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Wisdom Capital disburses doubles salaries amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): Due to sudden spike in COVID-19 cases and shut down of businesses, most firms are doling out pink slips to staff or implementing pay cuts or delaying increments and promotions to deal with the pandemic. However, companies like Wisdom Cap
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Canara Bank releases emergency credit facilities for MSMEs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): To meet a temporary liquidity mismatch arising out of the COVID-19 outbreak, Canara Bank has announced a new credit support scheme for borrowers affected by the pandemic.
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Stuck in Toronto due to Covid-19, doctor from J&K praises Indian gover
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada] May 23 (ANI): A doctor from the Kashmir valley, who went to meet her sister-in-law in Canada's Toronto city and stuck due to COVID-19 outbreak, has thanked the Indian government for arranging repatriation flight as this will help her to serve people back home during the pand
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China projects deficit-to-GDP ratio at more than 3.6 percent in 2020
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): China has projected deficit-to-GDP ratio at more than 3.6 percent in the pandemic-hit 2020, the government's report issued on Friday said.
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When world is urging to stay home, Pakistan tears down Hindu homes in Bhaw
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): As countries encourage people to stay indoors to contain the pandemic, Pakistan has destroyed homes of poor people.
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Airline stocks gain as air travel resumes from next week
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): The final hour of trading on bourses erased some intraday gains on Thursday but benchmark indices managed to close in the green led by gains in auto and FMCG stocks.
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Hope and fear
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Ricocheting between hope and fear, love and hate, wins and losses, wanting to nurture and also separate, in these dichotomies we find ourselves dealing with the pandemic panic. The struggle is everywhere, it is ours to embrace and deal with, it is of our maki
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China backs WHO-led review of COVID-19 outbreak during annual meet
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all countries across the globe to support developing nations and pledged USD 2 billion in aid over two years to help them respond effectively to the pandemic.
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Battle looms at WHO meeting as countries may push for inquiry into China's
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been on the front line coordinating the fight against the Covid-19, will be facing a similar battle when its decision-making body gathers, virtually, for its annual meeting on Monday, amid hightened tensions b
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PM Modi interacts with Bill Gates, discusses global response to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and discussed the global response to COVID-19 and the importance of global coordination on scientific innovation to combat the pandemic.
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Here's why finding a COVID-19 vaccine won't be enough to end the pandemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Medical experts have warned that the volume of vaccine available to fight the coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2 in coming years is expected to fall far short of global demand, despite an unprecedented effort to manufacture billions of doses.
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Dehradun civic body continues battle with COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 12 (ANI): The civic body in Dehradun is taking all possible precautionary measures to combat coronavirus. Dehradun Municipal Corporation has deployed 350 workers for spraying disinfectant around the city during the pandemic.
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