Day: March 5, 2020

SBI-led consortium set to bail out Yes Bank: Sources

9:11 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi/Mumbai: Public sector lender SBI along with some other financial institutions will bail out capital-starved Yes Bank, with the government giving the go-ahead, sources said on Thursday. In a day of rapid developments, which also included a board meeting of SBI, there were reports that LIC has been asked to team up with the […]

Amazon partners with NULM to empower self-help groups

9:01 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon has tied-up with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission to train, support and provide market access to artisans and self-help groups (SHGs) with the aim of helping small businesses in exploring wide markets through the platform. In the first phase, 2,500 […]

Maharashtra: 3 killed, eight injured in steel plant mishap

8:51 pm March 5, 2020

Jalna: Three workers were killed and eight others severely injured when molten iron fell on them at a steel plant in Maharashtra’s Jalna district on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Om Sai Steel plant at around 4 pm when molten iron from a large furnace fell on the workers, an district superintendent […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Intelligent machines challenge to job creation: Sharma

8:46 pm March 5, 2020

Kolkata: With India having a vast pool of young population, the rise in use of intelligent machines poses a challenge to job creation in the country, secretary to the Union ministry of science and technology, Ashutosh Sharma, said on Thursday. Another challenge faced by technology is ensuring sustainable development, he said. Sharma said intelligent machines […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Snatching of papers from Speaker’s table ‘unprecedented’: Govt

8:42 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi: Terming the conduct of the seven suspended Congress members in Lok Sabha “unprecedented”, the government on Thursday said snatching of papers from the Speaker’s table is of “utmost disrespect” to the Chair and demanded that the MP who did it be terminated for the entire term of the House. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad […]