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Bihar Minister writes to Centre, seeks extra grain allocation for 30 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 3 (ANI): Bihar Food and Consumer Protection Minister Madan Sahni has, in a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, stressed on the need for allocation of additional 75,000 metric tonnes of grains for 30 lakh new ration card beneficiaries in the state.
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India will overcome COVID-19 pandemic crisis, government making every effo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday that India will certainly be able to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic crisis but the major challenge would be to bring back economy on track.
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Uttarakhand to give extra 12.5 kg foodgrains under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun(Uttarakhand) [India], May 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Saturday decided to give an extra 12.5 kg foodgrain per family under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for next three months to 13.17 lakh families in order to ensure availability food to the poor during the crisis created by COV
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Javadekar rubbishes opposition's allegations on Centre's handling of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday dismissed the Opposition allegations on Centre's initiatives to control coronavirus epidemic in the country, saying the government is more interested in saving the lives and livelihoo
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US FTC warns about 7 scams targeting businesses during COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 2 (ANI): The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned businesses about coronavirus-related scams that are trying to exploit companies' concerns about the crisis.
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India, Thailand will work together to fight coronavirus pandemic: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed issues related to coronavirus pandemic with his Thailand counterpart Prayut Chan-o-Cha and said that New Delhi and Bangkok will work together to deal with the multifarious challenges posed by the current cr
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'Don't defend Trump, blame China for coronavirus pandemic': Republican cam
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 2 (ANI): In a bid to shift criticism from President Donald Trump administration to China for the current health crisis in the US due to coronavirus outbreak, the Senate Republican campaign arm has issued an election strategy memo, advising the party's senate candidates
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ICA's initiative going in the right direction: Ashok Malhotra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) chief Ashok Malhotra on Friday expressed elation over the support the body's initiative received which aims to help the former cricketer amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Anushka Sharma wishes for 'all sufferings to end' on her birthday
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): As she celebrated her 32nd birthday today, actor Anushka Sharma penned down a poem wishing that the months-long global crisis comes to an end.
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Greta Thunberg donates USD 100,000 to UNICEF to protect children during CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 1 (ANI): Sweden-based climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that she was donating USD 100,000 in prize money she had received from the Danish NGO Human Act to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support their work in protecting children hit by the
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COVID-19: KTR writes to RS Prasad seeking support to IT sector
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): MA & UD Minister KT Rama Rao has written a letter to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad regarding support and specific benefits to MSME, SEZ units, and creating safer workplaces to tide over coronavirus crisis.
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Surrey cancels contracts of Shadab Khan, D'Arcy Short due to coronavirus c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 1 (ANI): England cricket county club Surrey on Friday announced that it has cancelled the contracts of two Vitality Blast overseas players - Pakistan's Shadab Khan and Australia's D'Arcy Short.
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