COVID-19 fight: Govt has Rs 60k crore war chest in disaster funds
The Centre has a war chest of more than Rs 60,000 crore to fight the Covid-19 pandemic — Rs 30,000 crore is already availabl…
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COVID-19: Air Canada to temporarily lay off half its workforce
The measures would affect 15,200 employees and about 1,300 managers from April 3, the airline said in a press release. fro…
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World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: United Nations
UN's trade body, however, did not give a detailed explanation as to why and how India and China will be the exceptions a…
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68-year-old man dies of coronavirus in Kerala, second death in state: Govt
A 68-year-old man died of the novel coronavirus here, taking the number of COVID-19 deaths in Kerala to two, the government …
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Students Come Back Home: From foreign varsities to local prejudice
Social stigma, hostility, near-boycott - Indians who were studying abroad and came back home are facing all of this and then…
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Bombay HC restrains IDBI trustee from selling Future Retail's share until further orders
In a major relief to the promoters of the Future Group, the Bombay High Court on Monday restrained IDBI Trusteeship and othe…
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World Bank warns China's growth could screech to a halt
The coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout could cause China's growth to come to a virtual standstill and drive 11 …
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49 persons test positive for COVID-19 in J&K; 37 in Kashmir, 12 in Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday taking the total number of the cases in the Union Territo…
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PM should hold regular talks with CMs to streamline fight against Covid-19: Ashok Gehlot
CM Ashok Gehlot has proposed that PM Modi should conduct regular structured dialogues with all CMs so that the central and s…
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Temperatures likely to remain 0.5-1.0 degree Celsius above normal: India Meteorological Department
The months of April, May and June are likely to be hotter than usual in the northwest, central, western, and western and eas…
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Frantic labourers pelt stones at police in Surat
A skirmish broke out between migrant labourers, frantically trying to reach their homes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and the …
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No China link to local coronavirus cases: Pakistan
These statements were issued by senior Pakistan government officials. Pakistan, in return, received an eight-member medical …
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UP govt ramping up quarantine facilities for returnees
The Uttar Pradesh government began ramping up makeshift quarantine facilities for hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers…
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My companies ceased manufacturing, yet not sending employees home: Vijay Mallya
"I have made repeated offers to pay 100 % of the amount borrowed by KFA to the Banks. Neither are Banks willing to take…
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No security cover, SC’s Justice S Ravindra Bhatt hands over food to migrants on roads
Justice S Ravindra Bhatt was seen personally handing over food packets on Sunday to some of the fleeing migrants on one of D…
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Open your health centres to poor: PM Narendra Modi to welfare bodies
PM Modi told spiritual leaders to help counter superstitions and misinformation. PM stressed on the importance of giving med…
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Track medical advances, help source equipment: PM Narendra Modi to Indian envoys
In a video-conference with the heads of India’s embassies and high commissions on Monday, the PM complimented the envoys for…
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J&K students in Iran, Bangladesh to government: Don't wait for us to contract Coronavirus, help us in time
A petition, seeking evacuation of medical students from Bangladesh, said there are about 581 students stuck there and they a…
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To ease congestion, convicts to be given up to 6 months’ remission
Those sentenced to 10 years or more and left with six months of sentence and those sentenced to seven years and left with fi…
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Covid-19 impact: Tax and duty relief likely in package for industry
The government has also initiated talks with the World Bank for an unprecedented package from the multilateral lender to spe…
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From 100 COVID-19 cases to 1,000 in 12 days but India in local transmission stage: Health Ministry
Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal reiterated on Monday said that there has been no community transmission and inst…
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Doctors say it’s only a matter of time before Covid sweeps India
With its densely packed cities and under-funded medical system, India has little margin for error . from News-Economic Tim…
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Frontline medics fume over protective gear
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore that all is not well with the country’s medical staff. A dozen doctors in five…
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Drop in China's new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day
Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as imported cases fell, while authorities shu…
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Pakistani squash great Azam Khan dies of coronavirus in London
Azam, who won the British Open title successively between 1959 and 1961, had tested positive for COVID-19 last week and died…
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Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba says no plans to extend lockdown period
I’m surprised to see such reports, there is no such plan of extending the lockdown," Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said…
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USA announces $2.9 million package to help India combat COVID-19
The USA has announced a $2.9 million assistance package for India to help the Modi government prepare laboratory systems, ac…
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Trump says US won't pay for Meghan and Harry's security
U.S. President Donald Trump has offered his opinion on the future of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, insisting the United…
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No relief for undertrials accused of fraud, anti-national activities
A two-tier approach has been worked on to deal with convicts and undertrials. While a 45-day interim bail will be granted to…
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COVID-19: Trump extends social distancing guidelines till April 30
As coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen in the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended social distanci…
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Ujjwala helps government reach out to poor
Under the Ujjwala gas scheme, started during the first term of the Modi government for the poor, gas cylinders are given fre…
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COVID-19: Over 1,000 virus deaths in New York state in 19 days
The total number of statewide deaths isn't expected to be released until Monday, but with at least 250 additional deaths…
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Army trains troops in helping states enforce lockdown
A major part of the training involves the type of equipment the troops need to carry, clothing to be worn and precautions to…
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India to buy PPEs, but no testing kits, from China
The production of N-95 masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) had taken a massive hit as vital components are importe…
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Investors hit hard by steep fall in toll collections
The road transport and highways ministry had on March 25 directed the National Highways Authority of India to suspend toll c…
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Indian students abroad at crossroads
According to data from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, more than 6,20,000 Indians students went abroad in 2018-1…
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Lost opportunity for Punjab’s sports gear industry
Manufacturers of Jalandhar were flooded with enquiries from across the globe, primarily Europe and the US, till last month a…
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Industry calls for 15-month fiscal
Most companies’ valuations and cash flows are impacted by the pandemic and they will face impairment. The government is cons…
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India Inc offers monetary aid, other packages
Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Trusts, said the Trusts and the Tata group together would contribute Rs 1,500 cr to fight the pan…
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European Union, China propose interim dispute settlement system
The Multi-party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA), set up under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Undertaking…
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Fresh air for Delhiites amid lockdown
According to the System of Air Quality and and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), New Delhi experienced its best air …
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Lockdown period won’t be counted in IBC timeline: IBBI
“...the period of lockdown imposed by the Central Government in the wake of COVID19 outbreak shall not be counted for the pu…
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Centre orders quarantine camps for migrant workers
Further, to stem the tide of migrant labourers leaving their places of work in major cities, the order has made it mandatory…
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March CPI inflation figures may have caveats as data suffers due to Covid lockdown
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is assessing the quality and amount of data that can be coll…
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View: Corona lockdown is needed but it might put the economy on ventilator
The lockdown is justified. The Covid-19 coronavirus, which can grow exponentially, was stalled in China with the help of sim…
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Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars
Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America's coronavirus pandemic. from New…
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ICC lauds cricketer-turned cop Joginder Sharma for doing his bit in health crisis
Joginder, who bowled the match-winning final over in the 2007 World T20 final against Pakistan, is a DSP in Haryana Police a…
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Combating Covid-19: Pakistan announces troop deployment, shuts down borders
The deployment was approved by Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on March 23 on the request of the Interior Mini…
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Take measures to provide liquidity to MFs, NBFCs: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Former Chairman of SBI, Arundhati Bhattacharya has called for measures to provide liquidity to mutual funds and Non-Banking …
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Medical schools in US mull early graduation to meet growing demand for medicos in COVID-19 fight
A CNN report said at least 69 students at the NYU medical school want to graduate three months early to help in the fight ag…
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