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Pope Francis likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], January 10 (ANI): Pope Francis has said that the Vatican will initiate Covid-19 vaccinations from next week and that he is in line to receive a vaccine dose.
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UK abolishes 'tampon tax' on menstrual products
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 3 (ANI): The UK has abolished the 5 per cent rate of value-added tax (VAT) on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax -- meaning that there will no longer be VAT on period products from January 1 onwards.
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Dedicate gardens to martyrs: MHA to paramilitary forces
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the paramilitary forces to create "vatika (gardens)" in the name of the martyrs and also put their photographs there.
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Spain to provide tax-free COVID-19 vaccines and tests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
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Fire breaks out in Ahmedabad chemical factory
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 9 (ANI): A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Ahmedabad's Vatva area in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 8 (ANI) Pope Francis is set to travel to Iraq in March 2021, which would be his first outside Italy ever since the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vatican press office.
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Father of ex JNU students union leader Shehla Rashid alleges life threat f
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 1 (ANI): Abdul Rashid Shora, the father of ex-JNU students union leader Shehla Rashid Shora, has alleged that he is facing a threat of life from his daughter.
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Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" receives Internatio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI/ PNN): Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' who brought a revolutionary New Education Policy to India has also made the country proud with the international recognition of his literary writings. The award was presented to him by the prestigious organisations 'Vat
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In a first, Pope Francis calls China's Uyghurs 'persecuted'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 25 (ANI): Pope Francis has for the first time called Chinese Muslim Uyghurs a "persecuted" people, breaking his silence over Beijing's atrocities on its minorities.
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Lawyer writes to Standing Counsel of Delhi govt for initiating contempt pr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): A lawyer has written a letter to Standing Counsel of Delhi Government to intervene and initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against CBI Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Raghavendra Vats, who is accused of beating a public prosecutor.
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Pope Francis declares support for civil union laws for same sex couples
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], October 21 (ANI): Pope Francis declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time as pontiff during an interview for a documentary film, that premiered on Wednesday at the Rome Film festival.
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Andhra Police recovers 100 quintals of PDS rice being transported illegall
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Police in Krishna district recover 100 quintals of rice, meant for public distribution system (PDS), being illegally transported at Vatsavai check post in Krishna district.
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