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Morning Digest | Congress to give 50% reservation to women, youth in all party positions; India, U.K. Finance Ministers agree to make further progress on FTA, and more

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Morning Digest | Congress to give 50% reservation to women, youth in all party positions; India, U.K. Finance Ministers agree to make further progress on FTA, and more

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi during the 85th Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress, in Raipur on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress economic resolution identifies job creation as the cornerstone of policy making The Congress, terming employment generation as the core and foundation of its draft … Read more

Union Health Ministry provided medical assistance worth ₹7 crore to quake-hit Turkey and Syria

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Union Health Ministry provided medical assistance worth ₹7 crore to quake-hit Turkey and Syria

File picture of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya | Photo Credit: PTI In the week since two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, the Indian Government has sent medical assistance worth ₹7 crore to the affected nations, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.  Aslo read |Envoys of Turkey and Syria thank India for humanitarian assistance … Read more

Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey

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Search for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey

The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster. Teams in southern Turkey’s Hatay province cheered and clapped when a 13-year-old boy identified only by his first … Read more

Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes

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Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes

As rescuers still pulled a lucky few from the rubble six days after a pair of earthquakes devastated southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Turkish officials detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in the construction of buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants. The death toll from Monday’s quakes stood … Read more

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

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2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on February 11, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving more than 28,000 dead. But security concerns led some aid operations to be suspended, and 48 people have been arrested for looting or trying to defraud victims in the aftermath … Read more

World Bank to provide Turkey $1.78 billion for recovery after quake

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World Bank to provide Turkey $1.78 billion for recovery after quake

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building on February 9, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey. A | Photo Credit: Getty Images The World Bank announced Thursday $1.78 billion in aid to Turkey to help relief and recovery efforts after a massive earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria, claiming more than 20,000 lives. The … Read more

Envoys of Turkey and Syria thank India for humanitarian assistance

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Envoys of Turkey and Syria thank India for humanitarian assistance

A view of vehicles under a collapsed building following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s decision to send rescue teams to help with earthquake relief is timely, much needed and a sign of “true friendship”, said envoys from Turkey and Syria, countries hit hard by Monday’s earthquake that … Read more

India dispatches first consignment of earthquake relief material to Turkey

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India dispatches first consignment of earthquake relief material to Turkey

The first batch of earthquake relief material leaves for Türkey, along with NDRF Search & Rescue teams, specially trained dog squads, medical supplies, drilling machine and other necessary equipments. | Photo Credit: Twitter/MEAIndia Hours after the announcement made by the Prime Minister’s Office, India has dispatched the first batch of earthquake relief material to Turkey … Read more