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Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and
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Over 227,000 houses in Japan's south left without power due to typ
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 227,000 households in Japan's southern Kyushu region have been left without electricity due to the approaching of Typhoon Haishen, which is believed to be the strongest in decades, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing Kyushu El
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China fails to tackle decade-long flooding problem, billions of do
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): China has built many reservoirs, levees, dikes and dams on its seven major river systems over the last several years but is still struggling with a surge in crippling floods, which has destroyed huge swathes of agricultural and industrial land and millions
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BJP can form govt on its own in Bihar but we respect alliance dhar
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): BJP leader and Union Power Minister RK Singh has said that BJP is capable of forming a government on its own in Bihar assembly polls but the party has been in alliance with JD-U for over two decades and respects "alliance dharma" and will not leave it
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Sachin Tendulkar mourns demise of Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday mourned the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee and said that the late leader served the country "passionately" for several decades.
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GDP shrinks by 23.9 pc in Q1, worst economic contraction in four d
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April to June quarter (Q1 FY21), marking the first contraction in more than 40 years as COVID-19 pandemic compressed consumer demand and private investments, government data showed on Monday.
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In boost for intra-Afghan talks, Ghani approves 48 Reconciliation
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 30 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday (local time) approved 48 members of the High Council for National Reconciliation, led by Abdullah Abdullah, in a major development towards preparing for the much-anticipated intra-Afghan negotiations between the gov
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BSS School (Kolkata) awarded India's Most Admirable Education Bran
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 28 (ANI/Mediawire): BSS School - Kolkata, an institution with a legacy of more than 70 decades felicitated with India's Most Admirable Education Brand -2020 for its unwavering commitment to quality education, holistic child development and setting a benchmark of academi
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L&T Financial Services to raise Rs 200 crore via NCDs
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): L&T Financial Services is seeking to raise Rs 200 crore by way of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to boost its capital buffer as the coronavirus-battered economy is set to go into its first annual contraction in four decades.
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Pakistan's Fawad Alam makes Test comeback after a decade
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Southampton [UK], Aug 13 (ANI): Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam on Thursday made a Test return after a decade and eight months as he was included in the playing eleven for the second match against England.
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Tilak's legacy continues to be significant for India-Myanmar cultu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mandalay [Myanmar], August 12 (ANI): India-Myanmar ties are rooted in decades of shared ethnic, cultural and historical bonds. The land of Buddha, India is revered and visited as a site of pilgrimage by people of Myanmar.
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No loan, oil supply for Pakistan, says Saudi Arabia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Aug 12 (ANI): With Saudi Arabia ending loan and oil supply to Pakistan, the decade-long friendship between the two countries has finally ended, reported Middle East Monitor.
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