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COVID-19: Pak's Sindh to promote students of grades I-VIII without exams
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 crisis, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has said that students from classes I to VIII across the province will be promoted to the next grades without having to take the annual examinations, but school administrators can have them t
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Rahul urges PM Modi to transfer Rs 7,500 in accounts of migrant labourers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Minutes before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address the nation on Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged him to directly transfer at least Rs 7,500 to the accounts of migrant labourers to support them during COVID-19 crisis.
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HC directs Centre, Delhi govt to consider suggestions on sale of liquor in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and Delhi government to take a decision on liquor sale in the wake of COVID-19 crisis after considering the suggestions made by petitioners so more damage, than what has already been done, is not caused.
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West Bengal govt shall be blamed, not Health Secretary: BJP leader Rahul S
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): After West Bengal's Principal Health Secretary Vivek Kumar was transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Environment Department, BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Tuesday claimed that he has been made a scapegoat by the State government to hide its i
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Kerala HC refuses to issue interim orders on plea challenging mandatory us
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 12 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to issue any interim orders on a plea challenging the Central government's decision to mandate the use of Aarogya Setu app for all public and private sector employees returning to work amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Govt-guaranteed COVID-19 crisis liquidity bridge from banks for sustainabl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks need to collectively take measures to ensure that businesses do not collapse en masse due to COVID-19 impact and in turn push banks into a systemic failure, according to a study by lead industry body F
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Pregnant Karnataka nurse continues to serve at hospital amid COVID-19 outb
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Roopa Praveen Rao, an expectant mother and a nurse at a hospital in Shivamogga, Karnataka, has chosen to continue to serve the patients amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Union HRD Minister launches Central University of Odisha helpline "Bharosa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): To help relieve the distress of students during the COVID-19 crisis, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday launched Central University of Odisha helpline "Bharosa" and its helpline number through a virtual platform in New Delhi.
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Samsung India pledges Rs 2 crore to Tamil Nadu to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Samsung India has pledged a contribution of Rs 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority to support the State's fight against the Covid-19 crisis.
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'One size fits all' economic solutions like globalisation not viable: S Gu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Editor of Thughlak magazine Swaminathan Gurumurthy on Monday said that the COVID-19 crisis has confirmed that economically "one size fits all" models like globalisation will not offer solutions for the changing real-world situations.
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind approaches SC, seeks grant of conditional bail to jai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind approached the Supreme Court on Monday seeking grant of conditional bail to eligible jail inmates across the country on humanitarian grounds amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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'Aarogya Setu safest app, designed keeping privacy in mind'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Aarogya Setu, COVID-19 contact-tracing app, is the safest application and was designed keeping privacy in mind, said Ajay Sawhney, chairman of Empowered Group-9, which has been given the responsibility for technology and data management for combating COVI
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