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Covid-19 pandemic presents India with 'rare' opportunity to question China
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], May 2 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has presented India with a "rare and welcome" opportunity to question China over its scant regard for basic human rights, which has displayed by the country's irresponsible and callous attitude towards the outbreak that has k
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Blood sugar control is key for people with diabetes and COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Novel study adds to the evidence that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at greater risk of a poor outcome should they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But there is some encouraging news: people with T2D whose blood sugar is well-con
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For want of facilities at home, Delhi's poor children fail to benefit from
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): As schools move to online classroom teaching due to COVID-19 pandemic, poor students are facing difficulty in having access to their classes as they do not have laptops and internet facility at home.
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Man distributes essentials to needy on pram in Delhi amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): A man has resorted to pushing around a pram, loaded with water, food items and essential commodities, to distribute among the poor and needy across the national capital amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Ex-Maoist turned MLA distributes food, essentials to tribals in Telangana'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): Seethakka, a former Maoist turned MLA from Mulugu, has been helping the poor and distributing food grains, vegetables, and other essential commodities among the people living in the tribal areas of her constituency during the lockdown.
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Mayawati urges Centre, states to protect livelihood of labourers, working-
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): On the occasion of Labour Day, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday appealed to the Central and state governments to take steps to protect the livelihood of poor labourers and take cognizance of companies arbitrary reducing salaries of employees
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US mulls retaliatory action against China for poor handling of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): Officials in the United States, across multiple government agencies, are expected to meet on Thursday (local times) to chalk out a strategy for seeking retaliatory measures against China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington Post reported citi
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Sharjah-based artist creates replica of Kerala's famous Thrissur Pooram fe
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], April 30 (ANI): Thrissur Pooram festival of Kerala will not be held on May 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but the festive fervour came alive in a forex sheet when an ardent Pooram lover chose to recreate it using his artistic talent.
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Rs 65,000 crore needed to help poor, reopen economy in measured way: Raghu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said that Rs 65,000 crore is required to help the poor affected by the coronavirus-induced lockdown. He also laid stress on the need to restart the economy while taking precautions.
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S&P affirms BBB+ rating for Reliance Industries
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, April 29 (ANI): Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global Ratings has affirmed BBB-plus long-term corporate credit rating on Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) with a stable outlook.
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ADB approves $1.5 billion financing to support India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 1.5 billion dollar loan to India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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With no ration card 73-year-old faces hunger in Dantewada, Panchayat offic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 28 (ANI): A 73-year-old woman in Dantewada's Chote Karka village is facing trouble securing food and clean drinking water.
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