Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:06:08
Tobacco consumption is a major risk factor for not only cancer but also cardiovascular diseases, experts warned on World Heart Day on Thursday and demanded early passage of the COTPA Amendment Bill to ban point-of-sale advertisements.
The draft Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act Amendment Bill also proposes banning public designated smoking zones to ensure a healthy and fit India.
The
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:04:53
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday and sentenced Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for violating Myanmar's official secrets act, a legal official said.
Suu Kyi received a three-year sentence after being tried and convicted with Turnell under the secrets law, said the official, who spoke on conditi
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:03:21
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India will be the pillar of the global economic revival as it exhibited steady growth and emerged as the fastest-growing country among large economies of the world.
Addressing the Bengal Chamber's annual general meeting virtually, he said if all stakeholders of the economy work together with a sense of 'Kartavya bhav' (spirit of duty), the national g
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:56:49
Indian super middleweight boxer Shiva Thakran was crowned WBC Asia Continental champion after he clinched a Technical Knockout (TKO) victory over Malaysia's Adli Hafidz here.
The Indian caused ripples in the Asian Pro Boxing circuit with the eighth round stoppage win over the former South East Asian Games medallist on Wednesday.
The fight had been three months in the making and Thakran had
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:55:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, held a roadshow in Bhavnagar city on Thursday before addressing a mega public rally.
In the morning, PM Modi held a roadshow in Surat and also addressed a gathering there. After that, he reached Bhavnagar city and led a roadshow for two kms, from Women's College circle till Jawahar Maidan, where he will address people after lau
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:52:41
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday concluded his Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered the state on September 10 and will resume the foot march from Tamil Nadu in the afternoon.
After the yatra ended its Kerala phase at Vazhikaddavu here, Gandhi and senior Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Digvijaya Singh thanked the KPCC and UDF leaders, party workers and everyone else who
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:51:24
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that all women, irrespective of their marital status, are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:50:28
Close on the heels of the Central government declaring the Popular Front of India (PFI) as a banned organisation, the Kerala government has initiated steps to implement the order by empowering the district administration and police to take action against the outlawed outfit's activities.
The Home Department of the state government on Wednesday issued an order stating that since PFI, its associa
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Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:48:36
Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized 461 gm of gold, valued at Rs 23,09,610, from a passenger who arrived here from Dubai.
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