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India ramps up national literacy programme

Nine states in India are to get more funds to improve their literacy rates.

The recipients include Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal that have literacy levels less than the national average.

The proposal has to be vetted by the National Development Council before coming into effect.

The average literacy level in India, as per the 2011 census, stands at 74.04%.

Residents in the UAE and other GCC countries want more functional and innovative furniture and designs for their homes.

Philippine Embassy officials in Abu Dhabi are cautioning Filipinos in the capital not to have their documents falsified.

Authorities in the capital are cracking down on fake beauty products being sold at a trade show.

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