Assistance
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India offers to help Bangladesh in preserving Satyajit Ray's ancestral home amid demolition concerns
India | Jul 16, 2025, 12:13 AM ISTIndia has offered to assist Bangladesh in preserving and restoring the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, amid reports of its demolition. This effort aims to protect a vital cultural landmark symbolising the shared heritage of Bengal and strengthen ties between the two nations.
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CM Yogi visits flood-hit areas of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur on lifeboat, meets victims | VIDEO
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 10, 2024, 07:26 PM ISTUttar 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 | Apr 24, 2024, 04:48 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 27, 2024, 11:34 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 19, 2023, 06:15 PM ISTA 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 | Nov 19, 2023, 12:38 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 25, 2023, 03:16 PM ISTHe 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 | Sep 26, 2021, 12:23 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 21, 2019, 09:29 PM ISTTamil 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 | Jan 29, 2019, 04:14 PM ISTThe 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
Sep 11, 2016, 12:43 PM ISTMicro-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, 03:11 PM ISTAkhilesh 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 | Sep 24, 2014, 07:23 AM ISTGeneva: 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 | Apr 17, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTNew 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