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7 civilians including women, children killed in mortar attack in Kunduz
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], November 19 (ANI): The Taliban attacked the northeastern city of Kunduz on Wednesday evening killing seven civilians and six more were wounded including women and children in a mortar attack.
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119 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Sunday said that 119 illegal immigrants, among them women and children, have been rescued off Libyan coast.
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Pakistan invasion in 1947 brought in its wake killing of thousands, plunde
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
ew Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Pakistan invaded Kashmir on October 22, 1947, and brought in its wake horrifying stories of mass plunder and vandalism, killing thousands of men, women, and children mercilessly, said Dr Ashok Bhan.
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23 sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against women, children in UP
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): As many as 23 persons were sentenced to life imprisonment from October 19 to October 20 in connection with cases of crime against women and children, said State Home Department, Uttar Pradesh.
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Kamal Nath's comment on MP BJP leader shows mindset of Congress: Smriti Ir
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday targeted Congress saying that former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's remarks on BJP leader Imarti Devi not only shows the "mindset of the main opposition party but
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PM Modi releases commemorative coin to mark FAO's 75th anniversary
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): On the occasion of 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relation of India with FAO.
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Maharashtra minister Yashomati Thakur sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): A district court in Amravati sentenced Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Advocate Yashomati Thakur to three months of rigorous imprisonment in an eight-year old case of assault on a policeman.
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Economic cost of food-borne disease is USD 15 billion per year for India:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that the economic cost of food-borne diseases in India is estimated to be a whopping USD 15 billion. While wasting (21 per cent), underweighting (36 per cent), stunting (38 per cent) are common among children
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Haryana govt join hands with Pratham Education Foundation for starting pla
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 10 (ANI): Haryana Women and Child Development Department and Elementary Education Department on Friday entered into an agreement with Pratham Education Foundation regarding starting play schools for children between the age group of 3 to 6 years in vario
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Sensitise farmers against stubble burning, which can worsen COVID situatio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): Asserting that many panchayats have passed resolutions against stubble burning, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Friday urged the rest to sensitise the farmers against the menace, which could exacerbate the C
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Baloch women stage protest against burial of corpses of two Baloch youth
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], October 2 (ANI): A large number of Baloch women and children staged a protest at Turbat Press Club against the hasty burial of the corpses of two Baloch by Pakistani forces and accused them of desecrating the dead bodies.
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India recognises centrality of women empowerment in developmental agenda:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York/New Delhi [US/India], October 2 (ANI): India recognises the centrality of gender equality and women's empowerment in all aspects of our developmental agenda, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said at the United Nations.
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