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Gross under-testing, misreporting of COVID data; non-resident Bengali doct
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 23 (ANI): A group of non-resident Bengali physicians, health scientists, and healthcare providers have written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raising concerns over the "gross under-testing" and "misreporting of data" on the cause of deat
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Hong Kong Cabinet undergoes major rejig
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 22 (ANI): China's state council approved a Hong Kong government shake-up on Wednesday at a time when Beijing is reaffirming its authority over the city, raising political tensions and risking a revival of anti-government protests after months of relative calm.
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Unprecedented collapse in economic activity due to COVID-19: FICCI-Dhruva
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): The magnitude and speed of collapse in economic activity that India has seen over the last few weeks due to COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented and there is tremendous uncertainty about what the future holds for businesses and enterprises, according to a rece
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ADB Ventures raises $50 million, exceeding fund capitalisation target
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday that ADB Ventures, its new impact investment platform, will soon start operations after successfully raising the equivalent of 50 million dollars from multilateral and bilateral development partners and
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Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher launch 'quarantine wine' for raising COVID-19 r
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Star couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher on Sunday announced the launch of their own quarantine wine, the profit of which will be donated to different COVID-19 relief funds.
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England women hockey team to run for COVID-19 relief fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April (18): The England Hockey Under-16 girls team is raising money to assist the National Health Services' (NHS) in their fight against the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Virtual exhibitions raising money for PM Cares Fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Virtual exhibitions have become a new way to raise money for PM Cares Fund to help the country fight against coronavirus.
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Merck Foundation announce 'Stay at Home' Media Recognition Awards for Asia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for 'Stay at Home' Media Recognition Awards for the journalists in Asian countries. The theme of the awards is 'Raising awareness
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Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, suggests to extend NFSA provisions for 3 m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of 'chronic food insecurity' faced by poor, farmers and daily wagers in the country owing to the national lockdown and suggested extending 10 kg grains per per
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Entire world believes coronavirus originated in China: BJP MLA to Chinese
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 11 (ANI): BJP lawmaker T Raja Singh, who recently sparked controversy by raising anti-China slogans, doubled down on his criticism saying that the entire world believes that coronavirus has originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
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COVID-19: Odisha hikes contingency fund to meet emergency needs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 10 (ANI): The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for amendment of the Odisha Contingency Fund Act, 1967, raising its corpus fund to meet the emergency needs to combat COVID-19.
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WADA celebrates Play True Day 2020
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], April 9 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is celebrating the Play True Day 2020 today, which is dedicated to clean sport and is aimed at raising awareness among athletes, the sporting public and others about the importance of protecting it.
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