New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee will meet on Thursday through video conferencing to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown situation in the country. Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said: “To …
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Washington: Global remittances are projected to decline by about 20 per cent this year due to the COVID-19-induced economic crisis, the World Bank Group (WBG) said. The projected fall, which would …
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Baghdad: Seven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike during an operation in the eastern province of Diyala of Iraq, Iraqi military said. The incident took place when an …
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Islamabad: Pakistan has received an emergency loan of $1.39 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, pushing the countrys foreign currency reserves apparently to a …
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Cairo: The confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkey climbed to 98,674 on Wednesday and the death toll reached 2,376. Meanwhile, Iran confirmed 1,194 new cases, bringing the total number to 85,996. …
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London: Two scientists who are leading the charge for a vaccine in the UK have been speaking about their projects. Professor Sarah Gilbert is head of a team at the University …
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New Delhi: The c (VHP) has now taken the initiative of distributing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to health workers as well. The VHP on Wednesday distributed 400 PPE kits to …
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala promulgated an Ordinance to punish offenders of healthcare warriors, fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the southern state, an official said on Wednesday. “The Governor passed the …
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address various gram panchayats across the country on Friday and launch an unified e-GramSwaraj portal and a mobile app on National Panchayati Raj Day, …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief called on the United States to reconsider its decision to freeze funding to the organization, and hoped that the US will once again support …
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