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France provides India ventilators, testing kits in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): France is an important strategic partner for India and it has provided medical equipment including ventilators apart from expertise to help in the country's response to COVID-19 pandemic, sources said.
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Sitharaman praises AIIB for fast-tracking financial aid to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday praised the efforts of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for fast-tracking financial assistance of about USD 10 billion to its member countries including India to combat COVID-19 pandemic.<
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6,000 officers transferred by PNB, many want to surrender promotion during
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Punjab National Bank (PNB), the second-largest public sector bank in the country, has transferred nearly 6,000 officers and some of them have been transferred more than 2,000 kilometres away from their present place of postings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SaveOurSchools, a campaign by AoPS, triggered massive support from the edu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Rebuffing the myth over parents' displeasure towards the schools on payment of fees, Ahmedabad based Association of Progressive Schools (AoPS) stormed the Twitter with their #SaveOurSchools campaign.
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Record statement of rescued child labourers via video conference: Delhi HC
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to record the statement of children, rescued from bonded labour, by Metropolitan Magistrates over video conferencing in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chainsmokers draw heat for Hamptons drive-in concert that NY Health Commis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): American electronic DJ and production duo - The Chainsmokers are taking heat on social media for a controversial charity fundraiser held in the Hamptons at a 100-acre lot transformed into a drive-in for the concert.
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Don't visit religious places, Bengaluru civic body tells people
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday advised people not to visit temples, mosques and other places of worship during the coming festival season.
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Relatives not allowed to meet prisoners on Rakhi in UP
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh jail administration said that relatives would not be allowed to visit prisoners on Rakshabandhan, but they can send Rakhis 24 hours before the festival so that they can be sanitised and given
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J-K: Ayush dept distributes immunity boosters to disabled people
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 28 (ANI): The department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) distributed free immunity-boosting medicines to disabled people in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trends show fewer US cancer patients seeking care since start of pandemic:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], July 28 (ANI): A new research found significant decreases across the United States in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of 2020. The most significant decline was seen in encounters rel
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HC unhappy with decline in RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court expressed unhappiness with the decline in the number of RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 infection in the national capital and the non-availability of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advisory, which empowers government and private
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China's activities in South China Sea likely to dominate Australia-US talk
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 28 (ANI): Amid China's expansionist and aggressive policies, Australian-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) will take place on Tuesday to discuss a range of issues including COVID-19 pandemic and the South China Sea.
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