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Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today welcomed celebration of Yoga Day on June 21 but condemned the way BJP and its "offshoots" are playing "communal card" through it. "Our party is not against programmes to be held on…
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New York: The first International Day of Yoga aims at making the ancient Indian cultural heritage the "mantra of modern times", India's top diplomat here said as organisations from across the US gear up to host the inaugural day for…
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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Shruti Haasan is enjoying shooting her upcoming Tigmanshu Dhulia-directed drama "Yaara" in the monsoons. The 29-year-old actress will be seen alongside Irrfan Khan, Vidyut Jamwal and Amit Sadh in the film. "Team…
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New Delhi: Central food safety regulator FSSAI has asked state food commissioners to inspect and evaluate all packaged products available in markets across the country in the wake of Maggi controversy. "There are hundreds of packaged food…
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New Delhi: As a first step to grant Indian nationality to nearly two lakh refugees from neighbouring countries, the NDA government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan in one year. During the…
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New Delhi: Two months after its formation, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan-led Swaraj Abhiyaan today launched a farmers’ movement, its first such public initiative. Yadav and Bhushan, who were expelled from AAP for rebelling against…
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New Delhi: Chronic psychological stress is a significant factor in the development of diabetes in Indians, a study has found. The results of the present study indicate that newly-detected diabetics display higher chronic environmental…
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Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shot a commercial for a new mobile video sharing application, which will enable actors to put up their videos and get quick feedback from fans. Bachchan, 72, said the new application is made by his…
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Fatullah: Rain delayed the start of play in the fifth and final day of the one-off cricket Test between India and Bangladesh, here today. Bangladesh were 111 for three in their first innings in reply to India's 462 for six declared.…
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New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is likely to finalise additional capital requirement, over and above budget provision of about Rs 8,000 crore, for public sector banks in the next three months. The exercise of getting representations from…
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