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COVID-19: Centre announces more benefits via ESIC, EPFO for bereaved famil
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): In a huge relief to workers who lost their earning member to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Labour Ministry on Sunday announced a slew of benefits through ESIC and EPFO schemes to address the fear and anxiety of such workers about the well-being of their family m
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COVID-19: Promote awareness about 4 national helpline numbers, Centre to T
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday advised private television channels to promote awareness about the four national-level helpline numbers set up to provide assistance to people, including children, senior citizens, those requiring p
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Simple makeup tips to celebrate birthdays in style during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Birthdays have always been about dressing up to the nines and sporting elaborate makeup looks for women. You may even have spent the whole year planning out your birthday outfit and makeup look. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us into yet another
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Women in India had irregular gap in menstrual cycle during COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): During the COVID-19 pandemic, women in India faced irregular gaps in their menstrual cycle due to coronavirus, bringing everyday stress and anxiety for them, as per the findings of a new study.
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Philippines logs 7,058 new COVID-19 cases, total at 1,223,627
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Sunday 7,058 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,223,627.
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WHO urges Indians to get COVID-19 vaccination at first opportunity
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for South East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Sunday issued a word of caution as India is witnessing a 'plateau' in daily COVID-19 cases, advising the people to get jabbed at the first available opportunit
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Pompeo says Wuhan lab was engaged in military activity alongside civilian
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said that the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) was engaged in military activity alongside its civilian research -- amid renewed scrutiny of the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic emerged from the secretive lab.
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COVID-19: Centre expands Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme amid secon
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Sunday further expanded the scope of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) amid the economic disruption caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM Modi praises farmers, says record agri output, procurement even during
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the farmers across the country and pointed out that there was a record production of crops even during the COVID pandemic.
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COVID-19: PM Modi lauds oxygen tanker drivers, healthcare workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Addressing the "Mann Ki Baat" radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked drivers of cryogenic oxygen tankers, COVID warriors who helped the country during the second wave of the pandemic by working on a war footing.
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Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat', says 'meaningless talk
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): In a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the country can not fight the COVID-19 pandemic with "meaningless talks" once a month.
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WTC final is like World Cup final for me, says Neil Wagner
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Southampton [UK], May 30 (ANI): New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner has said that the World Test Championship (WTC) final would just be like playing the finals of the World Cup.
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