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  BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar on Pakistan's I-Day

  India | August 14, 2021 14:01 IST

  Exchange of sweets will also take place on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day on Sunday.

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  VIDEO: Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin from July 19

  News | June 29, 2021 14:20 IST

  The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to commence in the third week of July, sources have said. The session is very likely to be held from July 19 to August 13, they said. All covid-related protocols will be in place while the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be conducted.

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  Super 100 | 216 crore vaccine doses to be available in 5 months: Govt

  News | May 13, 2021 23:00 IST

  "Two billion doses (216 crore) will be made in the country in five months for India and for people of India. Vaccine will be available for all as we move forward," Niti Ayog Member VK Paul said, adding by the first quarter of the next year, the number is likely to be three billion, news agency ANI reported.

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  Maharashtra was first to implement farm laws in August

  India | September 28, 2020 16:20 IST

  In a huge embarrassment to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, it has now emerged that the Maharashtra government had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August - even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the country.

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  2.39 crore COVID tests conducted in India in August: Minister of State for Health

  India | September 20, 2020 14:01 IST

  India conducted 2.39 crore COVID-19 tests in August, of which 1.24 crore were done using rapid antigen kits, the government said on Sunday.

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  Industrial production drops by 1.1 per cent in August

  Business | October 11, 2019 18:11 IST

  The manufacturing sector, which contributes over 77 per cent to the IIP, showed a decline of 1.2 per cent in output during August 2019 as against a growth of 5.2 per cent in the same month of last year.

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  Prime Minister to travel to Bhutan for two-day visit on August 17

  India | August 09, 2019 13:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic allies will explore ways to further strengthen and diversify bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

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  146 malaria cases in Delhi this season, about 40% recorded in August

  India | August 27, 2018 14:19 IST

  Of the total 78 dengue cases this season, 29 were reported till August 11, 19 were reported in July, six in January, three in February, one in March, two in April, 10 in May and eight in June.  

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  'Monsoon to be below normal in August-September', predicts IMD

  India | August 03, 2018 17:32 IST

  Monsoon rains is considered normal in the range of 96-104 per cent of the LPA. The 90-96 pc of the LPA range is considered "below normal".

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  August 2017 was second hottest in 137 years of record-keeping, says NASA

  September 20, 2017 18:54 IST

  NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) does monthly analysis of global temperature using publicly available data.

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  India's core industries output surges by 3.2% in August

  September 30, 2016 23:52 IST

  Gaining momentum in rise of industrial output, India’s core industries production rose by 3.2 per cent in August on the back of production of steel, fertilisers and refinery products, official data showed on Friday.

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  India’s exports plunge for second consecutive month, trade deficit down to RS 51,000 crore from Rs.83,000 crore in August

  September 15, 2016 19:59 IST

  India's exports have dipped by 0.3 per cent to USD 21.51 billion (Rs. 14 lakh crore) for the second consecutive month in August. The decline has emerged due to dip in shipments of products like

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  Earth witnesses hottest August in last 136 years: NASA

  World | September 13, 2016 15:43 IST

  In 136 years of modern record-keeping, August 2016 was the hottest August, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. August 2016's

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  First set of new banking licences by August, says Raghuram Rajan

  June 02, 2015 13:56 IST

  Mumbai: The first set of new banking licences will be issued by August, taking the number of such private financial institutions operating in the country to more than 12."I hope to announce at least one

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  Over 7,200 killed in Syria in August

  World | September 03, 2014 8:17 IST

  Cairo: As many as 7,219 people have been killed in Syria in August as fierce fighting continued due to the three-year-old civil war in the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.At

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  Mithali Raj to lead India in England

  Cricket | July 18, 2014 10:54 IST

  Mumbai:  Mithali Raj will skipper the Indian women's cricket team which will tour England in August to play a four-day Test match and three One-Day Internationals (ODI).Wicketkeeper Karuna Jain has been named the vice-captain of

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  Snoopgate: Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Pradeep Sharma's plea till August

  India | June 30, 2014 17:45 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing on suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's plea on snoopgate and posted it for hearing in the second week of August.The apex court, which had on January 17

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  Ric Charlesworth to quit as Australia coach in August.

  Hockey | March 26, 2014 11:37 IST

  SYDNEY : Ric Charlesworth plans to quit as coach of the Australian men's field hockey team after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.   A four-time Olympian and winner of the 1986 World Cup as a player,

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  GSLV-D5 launch fixed for August 19

  India | August 12, 2013 18:49 IST

  Chennai: In a crucial launch, India's GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, is set for lift off at 4.50 pm on August 19 from the spaceport of Sriharikota.The launch

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  'Singh Sahab The Great' first teaser to be out by August

  Bollywood | July 29, 2013 7:31 IST

  Mumbai, July 29: Filmmaker Anil Sharma, who is very excited about his film "Singh Sahab The Great", says he is all set to release the teaser of the film by August.Sharma said: "I am very