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COVID-19 dampens festive spirit among idol makers ahead of Ganesh Chaturth
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttam Kumar, a Delhi-based idol maker is running his artistic hands while giving final touches to a three-feet tall idol of Lord Ganesh.
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BJP slams Andhra govt for 'imposing restrictions' on Ganesh Chaturthi fest
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) unit vice president Vishnuvardhan Reddy slammed the state government for imposing restrictions on celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi citing coronavirus pandemic as the reason.
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HCL Technologies Launches a Global Hackathon to Identify Long-Term Technol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA]/Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL Technologies, (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced a multi-phase hackathon, "Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19," to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the
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Nepal's Lumbini missed thousands of Indian tourists this year due to COVID
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lumbini [Nepal], August 20 (ANI): Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha is missing tourists this year due to the global pandemic situation. Otherwise, thousands of Indians visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site annually.
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Tamil Nadu chief secretary commissions Indian Coast Guard ship C-449
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 20 (ANI): K Shanmugam, the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu commissioned Indian Coast Guard ship C-449 on Thursday with social distancing in place amid the corona pandemic.
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9-feet 'Dhanwantari' Ganesha idol to be set up in Hyderabad's Khairatabad
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 20 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, a Ganesha idol will be set up at a height of 9 feet in Khairatabad here on 'Dhanwantari' theme in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said Sudarshan Mudiraj, founder and chairman of Khairatabad Ganesh Associati
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HCL Technologies launches hackathon to identify solutions for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): IT major HCL Technologies on Thursday announced a multi-phase hackathon to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for immediate and long-term societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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India won't be able to provide employment to its youth in coming time: Rah
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Asserting that a large number of small and medium businesses will shut down after the moratorium period, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the country will soon not be able to provide employment to its youth for the first time in its history
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IT security challenges rise with shift to remote work: Microsoft
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Nearly 62 per cent of business leaders in India believe that security challenges have changed as the shift to remote work due to COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changes security architecture, according to Microsoft which recently surveyed 800 people across ma
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IRB InvIT reports gross income of Rs 198 cr in Q1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): India's first listed infrastructure investment trust IRB InvIT on Thursday reported a gross income of Rs 198 crore in the quarter ended June, down from Rs 323 crore in the same period of the previous financial year.
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Band players in weddings struggle as weddings go 'no Band Baaja Baraat' ro
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): With weddings now becoming a simpler affair, courtesy the COVID-19 pandemic wherein not more than 50 persons are allowed to attend wedding functions, has almost pushed band organisers out of business.
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Junior doctors on COVID duty move Kerala HC seeking disbursement of salari
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A group of eighteen junior doctors working on special duty to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala has moved the High Court seeking directions to the state government to immediately disburse their salaries along with arrears.
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