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Bangladesh extends shutdown till May 5 as coronavirus crisis surge
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown till May 5 as part of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Thursday.
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Success of lockdown to be judged finally on our ability to tackle COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that success of lockdown will be judged finally on the country's ability to tackle COVID-19 and also asserted that cooperation between the Centre and States is the key to success in the fight against
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Unemployment likely to rise, imperative to provide Rs 7,500 to each family
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Asserting that 12 crore people have lost their jobs in the first phase of the lockdown, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that it is imperative for the government to provide them with immediate financial assistance to each family t
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Goa's Drishti Marine lifeguards step in to feed stray animals amid lockdow
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 23 (ANI): Drishti Marine, Goa's lifeguarding agency, has stepped in to provide water and a daily meal to stray animals across the beaches of Goa and in the inlands too amid the lockdown.
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Ind-Ra affirms Torrent Pharmaceuticals long-term issuer rating at AA with
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has affirmed Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd's long-term issuer rating at AA with a stable outlook.
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'We are running out of beds': Doctors in Pakistan plead with govt to enfor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): A group of Karachi's leading doctors, belonging to the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), on Wednesday, urged the government and religious leaders to continue to abide by stricter precautionary measures to control the rapid spread of the highly contagious
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Fitch slashes India growth forecast to below 1 pc this year
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 23 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has made further large cuts to global GDP forecasts in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO) in response to coronavirus-related lockdown extensions and incoming data flows, saying the Indian economy is expected to grow at below one per cent this
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Priyanka demands relief package for workers of Lucknow's Chikan industry
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday demanded a relief package for workers of the small and medium industries, especially Lucknow's Chikan industry, as lockdown has hit them hard.
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Telangana CM hopes COVID-19 cases may drop with effective lockdown impleme
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 23 (ANI): With effective implementation of the lockdown in the state, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has expressed hope that spread of the COVID-19 may show a downturn in the state.
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COVID-19: Shikhar Dhawan plays 'Quarantine Premier League' with son at hom
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday played 'Quarantine Premier League' with his son at home, during the ongoing nationwide COVID lockdown.
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Sao Paulo, epicentre of Brazil's Covid-19 outbreak, to begin easing lockdo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sao Paula [Brazil], April 23 (ANI): Brazil's southeast state of Sao Paulo, which has been the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, will gradually ease lockdown measures in mid-May, authorities said.
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West Bengal teacher creates workspace on tree to beat 'network issues', co
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], April 23 (ANI): Subrato Pati, a teacher from a village in Bankura in West Bengal has set up a workspace on a tree after poor network connectivity disrupted conduct of online classes.
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