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Delhi govt formed 4-member expert panel to probe deaths due to oxygen shor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday that the Delhi government has formed a four-member expert committee to look into deaths due to the shortage of oxygen during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and is awaiting the lieutenant governo
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'Super infectious' Delta variant reason behind second Covid wave: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): A study has revealed that the Delta variant, which was first detected in India, is "more infectious" and is also the reason behind the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Taiwan says China seeking political gains in lieu of providing COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 4 (ANI): Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu on Thursday remarked that China is seeking political gains abroad in lieu of providing COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic assistance, partly to increase pressure on the self-governing island.
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India's Security Summit focuses on securing payment data in the pandemic e
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]. June 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) hosted a Security Summit on payment data security online on 3 June, drawing over 1,000 registrations representing some of the leading stakeholders in the payment card industry.
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EU promises to promote multilateral cooperation, work on global challenges
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 4 (ANI): European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday said the European bloc will promote multilateral cooperation, work on global challenges, from the pandemic to climate, and will deepen its security arrangement in the Indo-Pacific.
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Pre-Covid level normalcy to return next year, touch 4 lakh passengers a da
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday showed confidence and ruled out the calculation of several airline companies and aviation experts, which stated about normalcy in the aviation sector will return in 2023. He rather expects it to
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30-bed free oxygen shelter set up in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): A few organisations in Bhubaneswar, Odisha have joined hands and established a 30-bed 'oxygen shelter' for patients, which will be free of cost, amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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RBI cuts FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5 pc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut its forecast of real GDP growth at 9.5 per cent in the current financial year (2021-2022).
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Rishikesh man takes to feeding over 2,000 cows daily, as they starved amid
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], June 4 (ANI): Ever since the first Covd-19 induced lockdown last year, a man in Rishikesh has been feeding over 2,000 cows daily.
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RBI maintains status quo on interest rates
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday held key interest rates and maintained an accommodative stance amid uncertainty over the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic's second wave.
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Air India disinvestment, delayed by Covid impact, will be completed in 202
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister (MoCA) Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that that the disinvestment process of Air India is getting delayed due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic and assured that the disinvestment process will happen in this year.
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Early rains put smiles on face of Nepali farmers despite pandemic woes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], June 4 (ANI): Terraces on slopes of Changunarayan Hill echoed with chattering of farmers in a melody as they plant paddy saplings made favourable by the pre-monsoon climatic effect.
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