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Big boost for startups: Tax holiday extended by 1 year till March 31, 2022
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): To help India's startups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tax holidays for these businesses have been extended by one year till March 31, 2022, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday.
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Schools reopen for classes 9, 11 in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 1 (ANI): Schools reopened for 9th and 11th standard students in Gujarat on Monday, months after they were closed in wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
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Singapore property rise despite COVID-19, lowest foreign buyers since 2003
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Singapore property prices rose last year defying the economy-wrecking COVID-19 pandemic. Prices of private residences went up 2.2 per cent for the year despite the pandemic which also resulted in the sales of property to foreigners to fall to a 17-year low.
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Union Budget introduces Rs 64,180 cr scheme to upgrade healthcare infrastr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a new Centre-sponsored scheme with an outlay of Rs 64,180 crore to boost healthcare infrastructure across the country amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Union budget must benefit those affected by COVID-19, says TRS leader
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22 presentation, TRS Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Monday said that the budget must benefit those who have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
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Pierre Gasly tests positive for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 1 (ANI): AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly on Monday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
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IRCTC to resume e-catering services at 62 stations from Monday
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): After nearly a year-long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will resume e-catering services at 62 stations from Monday.
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India's approach during pandemic, climate change in sync with Swami Viveka
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): India's proactive stance during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of Swami Vivekananda's approach of not feeling helpless in a crisis. Similarly, instead of complaining about the problem of Climate Change, India went for a solution in the form of the
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Use of social media apps linked to feeling of isolation during COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, January 31 (ANI): According to a recent study, the use of online messaging and social media apps among Singapore residents has spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
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Anti-science movement set up US for worse pandemic: Expert
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): US infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez has said that the anti-science movement has set up the United States and the world up for a worse Covid-19 pandemic than otherwise would have been.
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India has big role to play in new world order emerging after COVID-19: PM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that new world order is about to take shape after the COVID-19 pandemic and India has a big role to play in the emerging new world order.
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BAI decides to hold domestic tournaments in April with revamped structure
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Saturday announced that the much-awaited domestic badminton action is set to begin from April this year.
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