Day: March 18, 2020

Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

Don’t travel to neighbouring states unless necessary, TN Health Minister to people

7:32 pm March 18, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijaya Baskar on Wednesday appealed to people not to take up travel to neighbouring states unless necessary as part of measures to control the spread of coronavirus. Coronavirus: IIT Bombay announces closure of activities He said the department was having more than five lakh masks and […]

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MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

Digvijay biggest dramatist in country: Shivraj

7:25 pm March 18, 2020

Bhopa: Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday dubbed Digvijay Singh of Congress as the “biggest dramatist”, hours after the latter tried to meet rebel MLAs of his party in Bengaluru but prevented by the police. Chouhan said even the rebel MLAs are wary of Singh and didn’t want to meet him. “Digvijay Singh […]

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44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Maharashtra: FIR over misleading advertisement of `coronavirus-curing’ mattress

7:14 pm March 18, 2020

Thane: A case was registered on Wednesday against the owner of a furniture shop at Bhiwandi in Thane district for issuing a misleading advertisement which claimed that mattresses sold at his shop cure the coronavirus. The accused, whose name was not disclosed by the police, owns two furniture showrooms in Bhiwandi. On March 13, he […]

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Gold gains Rs 311 on higher demand, rupee depreciation

7:09 pm March 18, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices on Wednesday rose by Rs 311 to Rs 40,241 per 10 gram in the national capital amid rupee depreciation and higher buying, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 39,930 per 10 gram on Tuesday. “Spot gold for 24 karat in Delhi was trading up by Rs […]

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Sensex crashes 1,709 pts; Nifty tanks below 8,500

7:06 pm March 18, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 1,709 points on Wednesday as talks of stimulus measures to cushion the economic blow of the Covid-19 pandemic failed to cheer markets across the globe. The BSE barometer swung over 2,488.72 points in a highly volatile session, before ending 1,709.58 points or 5.59 per cent lower at 28,869.51. Similarly, […]

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