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Government revises rate of minimum wages for central sphere employees
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): At a time when the country is struggling with the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the government on Friday revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) given to workers engaged in various scheduled employments in central sphere.
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Raging pandemic to decelerate recovery of automotive industry: ICRA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The sudden and severe onset of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country has derailed recovery momentum of automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and auto-ancillaries to an extent, investment information firm ICRA said on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Another 29,021 vials of Remdesivir sent by Gilead Sciences reach
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences sent another 29,021 vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir to India on Saturday in a bid to help the country fight the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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EC postpones Legislative Councils by-polls in Andhra, Telangana till COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday postponed the biennial election to Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till the pandemic situation significantly imp
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Mosques in Lucknow remain deserted on 'Alvida Jumma' amid COVID-19 restric
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Mosques in Lucknow remained deserted on 'Alvida Juma' (last Friday of the month of Ramadan) here today due to the lockdown restrictions put in place amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
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Mangaluru Smart City's control centre helps in fight against COVID with re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC), a major component of the Mangaluru Smart City project, has been converted into a 24X7 dedicated COVID War Room to help administrators combat the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic based on rea
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Delhi cop helps perform 1100 cremations, even postpones daughter's wedding
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): For more than 20 days, 56-year-old Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Rakesh Kumar, has been performing the last rites of people who had no one to cremate them at the national capital's Lodhi Crematorium amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19
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Bengaluru: IAF sets up COVID care centre for public at Jalahalli station
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to establish a COVID treatment facility with 100 beds at Air Force Station Jalahalli, in order to assist general public of Bengaluru reeling under the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Youths provide help to under privileged families in J-K's Srinagar amid CO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 3 (ANI): After Jammu and Kashmir has announced lockdown due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Srinagar came forward to help locals struggling with basic needs.
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Farmers 'struggle' against farm laws to 'intensify', say unions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Even as the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to crumble the country's health care system, Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have said that they will "intensify" their "struggle" against the contentious farm laws.
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PM Modi chairs meeting of council of ministers, says government working ra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting of union council of ministers and said all arms of the government are working unitedly and rapidly to deal with the situation created by the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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APCC president slams Centre, Andhra govts over handling of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Dr Sake Sailajanath on Friday slammed the BJP government at the Centre and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's (YSRCP) government in Andhra Pradesh over their handling of the second wave of C
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