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ABVP ropes in its cadre to aid students amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has decided to rope in its cadre to reach out to students who are studying outside their states and living in hostels or paying guest accommodation as the country remains un
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Sindh Human Rights body expresses concern over status of prisoners amid CO
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar 28 (ANI): The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed grave concern over the status of prisoners locked in jails across the country.
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Bringing citizens to such a condition is criminal: Rahul targets Centre ov
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the appalling condition of migrant workers who are walking miles on foot to reach their homes in various parts of the country amid COVID-19 lockdown, and said that bringing citizens to such a
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Appalling to see migrant workers plight: Shivakumar appeals authorities to
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar on Saturday appealed to the authorities to arrange transport for migrant workers, stating that it is appalling to see their plight as they are walking hundreds of kilometres to their
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Walt Disney World, Disneyland to remain closed indefinitely amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): Disneyland and Walt Disney World will remain closed indefinitely. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the California and Florida parks that were set to reopen next Wednesday will now remain closed until further notice, the Walt Disney Co. said on Friday (loc
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PIL in SC seeks food, shelter for migrant workers, their families
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking food, water, shelter, medical aid and 'urgent indulgence to the plight of migrant workers and their families including women, kids, elders and Divyangs, who are walking on foot to their villages, amid COV
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COVID-19: All mosques in Srinagar closed amid 21-day lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): All mosques in Srinagar have been closed due to the 21-day nation-wide lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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'Picking up new hobbies', says Jasprit Bumrah amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): As the whole country is under lockdown as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said that he is using the time to pick up some new hobbies along the way.
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Clerics call on Muslims to offer namaz at home amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Muslims community should offer their Juma namaz (Friday prayers) in their homes till the lockdown continues, said Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Chief Imam of All India Imam Organisation, on Friday.
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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, CPEC project should be halted: European think tank
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], (ANI) March 27 (ANI): Experts believe that amid a health crisis triggered by the rapidly spreading coronavirus, it is more important to focus on containing the infection rather than continuing with the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which
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Muslim clerics ask faithful to pray at home amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Muslim clerics called on their followers asking them to offer the Juma namaz at home and desist from visiting mosques in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Maharashtra CM urges medical practitioners to keep clinics open amid COVID
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged private medical practitioners to keep their clinics open to avoid inconvenience to patients during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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