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Sitharaman urges secretaries of ministries to push expenditure on large im
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a virtual meeting with senior government officials to discuss the infrastructure roadmap ahead and requested the Secretaries of Ministries to push expenditure on large important projects to ensure that
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Gehlot asks Centre for timely supply of black fungus injections
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 4 (ANI): As Mucormycosis or black fungus cases continue to escalate in the country, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday urged the Centre to provide Amphotericin-B vials in a time-bound manner to states.
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US Senate Majority Leader Schumer urged Biden to send 'robust allotment' o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of US announcing its plans to make COVID-19 vaccine jabs available India and other countries, US Senate Majority Leader Charles E Schumer had on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to send a robust allotment of vaccine doses to New Delhi, saying the
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UGC asks universities, colleges to observe World Environment Day tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all universities and colleges to observe World Environment Day on June 5 through various online programmes.
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Javadekar urges agriculture sector to save water amid declining availabili
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Raising concerns over the declining water availability in the country, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday called on the Agriculture sector to conserve water as it is consuming nearly 85 per cent of the availab
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126 Nobel Laureates press for strong action, say humanity taking colossal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of the G7 summit in the UK, a scientific statement signed by an unprecedented 126 Nobel Laureates was delivered to the summit leaders. The statement read, "Without transformational action this decade, humanity is taking colossal risks with our common f
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Urge Centre to take charge, responsibility of COVID-19 vaccination drive:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday wrote to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan to urge the Government of India to take responsibility for the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive.
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China's urgent goal is to expand nuclear arsenal to prepare for possible '
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 3 (ANI): China's urgent goal is to expand its arsenal of long-range nuclear missiles in anticipation of an "intense showdown" with the US, Chinese state media said.
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US bipartisan committee urges NBA to end deals with Chinese firms over for
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): A US bipartisan parliamentary executive committee on China has sent a letter to the National Basketball Association (NBA), asking players to drop contracts with companies that use materials manufactured in Chinese slave labor camps.
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Five Air India pilots succumb to COVID-19 in May, ICPA says family members
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): After five senior Air India pilots lost their lives to COVID-19 last month, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has urged the airline to vaccinate not only the members of the flying crew but also their family members.
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Mumbai Police takes a dig at Tiger, Disha over violation of COVID norms
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Known for imparting awareness on the COVID-19 pandemic through quirky posts on social media, the Mumbai Police has once again urged citizens to remain indoors by taking a dig at actors and rumoured couple Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani.
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Centre urges states, UTs to ensure coverage of economically weakest sectio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday issued an advisory to all the states and union territories to launch a special drive to issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of the population amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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