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Mankind MD Reveals Donating Rs 250 Crore Towards Covid Relief After Miscalculation Of Zero
"What we had pledged, we had to donate 10x more. So we ended up giving around Rs 250 crore at that time," the Managing Director of Mankind Pharma said.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian-Americans Among 14 Charged In $53 Million Covid Relief Fraud
Around 14 people, including several Indian-origin business owners and employees have been charged in a USD 53 million fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief programme in the US state of Texas.
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More Than $200 Billion In Covid Loans Stolen By Fraudsters In US: Report
The inspector general of the Small Business Administration released a report that gives the largest estimate of how much of the $1.2 trillion disbursed was stolen by fraudulent claims.
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Influencer Busted For Splurging COVID-19 Relief Money On Bentley, Luxury Apartment And More
Instead of using the cash to keep legitimate employees afloat amid the pandemic, she used the money for personal gain and splurged it on her friends and family.
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China-Based APT41 Hacker Group Stole $20 Million Worth of US COVID-19 Relief Funds: Report
Chinese hackers stole at least $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) worth of COVID-19 relief money according to a report. The funds that were stolen were taken by a group linked to the Chinese government, a Chengdu-based collective known as APT41.
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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Gets $100 Million in Donated Crypto Back From India Crypto Relief Fund
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use the $100 million (roughly Rs. 745 crore) in cryptocurrency he got back from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund. He says he will use the funds to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benefit to Indians and non-Indians”.
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Volvo Car India Contributes Rs. 75 Lakh To PM CARES Fund
In addition to the contribution, Volvo Car India extended financial assistance for term insurance of all its dealership staff and also for the treatment in case employees or family members were down with COVID.
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A $1 Billion Covid Crypto Donation For India Hits Red Tape
Two months after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated about $1 billion in cryptocurrency to an India Covid relief fund, about $20 million has been paid out so far.
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US Journalist Eats Indian Food To Raise Funds For COVID; Priyanka Chopra Approves
Tom Nichols, a US journalist decided to try Indian food at Priyanka Chopra's restaurant, and ended up raising thousands of dollars for COVID relief.
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MG Motor India To Provide Health Cover To Its Dealer Employees Against COVID-19
MG Motor India will provide additional health cover to its dealer employees against the pandemic.
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Rs 20,000 Crore Covid Fund, No New Taxes And A Dig In Kerala Budget
A Rs 20,000 crore Covid package, liquid oxygen plant of 150 metric tonnes capacity, Rs 1,000 crore towards Covid vaccines and no new taxes were some of the big announcements in the revised budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal.
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Virat Kohli Donates Rs 6.77 Lakh For Treatment Of Former India All-Rounder's Mother
Former BCCI South Zone convenor N Vidya Yadav lauded Virat Kohli's great gesture after India skipper provided financial aid to ex-India all-rounder KS Sravanthi Naidu for the treatment of her COVID-19 positive mother.
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COVID-19: Hyundai India Extends Support To Tamil Nadu Government
As a part of the Hyundai Cares 3.0 relief initiative, earlier the automaker had announced offering infrastructural assistance to the affected states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
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AIADMK To Contribute Rs 1 Crore To Chief Minister's Relief Fund To Fight Covid
Contributions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund continued to pour in to help the government tackle the COVID-19 pandemic with the AIADMK saying it would give Rs 1 crore besides a month's salary of its MLAs and MPs.
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Mankind MD Reveals Donating Rs 250 Crore Towards Covid Relief After Miscalculation Of Zero
"What we had pledged, we had to donate 10x more. So we ended up giving around Rs 250 crore at that time," the Managing Director of Mankind Pharma said.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Sentenced For USD 20 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian-Americans Among 14 Charged In $53 Million Covid Relief Fraud
Around 14 people, including several Indian-origin business owners and employees have been charged in a USD 53 million fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief programme in the US state of Texas.
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More Than $200 Billion In Covid Loans Stolen By Fraudsters In US: Report
The inspector general of the Small Business Administration released a report that gives the largest estimate of how much of the $1.2 trillion disbursed was stolen by fraudulent claims.
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Influencer Busted For Splurging COVID-19 Relief Money On Bentley, Luxury Apartment And More
Instead of using the cash to keep legitimate employees afloat amid the pandemic, she used the money for personal gain and splurged it on her friends and family.
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China-Based APT41 Hacker Group Stole $20 Million Worth of US COVID-19 Relief Funds: Report
Chinese hackers stole at least $20 million (roughly Rs. 165 crore) worth of COVID-19 relief money according to a report. The funds that were stolen were taken by a group linked to the Chinese government, a Chengdu-based collective known as APT41.
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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Gets $100 Million in Donated Crypto Back From India Crypto Relief Fund
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use the $100 million (roughly Rs. 745 crore) in cryptocurrency he got back from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund. He says he will use the funds to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benefit to Indians and non-Indians”.
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Volvo Car India Contributes Rs. 75 Lakh To PM CARES Fund
In addition to the contribution, Volvo Car India extended financial assistance for term insurance of all its dealership staff and also for the treatment in case employees or family members were down with COVID.
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A $1 Billion Covid Crypto Donation For India Hits Red Tape
Two months after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated about $1 billion in cryptocurrency to an India Covid relief fund, about $20 million has been paid out so far.
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US Journalist Eats Indian Food To Raise Funds For COVID; Priyanka Chopra Approves
Tom Nichols, a US journalist decided to try Indian food at Priyanka Chopra's restaurant, and ended up raising thousands of dollars for COVID relief.
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MG Motor India To Provide Health Cover To Its Dealer Employees Against COVID-19
MG Motor India will provide additional health cover to its dealer employees against the pandemic.
-
Rs 20,000 Crore Covid Fund, No New Taxes And A Dig In Kerala Budget
A Rs 20,000 crore Covid package, liquid oxygen plant of 150 metric tonnes capacity, Rs 1,000 crore towards Covid vaccines and no new taxes were some of the big announcements in the revised budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal.
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Virat Kohli Donates Rs 6.77 Lakh For Treatment Of Former India All-Rounder's Mother
Former BCCI South Zone convenor N Vidya Yadav lauded Virat Kohli's great gesture after India skipper provided financial aid to ex-India all-rounder KS Sravanthi Naidu for the treatment of her COVID-19 positive mother.
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COVID-19: Hyundai India Extends Support To Tamil Nadu Government
As a part of the Hyundai Cares 3.0 relief initiative, earlier the automaker had announced offering infrastructural assistance to the affected states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
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AIADMK To Contribute Rs 1 Crore To Chief Minister's Relief Fund To Fight Covid
Contributions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund continued to pour in to help the government tackle the COVID-19 pandemic with the AIADMK saying it would give Rs 1 crore besides a month's salary of its MLAs and MPs.
