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Chinese media faces backlash for backing Foreign Ministry's call to seek N
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Chinese state media has faced backlash for eagerly amplifying its Foreign Ministry's call for seeking a Nobel Prize for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) even as it faces mounting scrutiny as the potential origin of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elected representatives must make constant efforts to clear any misconcept
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged the presiding officers to sensitize the members of all the democratic institutions in their states including assemblies, panchayats and municipalities to conduct public awareness campaigns about COVID-19 so that c
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'If we are disciplined, then we can stay safe,' says Health Ministry on CO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The government has cautioned people not to lower their guard against COVID-19, in view of a likely third-wave peak of the pandemic.
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COVID: Japan, UNDP provide oxygen generation plants to India, installed in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, eight oxygen generation plants were installed in the Northeast states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura with the help of the Japanese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Auto component suppliers to see 70 pc dip in Q1 profits: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Auto component suppliers are likely to witness over 70 per cent decline in operating profits during first quarter of current financial year (Q1 FY22) due to Covid 2.0 lockdown restrictions, investment information firm ICRA said on Tuesday.
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Industry leaders expect major uplift in market sentiment in 2021-22 despit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, (Delhi), [India], June 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Despite the setback suffered on the economic front due to the onslaught of COVID-19 pandemic, there are some signs of the revival of economic activities as the country has entered the unlock phase. The industry has also derived its optimis
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Lyca Productions' Subaskaran donates Rs. 2 crore to TN Chief Minister's Pu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Subaskaran Allirajah, Chairman of Lyca Productions, a leading film production and distribution house, best known for big budget and highest-grossing Tamil films, has donated Rs. 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fun
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Yuzuh's tech-enabled platform vouches for affordable housing investments
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI/ThePRTree): With an aim to revamp the infrastructure industry post-pandemic, an online platform Yuzuh is launched to make businesses more efficient by integrating the entire construction ecosystem under one tech-savvy platform.
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Chinese envoy to US to be replaced after 8 years amid strained ties
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): China's longest-serving ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, on Tuesday confirmed that he would be leaving Washington, at a time when tensions between the two countries have heightened.
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Equities indices end flat, auto stocks in top gear
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Equity bourses traded gap up following global cues in morning hours on Tuesday but ended flat after a downward swing in afternoon while investors focused on prospects of post-pandemic economic growth.
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Reforms by conviction and incentives, says PM Modi in blog post
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and in the backdrop of a financial crunch seen across the world, states in India were able to borrow significantly more in 2020-21 and were able to raise an extra Rs 1.06 lakh crores in the period 2020
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Study suggests exposure to nature during COVID-19 lockdown beneficial for
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A new study has found that exposure to natural spaces during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 was beneficial for the mental health of Spanish and Portuguese citizens.
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