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Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as per information available with the Ministry of External Affairs, a total number of 1,24,99,395 Indian nationals are living in foreign countries.

Rai said 1,41,656 Indians gave up Indian citizenship in 2015, 1,44,942 in 2016, 1,27,905 in 2017, 1,25,130 in 2018 and 1,36,441 Indians gave up Indian nationality in 2019.

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#foreign aid #manmohanSingh #coronacrisi
In what marks a major shift in policy in 16 years, India has now started accepting gifts, donations and aid from foreign nations as the country reels under a massive shortage of oxygen, drugs and related equipment amid a surge in Covid cases.

There have been two other changes in approach that signal this shift. India now has “no conceptual problem” in procuring oxygen-related equipment and life-saving medicines from China, a source said, adding that on Pakistan, New Delhi has still not made up its mind on whether to accept aid — though it is unlikely to accept it. Besides, state governments are also free to procure these life-saving devices and medicines from foreign agencies, and the Central government will not come in the way.

All these three elements add up to a significant change in New Delhi’s strategy, which usually stresses on self-reliance and its own emerging-power image. It’s a marked change from the policy of the last 16 years, since the UPA government under Manmohan Singh decided to not accept aid from foreign sources.

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180 Years ago Polystyrene (a.k.a Thermocol) was discovered by Eduard Simon and it radically transformed how we live and consume. Polystyrene (PS) (thermocol) is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the monomer styrene.
We find ourselves completely surrounded by thermocol. It includes protective packaging, containers, lids, bottles, trays, tumblers, disposable cutlery and in the making of models.

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Fake National Recruitment Agency jobs website: The screenshot shared by PIB Fact Check on Twitter shows "nra-gov.online" as the URL for the fake government jobs website.

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देश से हर साल बड़ी संख्या में लोगों का पलायन हो रहा है. गृह मंत्रालय द्वारा मंगलवार को लोकसभा में पेश किए गए आंकड़ों से इसका खुलासा हुआ है. आंकड़ों के अनुसार, साल 2015 में 1,41,656 भारतीयों ने देश की नागरिकता छोड़ दी और विदेश में शरण ली. इसी तरह साल 2016 में कुल 1,44,942 भारतीयों ने नागरिकता छोड़कर किसी अन्य देश की नागरिकता ले ली.


एक करोड़ भारतीय विदेश में रह रहे
गृह मंत्रालय के आंकड़ों के अनुसार, साल 2017 में भारतीय नागरिकता छोड़ने वाले लोगों का आंकड़ा 1,27,905 रहा. साल 2018 में 1,25,130 और साल 2019 में 1,36,441 लोगों ने भारतीय नागरिकता छोड़ी. आंकड़ों में यह भी जानकारी दी गई कि कुल 1,24,99,395 भारतीय विदेशों में रह रहे हैं.

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