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Covid-19 fallout: British Airways to cut 12,000 jobs amid grounded air tra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): British Airways may be forced to cut more than a quarter of its workforce as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on one of Europe's biggest airlines.
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COVID-19: Assam CM holds meet with experts to come up with schemes to upli
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday held a meeting with all leading economists of the state for charting out a future course to uplift the economy when the COVID-19 situation is brought under control.
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Protect workers now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday urged governments to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace with active involvement and dialogue with em
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Manmohan Singh to guide Punjab govt in reviving economy from Coronavirus c
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 27 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday accepted Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh's request to provide guidance to the state government to restore the state's growth and economy post-COVID-19.
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COVID-19 impact will remain visible in coming months, need to fight it wit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the impact of coronavirus will remain visible in the coming months and masks and face covers will be part of life while asserting that the country needs to give importance to the economy as well as continue the
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Singapore's legandary oil trader in debt trap amid COVID-led oil price plu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, April 27 (ANI): Hin Leong Trading, once a colossus in Singapore's oil trading community, has filed for bankruptcy protection after the collapse of global oil prices due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19: APEC economy to reduce by 2.7 pc in 2020
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 27 (VNA/ANI): The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region is expected to post a 2.7 per cent economic decline in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19.
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Pawar writes to PM Modi, seeks 'generous financial package' for Maharashtr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking a 'generous financial package' from the Centre for Maharashtra to overcome the crisis caused in the State due to COVID-19
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Sonia draws PM Modi's attention to plight of MSMEs, seeks measures for the
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his "immediate attention and intervention" towards the condition of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country during the lockdown period and
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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown will manifest in slowdown in domestic activity
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission in its meeting on April 23-24, felt that the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Indian economy will lead to a slowdown in domestic activity, its impact on cash flows of financial institutions and business e
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Increased risk to jobs as European airline revenues collapse: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 24 (ANI): The potential revenue loss by European carriers in 2020 has grown to 89 billion dollars and passenger demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres) is projected to be 55 per cent below 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Associat
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Panchayati Raj system's commitment to fighting coronavirus an inspiration
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the commitment of the Panchayati Raj system in warding off the coronavirus challenge is an inspiration for everyone in the fight against this crisis.
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