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TSMC and Qualcomm's tandem; Samsung's pursuit to stiffen up
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 9 (ANI/Global Economic): The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the semiconductor market, resulting in a global chip shortage that was not seen in the past. Although major semiconductor makers are expanding production, the chip shortage is expected to cont
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Taxpayers confidence on us gave surplus tax collection: CBDT chief Mody
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 9 (ANI): Faceless assessments and appeals along with online facilities provided confidence in tax payers discharging their liabilities which led to direct tax collections surpassing the revised budget estimate for 2020-21, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman
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Palm Springs Film Festival announces its 2022 dates
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): The annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which took place virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has announced dates for its 2022 edition.
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Open vaccination program for everyone: Rahul Gandhi in letter to PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Highlighting the concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to open up the country's vaccination program to everyone who needs it.
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Quantifying learning loss during COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 9 (ANI): A recent study of national exam scores in the Netherlands, which underwent an eight-week school lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, found that students' learning loss during the lockdown amounted to about one-fifth of a school year.
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Nice to have company around and bonding going: Rohit Sharma on life inside
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): While many cricketers have talked about how difficult life becomes inside the bio-secure environment, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday spoke about the positives which a player can take while he is in the bubble amid the COVID-19 pan
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Refunds given for 99 pc flight tickets cancelled during Covid-19 lockdown:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): AirAsia on Thursday informed that it has refunded 99 per cent of the amount against more than 2,40,000 flight tickets which had to be cancelled between March 25 to May 24 amid nationwide lockdown imposed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Remote working not lights out for A-Pac office players: S&P
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 8 (ANI): Office landlords and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Asia Pacific region are well placed to cope with secular changes being ushered in by Covid-19 pandemic, S&P Global Ratings said in a report released on Thursday.
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Two Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League series rescheduled
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 8 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the two remaining series of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A have been rescheduled due to COVID-19.
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IMF asks China to address high corporate debt levels due to excessive lend
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday urged China to further address its high corporate debt levels resulting from its monetary policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bahrain expresses interest in setting up pharmaceutical, vaccine productio
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani co-chaired the third India-Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC) on Wednesday, wherein Manama expressed interest in setting up pharmaceutical and vaccine produc
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Delhi HC mandates wearing mask even if person driving alone in car
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made the wearing of masks compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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