China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end.
Delhi-based Mangalnam Swaminathan Foundation has announced a pension scheme for the first time in the country for the victims of political violence in Kerala.
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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an interest subvention of 1.5 percent per annum on short-term agriculture loans up to Rs 3 lakh to ensure "adequate credit flow in the agriculture sector".