An astounding 93.5 per cent people in the country believe that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is handling the coronavirus outbreak effectively, a survey revealed on Thursday. The central government had imposed a 21-day nation-wide lockdown on March 25, which was later extended till May 3. According to the IANS-C-voter Covid-19 tracker, the number […]
China on Monday cut its benchmark lending rate for the second time this year to reduce corporate borrowing costs and ease the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the worlds second-largest economy. The People’s Bank of China lowered the one-year loan prime rate by 20 basis points to stand at 3.85 per cent from 4.05 […]
High-velocity gusts of wind and hailstorms have flattened wheat crop over in Punjab with Bathinda district being the worst hit, officials said on Saturday. Rains lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana late Friday. “Huge damage in a few isolated pockets. Worst-affected is the Malout subdivision, Special Chief Secretary K.B.S. Sidhu, who is heading state’s […]
An economist turned State Finance Minister Thomas Issac was least pleased after hearing the Friday statement of the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and said this was not going to be of any good to Kerala. He demanded that either Das or Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should answer their concerns. Issac told the media that […]
Aditya Birla Group’s metals flagship company Hindalco Industries on Tuesday said that it has completed acquisition of the US-based rolled products major, Aleris Corporation. The acquisition has made Hindalco one of the world’s largest aluminium companies, with a global footprint spanning 49 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. “The closure of this deal […]
Taking a serious view on disrupted movement of essential goods during the lockdown, the Union Home Secretary has asked all the Chief Secretaries to ensure that trucks carrying food items and essential commodities are allowed free movement on all costs. In his stern letter to states and Union Territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said […]
The Uttar Pradesh health department will be providing food to all the doctors and paramedical staff of the state battling the coronavirus crisis, an official said here on Saturday. Family welfare director general Badri Vishal has written to all the Chief Medical Officers of the state, stating that along with the doctors, all the paramedical […]
The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India reached 6,412 on Friday, including foreign nationals, with 5,709 active cases, the Health Ministry said. The Ministry, in its morning update, said that 199 deaths have been reported in India so far, with highest 97 from Maharashtra, followed by Gujarat with 17. “A total of 503 […]
As thousands of nurses across the country light the lamps of hope in the hospitals, several leading ladies play a vital role in India’s war room to contain the spread of dreaded pandemic. From developing India’s first test kit for COVID-19, to despatching life saving medicines in remote areas, and from chalking out strategies for […]
BY DEEPAK SHARMA AND NAVNEET MISHRA New Delhi Determined to contain the dreaded virus from spreading in the community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his big team of experts are working tirelessly to monitor minute-to minute development of any happening related to the pandemic in the country. From the announcement of the 21 day lockdown […]