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Despite ban on political gatherings in Maharashtra, Congress holds Parliam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): After Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray banned political, religious, and social gatherings in wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases, the state Congress on Tuesday held a meeting of its Parliamentary Board to discuss issues related to state politics,
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Andhra cabinet approves 'EBC Nestam' scheme to provide financial assistanc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh state cabinet in its meeting on Tuesday decided to implement the 'Economically Backward Castes (EBC) Nestam' scheme from the coming financial year, under which the government will provide financial assistance of Rs 45,
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Centre directs five states to expedite COVID-19 vaccination of health care
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The Central government has directed five states including a Union Territory -- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chattisgarh to expedite the vaccination of Health Care Workers (HCWs) and Front Line Workers (FLWs) so as to confer
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ECI to hold meeting to finalise upcoming Assembly elections of 5 states to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow to finalise the upcoming Assembly elections of five states, official sources of the ECI confirmed.
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After Kerala CM writes to PM Modi, Karnataka says no inter-state travel pr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Soon after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention regarding the new travel restriction imposed by Karnataka, Health Minister of Karnataka Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday clarified that inter-state t
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Andhra reports 70 new COVID-19 cases, 84 recoveries
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh witnessed a rise of 70 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,89,409, including 8,81,666 recoveries.
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Rahul promises 'people's manifesto' for Kerala polls, slams central, stat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 23 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed BJP-led central government and LDF government in Kerala and said the party will come up with the "people's manifesto" for the forthcoming assembly which will reflect the voice of the re
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Vijayan seeks PM Modi's intervention over border restrictions with Karnata
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 23 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday requested the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over travel restrictions imposed by Karnataka on passengers arriving from his state due to surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Sale of 'Coronil' will not be allowed in Maharashtra without certification
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): The sale of 'Coronil', Patanjali's Covid-19 medicine will not be allowed in Maharashtra without proper certification, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday.
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US honours Indian activist Anjali Bharadwaj for her work on combating corr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday honoured Indian social activist Anjali Bhardwaj with the International Anti-corruption Champions Award.
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: ITBP, SDRF work with organisations to widen flo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and other organisations are working together to widen the flow of the lake formed at Rishi Ganga in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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George Clooney to executive produce Ohio State abuse scandal docu-series
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): American actor George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures are partnering with Sports Illustrated Studios to produce a docu-series about sports journalist Jon Wertheim's cover story. The series will detail the decades-long abuse scandal in the at
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