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Wipro, Azim Premji Foundation commit Rs 1,125 crore to tackle COVID-19 cri
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation, have together committed Rs 1,125 crore towards tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
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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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Iran should allow humanitarian assistance for COVID-19: US
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday said that Iran should accept the humanitarian assistance for the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, following Tehran's refusal of foreign help on the ground to deal with the coronavirus from a France-based medical charity.
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Coronavirus: Modi, Putin discuss humanitarian issues and global economy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and discussed issues including those pertaining to health, medicine, humanitarian issues, and global economy, amid coronavirus pandemic.
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Pakistan rejects India's accusation of politicising SAARC video conference
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 22 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday rejected India's accusation of politicising a humanitarian issue during the video conference of SAARC leaders over coronavirus threat on March 15, and termed the Indian contention as "misleading and mischievous".
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks for vulner
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): A Bill that provides for raising the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks and expands the access of women to safe and legal abortion services on "therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and social grounds" was passed by Lok Sabha on
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India offers funds, technology, rapid response teams to SAARC nations at C
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Forgetting differences with Pakistan, India has come to the forefront to play a pivotal role among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus that has killed more than 6,000 people globally.<
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Mahan Air offers to repatriate Indians stranded in Iran as humanitarian in
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 15 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus scare, Mahan Air has offered for safe repatriation of Indians stuck in Iran without any commercial interest as a humanitarian initiative, said Managing Director of the airlines in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
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Pak Minister raises Kashmir issue at SAARC COVID-19 video conference, Indi
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): It was "churlish" of Pakistan to politicise a humanitarian issue by raking up the Kashmir matter at a video conference between SAARC leaders held with an aim to chalk out a joint strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Indian government sources said on Su
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Army rescues 111 civilians stranded at 14,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 2 (ANI): The Indian Army launched a major humanitarian evacuation operation on February 29 in Arunachal Pradesh to rescue 111 stranded locals and tourists from an altitude of approximately 14000 feet.
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Myanmar donates 200 tons of rice to China in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Mar 1 (Xinhua/ANI): Myanmar on Sunday donated 200 tons of rice to China as humanitarian assistance in the battle to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
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US lauds India's role as net provider of security in Indian Ocean Region
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Following US President Donald Trump's two- day visit to India, the United States on Tuesday lauded India's role as a net provider of security, as well as developmental and humanitarian assistance in the Indian Ocean Region (IOC).
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