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Karnataka govt to form panel to check unnecessary C-section deliveries in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"C-section deliveries should generally remain within 20-40 per cent of the total deliveries. The C-section should not be recommended in cases where normal delivery is feasible. If this is being deliberately done we will take strict action to stop this. District surgeons should have a weekly
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Amateur Avani Prashanth holds five-shot lead in 15th leg of WPGT
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The 16-year-old golfer Avani Prashanth is now five shots clear of eight players who are tied at 1-over 73. The pack of eight includes last week's winner Ridhima Dilawari and two amateurs, Heena Kang and Jia Kataria.
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"Modi govt feels no pressure," says minister Puri ahead of Dec 5 deadline
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of World LPG Week 2022 held in Greater Noida on Wednesday.
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Ladakh high on development path with three new hydel projects on anvil
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
NHPC's Group General Manager, Bikram Singh, told business-line last week that the company has pitched to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Ladakh for putting up hydro-electric power plants at Khalsi (78 MW), Takmachik (45 MW) and Kanuntsey (60MW).
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US Fed governor says "more comfortable" stepping down size of rate hike
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the 59th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, Governor Waller said the data of the past few weeks have made him more comfortable considering stepping down to a 50-basis-point hike in the upcoming policy meet.
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Amazon begins mass layoffs in US
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The New York Times this week reported that Amazon was planning to lay off approximately 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles. The report said the cuts would be the largest in the company's history.
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Jay Leno to undergo second surgery after suffering serious burns
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Comedian Jay Leno, who suffered serious burns in a fire accident, will undergo his second surgery by the end of the week.
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Core responsibility to assist Parliament in ensuring executive accountabil
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While speaking at the inaugural speech of the week-long Audit Diwas celebrations in the presence of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankar, he said the CAG had been able to perform our tasks with a sense of purpose and duty despite the challenges of newer priorities of governance and changi
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Three candidate Ebola vaccines in Uganda to be shipped next week: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases, the UN News reported.
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UNICEF says sports essential for all-round development of children
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In marking Child Rights Week, thirty-five Members of Parliament listened to children sharing their experiences in countering discrimination through sports, calling for inclusion and equality for all children.
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Urgent need to produce and use energy in a sustainable way: Hardeep S Puri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Addressing the gathering at World LPG Week 2022, he said that encouraging innovations in the LPG energy mix, efficiency, conservation, Bio LPG, Synthetic LPG etc would facilitate favourable shift/growth and also help in meeting the climate change goals.
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Telangana: Boora Narsaiah Goud slams KCR for sidelining Backward Classes,
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Just weeks after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ex-MP and BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud called out the state government for ignoring the BC community and said that only a small proportion of the allotted multi-crore budget was used and the federations were kept for namesakes.
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