Day: March 26, 2020

COVID-19: Hrithik Roshan, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu make donations for relief efforts

11:53 pm March 26, 2020

Mumbai: Indian cine stars Hrithik Roshan, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, and comic-TV host Kapil Sharma on Thursday pledged to donating both funds and medical supplies to help the country combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. South superstar Rajinikanth was the first celebrity to come forward by donating Rs 50 lakh to help daily wage workers. Several A-listers […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Govt helps Air India avoid default, refinances Rs 700-cr NCDs

11:53 pm March 26, 2020

Mumbai: The government has come to the rescue of the divestment-bound national carrier Air India, whose operations and revenue are crippled due to the coronavirus lockdown from a default on a Rs 700-crore debt repayment that was due Thursday. The Rs 700-crore non-convertible debentures of the national carrier were due for redemption or interest payment […]

Nitish favours extension of lockdown in meeting with PM

PM pitches for new crisis management protocol at G-20 video conference on coronavirus

11:32 pm March 26, 2020

New Delhi: As the world reels under the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the powerful G-20 grouping to put human beings rather than economic targets at the centre of the vision for global prosperity and cooperation. In his address at a video conference of the G-20 leaders, Modi also pitched for […]

COVID-19: 16 deaths, total cases rise to 694; Rate of increase in positive cases ‘relatively stable’, says govt

11:24 pm March 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 16 in the country and 80 fresh cases were reported, taking the tally to 694, the Union health ministry said on Thursday, but asserted that the rate of increase in the positive cases was “relatively stable” in India. The Union health ministry officials also said […]

G20 leaders pledge USD 5 trn, ‘united’ response to coronavirus crisis

11:19 pm March 26, 2020

Riyadh: G20 nations pledged a “united front” on Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting USD 5 trillion into the global economy to counter the pandemic amid forecasts of a deep recession. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the emergency videoconference chaired by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who […]

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