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Haryana stops DA at current rate till July 2021
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], July 7 (ANI): The COVID-19 induced economic crisis has compelled the Haryana government to freeze Dearness Allowances to state government employees and Dearness Relief to its pensioners at current rate till July next year, an official statement by the Haryana F
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COVID-19 largest crisis to hit humanity since Second World War: Foreign Se
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Stating that coronavirus pandemic is the worst crisis to hit humanity since Second World War, Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardhan Shringla, on Monday said the world has not seen economic contraction of this magnitude in decades.
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World Bank, India sign $750 million emergency response programme for MSMEs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The World Bank on Monday signed a 750 million dollar (about Rs 5,600 crore) agreement with the government for MSME Emergency Response Programme to support increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) severely impact
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Russian economy faces deep recession amid global pandemic and oil crisis:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): Fueled by a Covid-19 triggered deep global recession, Russia's 2020 GDP growth is projected to contract by 6 per cent, an eleven-year low, with a moderate recovery in 2021-2022, according to the World Bank's latest Russia Economic Report released on Monday.
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Centre is with people of Delhi in this time of crisis: G Kishan Reddy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the Central government also has the responsibility to deal with the COVID-19 situation in Delhi and assured that the Centre is with the people of the national capital in this time of crisis.
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Delhi HC appreciates bar members for backing, assistance to clerks associa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has appreciated members of the bar association for supporting and granting assistance to the members of the clerks association in the times of COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM Modi asks party workers to prepare digital booklets on relief work duri
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded BJP workers for relief work done by them during the coronavirus crisis and asked them to compile digital booklets about the works and experiences of people.
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BJP workers to interact with PM Modi today to discuss work done during loc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be discussing the activities carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during the COVID-19 crisis on Saturday.
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Covid-19 pandemic tanks Russian economy, plunges families into crisis
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 4 (ANI): As countries across the globe has been facing the worst collective economic downturn since the Great Depression, Russia seems to be particularly hard hit by the twin blows of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the collapse in oil prices.
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Tamil filmmaker opens grocery store to make ends meet in coronavirus pande
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu], July 3 (ANI): With disruption in the film business due to the coronavirus crisis, a Chennai-based film director Anand opened up a grocery store to make his ends meet during the pandemic.
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Maha Energy Minister seeks Rs 10000 crore financial assistance from Centre
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 2 (ANI): Maharashtra Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut on Thursday urged the Union Ministry of Power to provide a grant of Rs 10,000 crore to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) to tide over the liquidity crunch caused by COVID-19 crisi
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London Film Festival to go virtual for 2020 edition
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): The BFI London Film Festival has decided to go online for its 2020 edition of the festival in the light of the novel coronavirus crisis.
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