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G20 nations undertake commitment to take immediate measures to ensure stab
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Energy Ministers of G20 nations have undertaken a commitment to take immediate measures aimed at ensuring the stability of the energy market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint communique said on Saturday.
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Inmates of jails in UP stitch PPEs, masks at record pace to help fight COV
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Choosing not to stay behind while the entire country continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the inmates of jails in Uttar Pradesh have stepped up and started stitching Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) which are being handed ove
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Police arrests 110 people in Kashmir for violating lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 10 (ANI): Police in Srinagar, Bandipora and Handwara have arrested 110 persons and seized 8 vehicles for defying the lockdown imposed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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Arsenal to provide free meals to aid fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 10 (ANI): England's football club Arsenal on Friday announced that it will be providing more than 30,000 free meals as well as personal hygiene products to people in need in the local community to aid the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
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Borders sealed, strict lockdown in place to prevent any infiltration by cr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra on Friday said that the country's borders have been completely sealed and India has enforced strict lockdown and Nepal was doing the same by augmenting their deployment to prevent any infiltration by crimina
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Medical experts suggest COVID-19 would peak in India by mid-September, 58%
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the projections by medical experts suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic would peak in India by mid-September, and around 58 per cent of Indians would get infected, with 87 per cent of people likely to
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Haryana restricts visit of farmers to grain markets
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 10 (ANI): In a bid to make hassle-free procurement of mustard and wheat during the Rabi season and reduce congestion in grain markets, Haryana government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has decided to restrict the entry of farmers in the 'mandis'
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PM Modi discusses health, economic challenges of COVID-19 with Japan's Abe
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New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to discuss global health and economic challenges emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre steps up efforts to ensure availability of medical oxygen
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): After seeing several countries facing problem due to lack of medical oxygen, the Indian government is making all possible efforts to ensure that there is ample availability of medical oxygen to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Pak unleashes new atrocities on people of PoK, Gil
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kotli [PoK], April 10 (ANI): Pakistani agencies have unleashed new atrocities on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan when the world's attention is on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ADB assures $2.2 billion support package to India for battling COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 10 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa on Friday assured Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of 2.2 billion dollars (about Rs 16,820 crore) support to India in its fight against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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EUME launches #DoTheUndone campaign during COVID-19 lockdown, extends oppo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): The lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has sent a ripple of severe stress, anxiety and grief across the globe.
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