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Gehlot requests PM Modi to declare 'locust attack' national disast
Updated : 49 min ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to declare the locust attack a national disaster which will strengthen the capability of states to fight this menace.
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Global economy could lose $108 billion in remittances: ADB
Updated : 3 hours, 50 min ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Aug 3 (ANI): Global remittances will fall by 108.6 billion dollars if the Covid-19 economic impact persists throughout the year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday.
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NHRC seeks ATR from States, UTs over plight of transgenders
Updated : 7 hours, 9 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories of India over the plight of transgenders.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 94,000
Updated : 15 hours, 2 min ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 3 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 540 new coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll up to over 94,000, according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.
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Chinese software companies feeding data directly to CCP, says Pomp
Updated : 18 hours, 52 min ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 3 (ANI): Chinese software companies doing business in the United States are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said on Sunday, amid worsening relations between Washington and Beijing.
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Chief Ministers wish for Amit Shah's speedy recovery
Updated : 22 hours, 59 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): After Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed that he has tested positive for coronavirus, Chief Ministers of various states including Arvind Kejriwal, Naveen Patnaik, and Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery.
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Women from north-east tie rakhis to jawans deployed in J-K
Updated : 23 hours, 27 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): A day before Raksha Bandhan, women from India's north-eastern states tied rakhis to jawans whose Battalions or Companies were deployed in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in a programme organised by the central government in the national cap
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Pompeo slams China for violating "sovereign rights and jurisdictio
Updated : 23 hours, 55 min ago IST
Washington DC [USA], August 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday expressed support to Ecuador for raising voice against China who violates the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states.
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US condemns Hong Kong govt decision to postpone legislative counci
Updated : 1 day, 7 hours ago IST
Washington [US], August 02 (ANI): The United States on Saturday condemned the Hong Kong's administration move to postpone Legislative Council elections and urged the government to reconsider their decision.
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Study finds exposure to environmental chemicals may disrupt sleep
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Ohio [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): A new study has found the possible reason behind sleepless nights with menopausal women. The study states that for menopausal women who have difficulty sleeping, it might be because of chemicals in the environment.
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Experts call for urgent new measures as coronavirus cases continue
Updated : 1 day, 12 hours ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 2 (ANI): As coronavirus cases in the United States continue to surge and its fall out on economy turns out to be equally dreadful, public health experts have called for urgent new measures to halt the spread of the virus.
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COVID-19 death toll in Brazil rises to 93,563
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 2 (ANI): Over 45,300 cases of coronavirus were recorded in Brazil in last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 2,707,877.
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