairman O Nabakishore Singh asking him to appear before it on Thursday in connection with the MDS fraud case.
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ISKCON Rath Yatra cancelled due to COVID-19 in Kolkata, rituals to be held
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 23 (ANI): The Rath Yatra of ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness)in Kolkata has been cancelled and rituals will be held inside the temple premises, the organisation said.
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Himachal Pradesh govt allocates Rs 1990 cr under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Government has allocated Rs. 1,990 crore under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan for the current financial year to ensure empowerment and welfare of this vulnerable section of the society, said the spokesperson of the state govern
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Sanjay Ghodawat: The man who believes in the currency of kindness
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India] June 19 (ANI/PRNewswire): A renowned philosopher once famously said: "The extra treasure we possess after fulfilling our basic needs is for the society and we are the trustee of it." Sanjay Ghodawat, President of Sanjay Ghodawat Foundation too firmly believes i
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Khushiyaan Foundation touches one million hearts during the pandemic- Covi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 18 (ANI/Newswire India): Khushiyaan, as the name suggests 'Happiness" is committed to delivering happiness to underprivileged humans of the society & environment.
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UN Foundation initiative Girl Up joins call for active measures to combat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Taking note of the expected surge in rape and sexual offences as the COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted, subject matter experts from fields of criminal law, forensics, and policy, came together with luminaries from the civil soc
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Union Minister Naqvi donates blood on 'World Blood Donor Day'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday donated blood at the Red Cross Society in the national capital on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day.
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RSS affiliate demands stringent laws to curb web series 'hurting fabric of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Sanskar Bharti, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in its Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Karini has condemned the hateful violence, sexuality, nudity and use of derogatory content for "Bharatiya army" in a web series.
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Researchers analyse economic burden on people due to consumption of alcoho
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): Alcohol use disorders lead to various health and social problems, which cause an increase in the need and use of various services. However, recent research analysed the magnitude and reasons behind the economic burden alcohol use disorders have on society.
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