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Sri Lanka resumes commercial flights after 10-month hiatus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 21 (ANI): The Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka on Thursday informed that Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) will resume commercial flights after a halt of nearly ten months due to the COVID-19 pandem
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Social influence matters when it comes to following pandemic guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): New research published in the British Journal of Psychology indicates that social influence has a large impact on people's adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
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Glastonbury music festival called off for second year due to Coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): Organisers of UK's biggest musical event, Glastonbury on Thursday (local time) revealed that they have decided to cancel the festival for a second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Muraleedharan visits Gulf Medical University in UAE, lauds efforts of doct
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday visited the Gulf Medical University in Thumbay Medicity in Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he appreciated the hard work by doctors and paramedics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TheMathCompany is all set to become a flexi-work workplace
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 21(ANI/PRNewswire): TheMathCompany, announced its decision to move to a flexi-work model, offering a choice between work from office (WFO) and work from home (WFH) to current and future employees. As a proactive response to the pandemic and the expected
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US stocks hit record highs as Biden's presidency begins
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Stocks on Wall Street hit record highs on Wednesday as Joe Biden began his term as the 46th US president, promising to unite the country and restore its economy from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Classes from 1 to be conducted from February in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 20 (ANI): Punjab schools will be allowed to conduct its primary classes from the month of February, informed State School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Wednesday.
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15 PSUs register profit of Rs 3,149 crore in 2019-20
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 20 (ANI): Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Kerala Industries Department had registered a profit with a consolidated turnover of Rs 3,149 crore during the 2019-20 financial year.
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New Snapchat filter introduced for Biden's lockdown-induced inauguration d
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an extraordinary lockdown of the country's capital, Joe Biden's presidential inauguration ceremony appears to be unique from those who preceded it.
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Ind vs Eng: Fans need to wait as Chennai Tests will have no crowd
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The first two Test matches in the India-England series to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will have no fans in the stands. Even as the sporting world is returning to normalcy, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is clear that fan
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Unnati issues digital certificates via Certif-ID in face of pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): Founded in 2003, SGBS Unnati Foundation works to promote and upraise underprivileged youth through its advanced vocational training programs. It operates in over 30 skill development centres across India and offers training in Engli
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Won't attend swearing-in, would attract unnecessary media attention if I c
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her maternal uncle Gopalan Balachandran said that he is not attending it amid the pandemic as he believes the risk is not worth taking since it will only draw unwanted media atte
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