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GDP to contract by 5.3 pc in FY21 due to Covid-19 woes: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): India's gross domestic product (GDP) will contract by 5.3 per cent year-on-year in the current financial year (FY21), marking the lowest growth rate in the country's history and sixth instance of economic contraction, India Ratings and Research (I
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IndianOil posts Q4 net loss at Rs 7,783 crore due to high inventory loss
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Oil marketing firm IndianOil Corporation (IOC) on Wednesday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 7,783 crore for the quarter ended March on a one-time loss of Rs 11,305 crore.
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Pak attempts to pump more narcotics as India grapples with COVID, 47 pc ri
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): At a time when the whole world is grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan is busy sending contraband drugs to India smuggled through Indo-Pak borders. Apart from sending illegal consignments of narcotics and drugs, our Western neighbour is also indulged i
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Bangladesh's tour to Sri Lanka postponed
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said that Bangladesh's tour to Sri Lanka has been postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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AIMTC calls for rollback of petrol, diesel prices
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): High operating costs due to rising petrol and diesel prices are making the road transportation sector economically unviable, the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) said on Wednesday.
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Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally climbs to 2201 with 61 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 24 (ANI): A total of 61 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Jharkhand on Wednesday, taking the state count of COVID-19 cases to 2201, the health department said.
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Asia Pacific consumers shift rapidly to digital commerce: Mastercard
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 24 (ANI): As COVID-19 alters our daily lives, consumers in Asia Pacific are rapidly going digital with purchases of everything from groceries to movies in a shift that looks set to become a permanent habit after the pandemic passes, a recent Mastercard research shows.
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Haj 2020: UP govt asks pilgrims to apply for refund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): A day after Saudi Arabia announced that it will hold a "very limited" Hajj this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Minority Minister Mohsin Raza on Wednesday asked the people, who had registered themselves for Haj pilgrims, to
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HC notice to Centre, Delhi govt on plea against restrictions on export of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre and Delhi government on a plea challenging the restrictions imposed by the Central government on the export of Personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and face masks amid COVID-19 crisis.
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MrOwl and the coronavirus; How it helps you be productive in the new reali
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India are steadily growing. With over 300,000 cases, it has already surpassed countries such as the UK, Spain, and Italy in terms of the total number of those infected.
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Bhumi Pednekar helps migrants, underprivileged in this thoughtful manner
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar supported migrant labourers traveling long distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a rather unique way- by donating footwear to them.
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US, European airline carriers want India to open international travel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): India is likely to allow carriers from select European countries and the United States to launch flight connectivity in and out of India on the lines of Vande Bharat Mission. This will allow carriers to bring in Indian passengers and also fly out from India
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