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Ramlila committees in Chandigarh decide against celebrations amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): With less than 10 days left for Navratri to begin, no signs of hosting the Ramlila events are visible in Chandigarh amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which young artists say has affected their enthusiasm for the annual celebration and add that the restrictions
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COVID-19 makes universal health coverage more urgent than ever: UN chief
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has made the need for universal health coverage more urgent than ever.
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Hyderabad cab drivers out of business due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): Cab drivers in Hyderabad who were initially hit by lockdown due to coronavirus, are still facing immense difficulties as the pandemic has thrown a large number of cab drivers out of job.
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Bihar polls: EC relaxes timeline for registration of parties in view of CO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Ahead of Bihar polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced reduction in the notice period for registration of political parties in Bihar from 30 days to 7 days, keeping in view of the prevailing restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Delhi HC to continue limited benches for physical hearing, rest through vi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will continue the present system of hearing the matters till November 30 in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, three benches are conducting physical hearings on a rotational basis while the remaini
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Delhi HC defers to Nov 5 hearing on plea seeking payment of TB health visi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred to November 5 the hearing on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to clear the pending salaries of tuberculosis health visitors working in the chest clinics of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, who
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Pakistan PM hoping for an 'all-weather friend', chooses to ignore China's
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): In the hope to have China as an "all-weather ally", Pakistan has continued to support Beijing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and even looked the other way round in the case of ongoing human rights violation against the Muslims in Xinjiang region.
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COVID-19: Karnataka CM to hold meeting on school reopening issue
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss the reopening of school amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indian economy to contract 9.6 pc in FY21 due to Covid-19: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): India's economy, the largest in south Asia, is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (2020-21) because of Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.
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Surat couple stitches free masks for underprivileged from leftover fabrics
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): Wearing masks has become a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many daily wage labourers cannot afford to buy them, as their incomes have been severely affected due the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Durga Puja celebrations set to be low-key in Kolkata amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): Keeping in mind the risks of COVID-19, big-budget Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to celebrate the festival in a grand manner.
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HC seeks Uttarakhand govt's reply on PILs over poor condition of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to file a reply on the various public interest litigations (PILs) filed over the poor condition of COVID-19 quarantine centres.
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