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[ad_1] New Delhi: Bill Gates, after a video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanked him for what the association called to combat the coronavirus pandemic. India, the billionaire philanthropist said, could play a key role as the world worked to minimize the social and economic impact of the pandemic. …

[ad_1] The gift-turned-activist succumbed to cancer after a yearlong battle. Bengaluru’s former underworld gifted as an activist and Jaya Karnataka founder Muthappa Rai passed away on Friday morning after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Muthappa Rai had suffered from brain cancer in the past year. …

[ad_1] After almost 50 days of one of the world’s strictest blockades to combat Covid-19, during which the Indian economy went into free fall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package that would put the country back on its feet and would make it self-sufficient. . To Modi’s most …

[ad_1] Washington: President Donald Trump has threatened to slap new taxes on American companies like Apple to dissuade them from moving their manufacturing bases from China to countries like India and Ireland instead of the US amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Fox Business News, Trump said that …

[ad_1] Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a closely-watched, protective-looking coronavirus vaccine in a small study of six monkeys, promising findings that led to the start of human trials late last month, US researchers reported Thursday and British. The preliminary findings, which have not undergone rigorous review by …

[ad_1] The World Bank on Friday approved $ 1 billion ‘Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program’ to support the country’s efforts for providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the pandemic. Also read | 2020 global remittances to witness sharpest fall in recent times, …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After medical care, the world Bank On Friday he said he had approved a $ 1 billion grant for social protection and is in talks with the government to fund initiatives to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). World Bank Country Director Junaid Ahmad did not …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and philanthropist Bill Gates discussed Thursday the global response to Covid-19, and the importance of global coordination in scientific innovation and research to combat the pandemic. During a video conference, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates and Prime Minister Modi agreed …

[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2020 11:58:40 AM Earlier last month, $ 1 billion in support was announced to support India’s healthcare sector. (Express File Photo / Amit Mehra) The World Bank has approved a billion-dollar grant to support India’s efforts to provide …

[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …