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Amid talks with Reliance, Saudi Aramco says focusing investments in high-growth Indian market
The world’s biggest oil exporter Saudi Aramco has said it is focusing its downstream investments in high-growth nations such as India as it negotiates a deal to buy up to 20 per cent stake in Reliance Industries’ USD 75 billion oil-to-chemical business.
Italy passes China’s coronavirus death toll, prepares to extend lockdown
The country’s large, elderly population, who are particularly vulnerable to the virus, is seen as factor for the high number of fatalities.
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COVID-19, India, and China: Lessons to learn
China has been turning crisis into opportunity. India should do the same.
Approximately 3,500 UAE nationals depart India
UAE nationals who left India feared a complete disruption in aviation links between the Gulf and Indian airports
255 Coronavirus-Infected Indians in Iran Alone, of Total 276
By PTI As many as 276 Indians have been infected with coronavirus abroad, including 255
Bangabandhu … statesman among statesmen
By dint of Bangabandhu’s statesmanship, Bangladesh was steered into the United Nations and at the same time, Sheikh Mujib pursued the goal of coming out of superpower rivalry, and two years after liberation in 1971, Bangladesh joined the Non-Aligned Movement
New coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study finds
The tests show that when the virus is carried by the droplets released when someone coughs or sneezes, it remains viable, or able to still infect people, in aerosols for at least three hours
Why Did Iran Get Hit So Hard, So Fast By The Coronavirus
Days of denials, a national celebration and an election helped the coronavirus spread quickly in Iran
Prime Minister Modi participates in birth centenary celebrations of Bangabandhu, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Prime Minister Modi described Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as one of the greatest figures of the last century, and said, “His entire life is a tremendous inspiration to all of us.”