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Muslim men appeal to allow prayers through loudspeakers from Jama Masjid t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): A Muslim man from the Jama Masjid area in the national capital has appealed authorities to allow prayers from loudspeakers at the mosque so that people can open Roza at their homes during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Darbar Move in J-K postponed due to coronavirus lockdown, will take place
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): The annual Darbar Move of offices from Jammu to Srinagar for the summer session has been postponed due to coronavirus lockdown.
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Banking, auto stocks jump as RBI unveils steps to ease liquidity
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped over 3 per cent on Friday as the Reserve Bank of India unveiled measures to ease liquidity and bank credit as part of economic relief to offset the fallout of coronavirus lockdown.
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COVID-19: Rajnath Singh reviews preparedness of Armed Forces Medical Servi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the activities of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and its assistance to civilian authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Railway distributes food to around 11,500 poor in Delhi amid coronavirus l
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Railway, along with the help of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and some NGOs, is distributing food to around 11,500 poor and needy people every day at railway stations across the national c
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Post medical check-up, cancer patient not allowed to enter rented house in
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Balasore (Bhubaneswar) [India], April 17 (ANI): A cancer patient and his family members were allegedly not allowed to enter their rented house by the landlord in Sahadevkhunta area here as they had returned from Bhubaneswar after a medical check-up.
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Tomato farmers in MP face troubling times due to lack of transport amid lo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Farmers in Madhya Pradesh are suffering losses as they are unable to sell their produce in the market due to the restrictions imposed in wake of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Kerala HC adjourns till April 21 pleas over repatriation of citizens stran
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 17 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned till April 21 three different petitions seeking repatriation of Indian citizens stranded in Gulf countries amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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Is lockdown 2.0 locking the future of migrant labourers?
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Thousands of migrant workers and daily wage labourers stranded away from their homes and families in cities like Delhi amid lockdown are spending their time sleeping in parks and lining up for food at relief camps and government schools.
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Prioritise resources, provide support to most marginalised sections of soc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria has urged the Central government to prioritise resources in order to provide support to the most marginalised sections of the society.
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COVID-19: Telangana BJP chief writes to Chief Secy highlighting plight of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 17 (ANI): Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay on Friday wrote to Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar highlighting the plight of farmers, workers and the downtrodden in the state amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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RBI reduces reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from 4 pc to 3.75 pc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today reduced the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from four per cent to 3.75 per cent in a bid to inject liquidity in financial markets. However, the repo rate remains unchanged.
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