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COVID-19: Dharmendra Pradhan to join G-20 Energy Ministers summit on April
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan will join the summit of G-20 Energy Ministers on April 10 through video conferencing, amid coronavirus pandemic which has infected over a million people and killed thousands globally.
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ISSF Running Target World Championship postponed due to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 9 (ANI): The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday postponed its Running Target World Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rajeev Shukla rules out starting IPL
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Citing the prevailing situation in the country amid coronavirus pandemic, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Thursday said that it is impossible to start the 13th edition of the IPL after April 15.
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Dua Lipa urges people to donate to UNICEF to help underprivileged children
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Through a series of tweets, singer-songwriter Dua Lipa on Thursday urged netizens to donate to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and help underprivileged children sail through the hard times of coronavirus pandemic.
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As world grapples with COVID-19 fallout, China strengthens its economy: Al
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 9 (ANI): As the world is struggling with coronavirus pandemic, China, which has emerged from it strongly, is now back on its old tactic of exploiting the situation by using the crisis to its own advantage and further strengthening its economy.
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Shoaib Akhtar's proposal of India-Pakistan series is comical statement: Ra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Commenting on former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar's proposal of conducting a series between India and Pakistan to raise funds for the fight against coronavirus pandemic, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Thursday termed the pac
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Global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020: IMF
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 9 (ANI): While the trajectory of coronavirus pandemic remains uncertain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects an economic crisis worse than the great recession of 2008.
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China's leading think tank backs PM Modi's initiatives to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): At the Extraordinary G20 Virtual Summit held last month in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the G20 leaders to come out with a plan putting the focus on human lives. He urged for a plan to reduce the hardships faced by e
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'ProDot' contributes Rs 1 million to PM CARES Fund
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): ProDot, the only Cartridge Manufacturer in India today announced that it has contributed Rs 1 million towards the Prime Minister CARES Fund to fight coronavirus pandemic across the country.
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Bulls fuel smart rally on stimulus hopes, Nifty auto up by 10 pc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over 4 per cent higher on Thursday amid strong global cues and expectations of further stimulus measures from the government as well as central bankers across the world.
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Several migrant workers stuck at sealed India-Nepal border due to lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], April 9 (ANI): Scores of Nepali migrant workers are left stranded at the India-Nepal border here following its closure during to the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus vaccines are moving towards clinical trials
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 9 (ANI): Just three months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies in the United States have ramped up their efforts to fight the disease with accelerated schedules for creating new vaccines and beginning clinical trials for potential t
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