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Karnataka govt assures COVID-19 vaccination for all by November
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday assured that the state government is preparing to vaccinate everyone in the state by end of November.
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Covid-19 support spurs ADB's record lending commitment to India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 3.92 billion dollars in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including 1.8 billion dollars in projects to support the government's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response.
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Difficult to play T20 WC in India this year, says Michael Hussey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 20 (ANI): Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has said that it would be difficult to play T20 World Cup in India this year because of the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Brazil's Sao Paulo to keep pandemic curfew but extend business hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Sao Paulo, the Brazilian state hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday announced it will extend a night-time curfew to curb the transmission of COVID-19 but will relax restrictions on businesses starting June 1.
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India's cumulative vaccination coverage nears 18.7 crore mark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic after the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country neared 18.7 crores on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family welfare. Read More
Local self-govts continue to help mitigate Covid-19 spread in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, local self-governments in Kerala have played a vital role in containing the spread of the infectious virus since it broke out last year.
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BET Awards to return live next month with vaccinated audience
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): The Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards ceremony, which became one of the first major awards to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is set to return in June as the first ceremony to invite vaccinated fans to be a part of the audience.
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Evidence shows COVID-19 virus could have been created in a Wuhan lab, from
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives the world over for more than a year and caused over three million deaths and the evidence adds up to a serious case that the virus could have been created in a Chinese lab from which it then escaped, says Nicholas Wa
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If there's no clarity by Thursday, PSL will be postponed, says PCB
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the six franchise owners on Wednesday discussed in a virtual session the operational planning and delivery of the remaining 20 Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, which are scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates
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COVID-19: NGOs extend assistance amid increasing oxygen demand in J-K
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): As Jammu and Kashmir witnesses a continuous rise in oxygen demand in the midst of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several non-profits organisations in the union territory have come forth to decrease the burden on hospitals and oth
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Cyclone Tauktae proves BJP govt in Goa is dead: Congress' Amarnath Panjika
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 19 (ANI): Cyclone Tauktae has proven that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa is dead, said Goa Congress leader Amarnath Panjikar on Wednesday, hitting out at the state government for its management of the cyclone's impact amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NHRC directs Centre, states to ensure no one should be deprived of PMGKAY
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday directed the Centre, states, and union territories (UTs) to ensure no beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna (PMGKAY) should be deprived of the right to food due to biometric authenticatio
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