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Equities spurt on Asian cues as new coronavirus cases drop
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended four days of losing streak on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus epidemic ebbed in Asian markets after a slight decline in the number of new cases.
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China has full confidence to win battle against coronavirus, says Chinese
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday said his country has full confidence to win the battle against the coronavirus epidemic.
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Coronavirus epidemic 'under control,' says Chinese envoy; thanks India for
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): At a time when he deadly coronavirus has claimed 1,868 lives in mainland China, the country's envoy to India Sun Weidong on Tuesday assured that the epidemic is now under control.
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Equity indices close lower on coronavirus concerns
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Bears managed to tighten their grip over bourses on Tuesday as disappointing quarterly earnings and threat of disruption in global businesses due to coronavirus epidemic in China kept investors on the edge.
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Moody's revises India GDP forecast to 5.4 pc in 2020
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service on Monday revised its growth forecasts for India to 5.4 per cent for 2020 calendar year and 5.8 per cent for 2021, down from its previous projections of 6.6 per cent and 6.7 per cent.
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India will send medical supplies to assist China in tackling COVID-19 outb
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 16 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, while expressing his solidarity with the people of China in their fight against the coronavirus epidemic, on Sunday announced that New Delhi will be sending a consignment of medical supplies to China to help with the re
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Coronavirus outbreak: 175 Nepali nationals airlifted from Wuhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 16 (ANI): A total of 175 Nepali nationals from six different cities from China's coronavirus hit Hubei province were airlifted from Wuhan, the Himalayan Nation's embassy said in a statement.
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Sonali's father seeks her deportation from quarantined ship after testing
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Dinesh Thakkar, father of Sonali Thakkar, the Indian security officer onboard quarantined Diamond Princess ship, on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deport his daughter back home as she has tested negative for coronavirus, an ep
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Sensex closes 200 points lower after SC verdict, Vodafone crashes by 23 pc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended lower after a volatile trading session on Friday following Supreme Court's rejection of the telecom companies' plea seeking a new schedule of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payments.
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Equity indices gain on Asian cues, Yes Bank in focus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Equity benchmark gauges were in the positive zone during early hours on Friday taking cues from Asian markets with buying in banking and technology stocks.
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Taiwan assures health and safety to visitors during global novel coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In response to the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or Wuhan Pneumonia), the Taiwan government has taken comprehensive measures to protect the health of the public from the global outbreak.
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Coronavirus crisis: Xi tours Beijing, vows to win war against the epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 10 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday appeared before the public for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic started and said the government would prevent large-scale layoffs amid the outbreak.
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