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[ad_1] The central government has announced assistance related to the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for companies and individuals employed in the private sector by extending its contribution to the EPFO ​​for an additional three months for small businesses and reducing the mandatory contributions of the employers’ EPF and employed by …

[ad_1] Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday stated that the date for the resumption of metro services has not been finalized yet but the metro network managing body said it will start undertaking cleaning and maintenance work to get ready for the resumption of services in the near future. The …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday proposed strong “collective action” by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS) to confront the overwhelming threat of terrorism. Jaishankar made the comments in a video conference of foreign ministers from SCO member countries, an influential China-dominated bloc that focuses on political and …

[ad_1] Beijing: COVID-19 kills mainly through an overreaction of the immune system, whose role is precisely to fight infections, say scientists who have deciphered the mechanisms, symptoms and diagnosis of the disease caused by the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus. In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, researchers explained …

[ad_1] The West Bengal government will launch sentinel surveillance against Covid-19 to help authorities monitor the trend of the disease and even act as an early warning system before any outbreak, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. “We are the first state to start working on this surveillance. Surveillance …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nine states and Union territories have not reported any new Covid-19 patients in the past 24 hours and the rate of duplication of cases has increased to 12.6 days, union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Although the death toll is due, the novel coronavirus increased …

[ad_1] The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, better known as PM CARES, will allocate ₹ 3,100 crore to COVID-19 relief, including funds for ventilators, migrant workers and vaccine development, according to an official statement from the Prime Minister’s Office on May 13 evening. Explained | …

[ad_1] Nearly 50 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up the PM CARES Fund, the trust that he leads on Wednesday decided to allocate Rs 3,100 crore for the fight against Covid-19. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said the PM CARES Fund Trust had decided to …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced credit guarantee loans for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are expected to help some 4.5 million units return to business. Announcing the details of the ₹Sitharaman said the 20 trillion fiscal stimulus package said that unsecured automatic loans …

[ad_1] Chandrakant Patil said a “political earthquake” would occur after the COVID-19 crisis. Mumbai Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday that a national “political earthquake” would occur once the COVID-19 situation returns to normal. Chandrakant Patil said Congressional leaders should try to keep their congregation together as several …