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Government lowers interest rates on PPF, Sukanya, Senior Citizen, other sm
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Facing economic challenges due to threat posed by coronavirus, the government on Tuesday lowered the rates of interest on various small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi and Kisan Vikas Patra for the first quarter of the fina
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Social workers begin drive to feed stray animals amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Volunteers of Trivandrum Kennel Club on Monday came forward to feed the stray animals, especially dogs, who are facing difficulty in finding food due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
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UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developing count
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 31 (ANI): With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries (excluding China) facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations is calling for a 2.5 trillion dollars package for these countries to turn expressio
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Sonagachi sex workers in acute crisis amid lockdown; Shashi Panja distribu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, the sex workers in Sonagachi, a red-light area in North Kolkata, are facing a huge financial crisis with many of them not being able to feed their families.
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Entire nation is facing COVID-19 challenge with immense resilience, grit,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the entire nation is displaying 'immense resilience, grit, and patience in facing the challenge of COVID-19.'
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PM interacts with social welfare organizations, says country displaying re
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with representatives of organisations working towards social welfare, via video conference and said the country was displaying "immense resilience, grit and patience in facing the challenge of COVID 19. Read More
Chandigarh University distributes food to neighbouring villages during the
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], Mar 30 (ANI /PRNewswire: Amid 21 days lockdown announced in India, the daily wagers working in factories and construction labour are facing the heat as they are facing challenges to earn and find food for themselves and their families.
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European tourists run short of cash, Delhi hotels come to their rescue
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Tourists from the European countries stranded in the national capital are facing problems due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. They are short of cash but their hotels are providing them with food without asking for a
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British PM under pressure to block deal with Huawei
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a renewed pressure from his Cabinet Ministers to block the deal with the Chinese technology giant Huawei to build vast swathes of Britain's 5G network since Beijing falsely blamed the United States army delegation for
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BJD leader Achyuta Samanta feeds poor people, thousands of stray animals i
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): As the lockdown imposes serious problems to the vulnerable sections of the society and also the stray animals and birds who are facing starvation, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Achyuta Samanta has undertaken an initiative to feed the needy.
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US provides $2.9 million to help India fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 29 (ANI): The United States has announced financial assistance of 274 million US Dollars to 64 countries including 2.9 million US Dollars to India to help the countries in their fight against coronavirus. The emergency health and humanitarian funding are for 64 of the
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Not enough passes for staff of medicine shop owners: Delhi Drug Trader Ass
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Medicines shops in Delhi are facing a shortage of staff due to the 'non-availability' of the passes for them, said Ashish Grover, General Secretary of Delhi Drug Trader Association said on Saturday.
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