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  CM Yogi visits flood-hit areas of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur on lifeboat, meets victims | VIDEO

  Uttar Pradesh | July 10, 2024 19:26 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took stock of situations in flood-affected areas. He assured every assistance to the affected people and directed officials to speed up the relief work

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  Taiwan thanks US for sweeping aid package, China says island entering 'dangerous situation'

  World | April 24, 2024 16:48 IST

  The US Senate passed the foreign aid package after months of delay, comprising $8 billion to counter Chinese threats in Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific. While Taiwan lauded the move to protect against authoritarianism, China sharply criticised the move, saying it violates US commitments to Beijing.

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  Merchant ship with 22 Indians onboard hit by missile, captain praises Navy's rescue efforts

  World | January 27, 2024 23:34 IST

  The Indian warship deployed a team along with firefighting equipment to help the crew to augment firefighting efforts onboard the distressed vessel. The British oil tanker was struck by a Houthi missile while transiting through the Red Sea.

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  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offers assistance to China after deadly earthquake amid tensions

  World | December 19, 2023 18:15 IST

  A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces, killing at least 127 people and leaving over 700 injured. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an all-out search and rescue efforts to minimise the casualties in the tremor-hit region.

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  Several US lawmakers write to Biden administration on suspending assistance to Pakistan

  World | November 19, 2023 12:38 IST

  The lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, urged the Biden administration to withhold further security assistance until Pakistan conducts free and fair elections. They also expressed concerns over the strengthening of anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan.

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  Assam Floods: Shah promises assistance to CM Himanta as torrential rain affects nearly 5 lakh people

  India | June 25, 2023 15:16 IST

  He further said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are conducting rescue and relief operations in Assam while adequate forces have been kept on standby.

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  Taliban welcomes United States measure to allow humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

  World | September 26, 2021 12:23 IST

  The war-torn nation is in complete turmoil and is in a state of chaos after the takeover of the Taliban and is in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

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  TN seeks Rs 1,000 cr package to counter agrarian distress

  India | June 21, 2019 21:29 IST

  Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam requested the Central government to extend special package assistance of Rs 1,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas to address agrarian distress and drinking water crisis, similar to the allocation made to Maharashtra.

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  Central announces assistance of Rs 7,214 cr for Puducherry, 6 states

  India | January 29, 2019 16:14 IST

  The decision was taken by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and will cater to the needs of those states that have faced floods, landslides, drought, cloudburst and cyclone. 

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  Twitter launches app for Amazon's voice assistant Alexa

  September 11, 2016 12:43 IST

  Micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an app for Amazons voice platform Alexa, which means you can listen to the latest from Twitter right on your Echo speaker or other Alexa-powered device. The new app

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  No Latur-like relief for drought-hit Bundelkhand, UP govt refuses Centre’s water-train

  India | May 05, 2016 15:11 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in the state refusing to accept the water wagons sent through the Indian railways as a relief measure from the Centre.

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  WFP assistance reaches one mn displaced Iraqis

  World | September 24, 2014 7:23 IST

  Geneva: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it provided food assistance to more than one million civilians across Iraq who were displaced since conflict erupted in mid-June, despite a challenging security

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  JICA offers assistance to Delhi Govt to provide modern toilets

  India | April 17, 2014 7:06 IST

  New Delhi: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a major fund provider for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), is keen to offer its assistance to improve toilet facilities for women and poor in the city.JICA's