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Nepal re-opens border with India with restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 29 (ANI): Nepal has re-opened its border with India after keeping it closed for months due to COVID-19 pandemic but the Indians will need permission to cross the border via land, according to the Nepal Home Ministry.
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Bengaluru's IT company offers free Magento e-commerce training to students
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], January 29 (ANI/SRV Media): The COVID-19 pandemic led to the disruption of corporate world's equilibrium and large-scale lay-offs. In light of this, Bengaluru-based IT company Unicornready is offering a giveaway in the form of free Magento e-commerce traini
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Economic Survey: People relied on PMJAY even during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), a component of the 'Ayushman Bharat Yojana' that aims to provide healthcare access to the most vulnerable sections, was relied on even during the COVID-19 induced lockdown, noted the Economic Survey that wa
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Survey calls for more active, counter-cyclical fiscal policy
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): India's primary deficit (Centre and states) for FY21 is assumed to be 6.8 per cent of GDP, according to the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday.
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Cisco bridging digital divide for small businesses
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI/Mediawire): The COVID-19 pandemic has served as the greatest catalyst for digital transformation. This is more evident than ever before amongst India's small and medium businesses (SMBs)who, in partnership with Cisco, are kick-starting their digital journey
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Economic Survey pegs India's FY22 economic growth in at 11 pc
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Indian economy can contract by 7.7 per cent in current financial year ending on March 31 and the growth could be 11 per cent in the next financial year, according to the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Read More
EfficientIP continues to flourish, expands SEA presence with key partnersh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, January 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Proving the unique value of network security in helping businesses cope with the ongoing pandemic, leading provider EfficientIP posted 2020 as one of its most successful years on record.
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Philippines logs 1,849 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 521,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,849 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 521,413.
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Santo donates £250,000 to help fight poverty amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Wolverhampton [UK], January 29 (ANI): Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has donated £250,000 in an initiative, Feed Our Pack, which aims to help reduce the effects of food poverty and support residents of Wolverhampton who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
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President Kovind lauds Centre for 'timely decision', 'saving lakhs of live
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday lauded the Central government for its "timely decision", during the onging COVID-19 pandemic, "that saved the lives of lakhs of citizens" and pointed out that the number of new coronavirus cases was going down rapidl
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Air cargo a silver lining, could play vital role in recovery: AAPA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 29 (ANI): Preliminary traffic results for full calendar year 2020 released on Friday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) underscored collapse of international airline operations as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
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Gujarat teacher turns agriculturist with terrace farming
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], January 29 (ANI): As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to people taking more care of their health, several citizens of Gujarat's Rajkot are now adopting terrace farming to grow more organic vegetables that are safer and healthier.
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