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UP: Lotus farmers in distress due to inadequate supply of compost, pestici
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): Lotus farmers in Moradabad are in distress due to inadequate supply of compost and pesticides amid the pandemic which has adversely affected the crop.
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COVID-19: Karnataka CM to hold meeting on school reopening issue
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss the reopening of school amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indian economy to contract 9.6 pc in FY21 due to Covid-19: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): India's economy, the largest in south Asia, is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (2020-21) because of Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.
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Surat couple stitches free masks for underprivileged from leftover fabrics
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): Wearing masks has become a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many daily wage labourers cannot afford to buy them, as their incomes have been severely affected due the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Durga Puja celebrations set to be low-key in Kolkata amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): Keeping in mind the risks of COVID-19, big-budget Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to celebrate the festival in a grand manner.
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With spike of 78,524 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crosses 68-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): With a spike of 78,524 new cases and 971 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 68-lakh mark on Thursday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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US VP Debate: Temperatures soar as Harris, Pence attack each other on COVI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): The US Vice-Presidential debate on Wednesday (local time) witnessed a sharp exchange of words over President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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HC seeks Uttarakhand govt's reply on PILs over poor condition of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to file a reply on the various public interest litigations (PILs) filed over the poor condition of COVID-19 quarantine centres.
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Brazil's COVID-19 cases top 5 million
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday said 31,553 COVID-19 cases were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 5,000,694.
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China will pay big price for pandemic, says Trump
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 8 (ANI): In a video address to the nation, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic, and said that China will pay a big price for what they have done to the world.
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COVID-19: Maharashtra becomes first state to regulate prices of masks
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): Maharashtra has become the first state to regulate the rates of face masks during COVID-19 pandemic as a committee formed to implement caps on the price of masks has submitted its recommendations to the state government and formal order will soo
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COVID-19 pandemic to push 150 million people into extreme poverty by 2021:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of the economic contraction caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.
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