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Chinese district announces childcare allowance amid decreasing birth rate
Updated : 7 min ago IST
Beijing [China], August 13 (ANI): Amid trends suggesting decreasing population in China, a district in Wenzhou has announced plans to give families a childcare allowance to encourage more births.
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30 pc slump likely in tea production in north Bengal due heavy rains
Updated : 4 hours, 38 min ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], August 13 (ANI): Heavy rains have impacted tea production in North Bengal's Terai and Dooars regions and it could come down by about 30 per cent over the estimated production for the season, industry experts said.
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Himachal CM orders probe into damage of Kalka-Shimla Highway in Solan
Updated : 20 hours, 53 min ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday ordered a probe into the damage of a major portion of the Kalka-Shimla Highway in Solan and directed the regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit a
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Conrad Sangma rolls out 'YESS Meghalaya' programme
Updated : 1 day ago IST
Tura (Meghalaya) [India], August 12 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday rolled out the YESS (Youth Engagement through empowered Youth organizations) programme in Garo Hills in presence of MLAs Thomas A Sangma and Marcuise Marak.
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GSMA Digital Societies Report, Asia Pacific 2022
Updated : 1 day, 5 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The seventh annual Digital Societies Report shines a light on the progress made by countries within the APAC region in becoming fully fledged digital societies. The report also calls for further collaboration to encourage a consistent ap
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Pak: TTP sets up check-post in Swat; panic among locals
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Swat [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): The return of the Taliban to the Swat region of Pakistan has created panic among the local residents in the region who are demanding the government take action against the organization.
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ECI hosts virtual Asian Regional Forum meet on making elections inclusive,
Updated : 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted a virtual meeting of the 'Asian Regional Forum' on the theme 'Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative at Nirvachan Sadan on Thursday.
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Pakistan: People hold demonstrations in KP against Taliban presence in reg
Updated : 2 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Amid worsening law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan due to presence of the Taliban, local residents have been holding protests, demanding peace and protection, said Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday expressing
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Assam: Two govt employees caught red-handed while taking bribes
Updated : 2 days ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 11 (ANI): Two government employees were caught red-handed while taking bribes by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam on Thursday.
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Regional Committee Meet on Assam-Arunachal border dispute held in Guwahati
Updated : 2 days ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 11 (ANI) The Assam government is collaborating closely with its counterparts in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh for a peaceful, comprehensive, and speedy resolution of the border disputes under the guidance of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Tamil Nadu police arrests 6 for gang raping, robbing woman
Updated : 2 days, 7 hours ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 11 (ANI): Six people were arrested on Thursday for gang-raping a woman in a car near the Porur region of Tamil Nadu's Chennai, police said.
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Extreme heat and drought events necessitate more thorough risk assessment:
Updated : 2 days, 16 hours ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 11 (ANI): The economy, public health, and food production are just a few of the effects of simultaneous extreme heat and drought events. Additionally, as a result of the intricate socioeconomic connections, such extreme events may have a domino effect, according
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