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UN chief wants full investigation into Visakhapatnam gas leak
By Arul Louis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants a full investigation into the gas leak at a chemical plant in…
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Essar Foundation launches Sahej menstrual hygiene app, distributes 400,000 sanitary napkins in Mumbai slums
Mumbai– Essar Foundation, which is the CSR arm of Essar, has launched the Sahej app that promotes awareness about menstrual…
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More than 50% want home delivery of liquor to prevent overcrowding in India
New Delhi–As much as 52 percent citizens want states to implement a solution for home delivery of liquor in red…
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Karnataka to bail out overseas Kannadigas in distress: Minister
BY FAKIR BALAJI Bengaluru–The Karnataka government is bracing to bail out hundreds of Kannadigas living abroad but who now want…
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Two suspended for spraying disinfectant on migrants in UP
Lucknow–Two employees of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) have been suspended for allegedly spraying disinfectant on migrant workers at the…
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Delhi readies 1,200 rooms to quarantine returnees from abroad
New Delhi– As the process of bringing back Indian nationals stranded abroad begins, the Delhi government has arranged as many as…
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Indian Railways to deploy isolation coaches at 215 stations
New Delhi–The Indian Railways, which converted 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients has decided to…
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Andhra announces Rs 1 crore each to kin of 9 killed in gas tragedy
Visakhapatnam–Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced Rs 1 crore ex-gratia each for the families…
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10,800 waiting to return to Bengaluru from abroad
Bengaluru–About 10,800 citizens, including hundreds of Kannadigas are waiting to return to Karnataka from other countries where they have been…
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Converting marriage halls into COVID-19 isolation wards in India
New Delhi– With marriage halls out of use during the nationwide lockdown and social distancing norms in play, a team of…
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