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Syook mobilizes IoT-based Social Distancing App in the fight against COVID
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] July 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): With ever-growing cases of COVID-19, one fact stands clear. This crisis is not phasing out anytime soon. Governments are trying hard to stabilize the economy, while businesses are trying to stay afloat. But for those who can't operate on t
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Covid-19 has changed human lives, but we must not stand still, says Kazakh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 29 (ANI): Distancing himself from the notion that the world has lost the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and the governments across borders have lost control over the situation, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed indeed the situation has changed
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Finance Commission meets advisory council to assess Covid-19 impact on sta
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The 15th Finance Commission had virtual meetings with its advisory council on Friday and a day earlier to discuss adverse implications of constraints in the economy on tax revenue collections of the Central and state governments.
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China, Pak sign deal over hydel power project under CPEC worth $2.4 billio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): A tripartite agreement was signed between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China on Thursday for construction of a 1,124-megawatt hydropower project at Kohala on the Jhelum river at a cost of USD 2.4 billion.
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IATA proposes alternative to traveller quarantines
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies.
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States disbursed Rs 4,957 crore to 2 crore construction workers amid lockd
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): In a major relief to construction workers, state governments have disbursed a total amount of Rs 4,957 crores cash assistance to these workers across the country during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official statement said on Tuesday.
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Under PM Modi's rule nation's development taking place in corruption-free
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad/Vijayawada (Telangana/Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Monday asserted that corruption was rampant during the tenure of earlier governments but under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule nation' development is being c
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Bolton misrepresented reality on US-DPRK-South Korea talks: Seoul
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): South Korea has said that former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming memoir misrepresented facts regarding talks between Washington, Pyongyang and Seoul, and undermined trust between governments.
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Security law a new weapon to rip out all democratic aspirations in Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 20 (ANI): Turning a deaf ear to concerns raised by foreign governments, China is moving swiftly to enact the 'draconian' national security law to bring Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous city, under its direct control.
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Kerala Cong protests against Centre, state govt for 'negligence' towards e
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Friday staged a protest against the Centre and state governments for their alleged "negligence" towards expats.
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A-Pac banks rating actions highlight importance of sovereign support: Fitc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 19 (ANI): Asia Pacific emerging market (EM) banks whose ratings benefit from sovereign support could be affected if the economic impact of coronavirus deepens and governments' policy responses fail to adequately mitigate risks to the economy, Fitch Ratings has said.
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Skill sets of returnee migrant workers mapped for Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Ahead of the launch of 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' scheme, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Central and state governments have meticulously mapped the skill sets of the migrant workers who have returned in large numbers to the 116 distr
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