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BCCI AGM: Introduction of IPL teams, cricket in Oly to highlight discussio
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The members have reached the city and even underwent COVID-19 tests on Tuesday with an eye on the pandemic and to ensure the safety
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Amid pandemic, digital gifts for festive season are the way out
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Amid the pandemic that shows no signs of slowing down, the festival of Christmas is just around the corner with people around the world engrossed in festivities. The 2020 Christmas 2020, however, could pose difficulties due to the pandemic. Sending digital
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Karnataka govt increases allowance of specialist doctors, dentists
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): The Karnataka Health Department has decided to increase the special allowance of specialist doctors, medical officers, and dentists with effect from September 1, 2020, in view of the demand posed by the doctors amid the pandemic.
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Christmas: Braving winter chill, small vendors in Delhi witness low sales
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Braving winter chill, scores of small-scale vendors sitting outside various churches across the national capital witnessed low sales during the Christmas festivities amid the pandemic.
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Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases pass 2.5 mln
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethopia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,508,815 as of Monday as the death toll due to the pandemic climbed to 59,099, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beer-Sheva [Israel], December 21 (ANI): The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and York University in Canada reveals the impact of this predicame
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Screen time, emotional health among parents' top concerns for children dur
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): A new national poll gives a glimpse into parents' greatest concerns about their kids in the pandemic-era with the top concerns being screen time, unhealthy eating, and depression.
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US records nearly 250,000 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): Amid a worsening COVID-19 situation, the United States on Friday broke yet another record by registering 249,709 new coronavirus cases, the highest recorded single-day spike since the pandemic began, according to the latest update by Johns Hopkins Universi
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Barack Obama shares list of favourite films, TV shows of 2020
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Former American President Barack Obama on Friday (local time) said that he spent this year binging on TV shows and watching movies due to the pandemic and shared a list of his favorite shows and movies of 2020.
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Rajasthan HC allows CBSE, state board schools to collect 70 pc, 60 pc fees
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education affiliated schools to collect only 70 per cent and 60 per cent of the tuition fee as per the recommendations o
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India's Diorama International Film Festival begins across five continents
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Turning the pandemic into an opportunity, Diorama International Film Festival and Film Bazaar begin today across five continents covering an audience of over two million.
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Haslab launches India's first homeopathy healthcare mobile application in
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the pandemic on all of our minds, more and more attention has been placed on personal healthcare.
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