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8 deaths, 554 new COVID-19 cases reported in Puducherry
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], August 20 (ANI): A total of eight deaths and 554 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry in the last 24 hours, the Union Territory's health department informed on Thursday.
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Loans worth Rs 1 lakh crore disbursed under ECLGS to offset COVID-19 distr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Banks from public and private sectors have sanctioned loans worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) of which more than Rs 1 lakh crore has already been disbursed, the government said on Thursday.
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Macron to meet with Merkel in France today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday at his summer residence, the Fort of Bregancon, located in southern France.
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First-ever flight from Antananarivo to Mumbai to bring 61 stranded Indians
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Aug 20 (ANI): The first-ever flight from Antananarivo to Mumbai, Air Madagascar will be evacuating 61 Indians stranded due to COVID-19 pandemic and to bring back about 160 Malagasy citizens from India on Thursday.
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Om Birla attends inaugural ceremony of fifth world conference of speakers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).
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Rajasthan Election Commission postpones polls for 129 urban local bodies t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 19 (ANI): The Rajasthan Election Commission has postponed elections for 129 urban local bodies, which were to take place this month, to October 20 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hotels to reopen, gyms to remain closed in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has approved the reopening of hotels but gymnasiums will remain closed in the national capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Muthoot Finance reports 59 pc jump in Q1 net profit at Rs 841 cr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Muthoot Finance, the country's largest gold financing company in terms of the loan portfolio, on Wednesday reported 59 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs 841 crore for Q1 FY21 as against Rs 530 crore in the same period of previous fiscal.
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COVID-19: Subject Expert Committee seeks DCGI's nod to use hepatitis injec
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended that the country's top drug regulator grant permission for phase 3 clinical trial using Thymosin @-1 injection 1.6 mg on moderate to severe COVID-19
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Maintain reform momentum to reverse economic slowdown: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): India needs to continue implementing critical reforms in key areas like health, labour, land, skills and finance to come out stronger from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
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BM LMS becomes top pick, as demand for learning management solutions surge
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Aug 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world earlier this year, changing the dynamics of education globally for a foreseeable future. As a result, the rules of classroom teaching have changed, and governments and educational institutions around t
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Shimla's horse owners hit hard by lack of tourists amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): The tourism sector, which is a major source of employment, has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many people like the horse owners or 'Ghodewalas' of Shimla struggling to survive.
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