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Odisha State Board declares class 10 exam results
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): Odisha's Board of Secondary Education (BSE) on Friday declared results of Class 10 for the academic year 2020-21, by adopting the alternative method of assessment, as the examination was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Army donates medicines, equipment to help border village in J-K's Kathua,
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 25 (ANI): To help equip the people living in villages in Kathua district, along the international border, in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Army's Gurj Division, under operation Sadhvabna has donated Covid-related medical equ
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Covid-19 shifts fiscal consolidation targets for Indian states: S&P
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Singapore, June 25 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that Covid-19 pandemic can worsen structural deficits and indebtedness of Indian state governments despite a likely rebound in national economy over the next 12 to 24 months.
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Bhumi Pednekar says she's constantly thinking of novel ways 'to reach out
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar, who has been trying to help those in need amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has been deemed as the most woke celebrity in Bollywood.
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Baloch National Movement holds protest in London against enforced disappea
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], June 25 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently organised a protest in front of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence in London on the occasion of the 12-year enforced disappearance of Dr Deen Muhammad Baloch.
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Indian Navy exhibition showcases innovations, indigenisation during COVID-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 25 (ANI): Indian Navy on Friday organised an exhibition showcasing various ongoing innovations, indigenisation and operations aligning with the nation's fight against COVID-19 pandemic for Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Kochi.
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ONGC reports Q4 profit at Rs 6,734 crore on high realisation
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has reported a profit after tax at Rs 6,734 crore for the January to March quarter as compared to a loss of Rs 3,214 crore in the year-ago period.
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Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requ
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Pak's limited response to COVID-19 marred by lack of transparency, enforce
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 claimed that the government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement.
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Adolescent marijuana, alcohol use didn't decline much during coronavirus p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US] June 25 (ANI): According to a new survey of 12th graders in the United States, adolescent marijuana usage and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability.
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Africa struggling with 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa is in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases surge weekly and are on course to overtake the second wave at its peak if the trend continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
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Genetic mechanism hijacked by COVID also makes it vulnerable to new class
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new study, researchers found a human genetic mechanism hijacked by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, to help it spread, which also makes it vulnerable to a new class of drug candidates.
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