Day: March 27, 2020

Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Dr A Ramachandran

Noted fisheries scientist A Ramachandran is dead

5:15 pm March 27, 2020

Kochi: Noted Fisheries scientist and Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Dr A Ramachandran died due to cardiac arrest at his residence in Kalamasery here on Friday, the university said. Ramachandran, 61, had been the Fisheries Advisor to Sultanate of Oman and expert member in many a national and international […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Enforce lockdown strictly, PM tells TN CM

5:08 pm March 27, 2020

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami to enforce strictly the three-week national lockdown declared to check the spread of coronavirus and ensure availability of essential commodities for the people, the state government said. In a telephonic conversation, Modi said prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal […]

Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for COVID, quarantines himself at home

Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh to fight COVID-19

5:03 pm March 27, 2020

New Delhi: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 50 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed 17 Indian lives and wreaked havoc globally. Tendulkar’s donation is so far the biggest contribution among India’s leading sportspersons, some of whom have pledged their salaries while a few others have donated medical […]

Economic growth will only move upwards: Shaktikanta Das

Highlights of RBI’s monetary policy statement

4:58 pm March 27, 2020

Mumbai: Following are the highlights of the seventh bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20 by the RBI amid COVID-19 pandemic: * Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) advances meeting scheduled for Apr 1-3 * Repo rate slashed by 75 basis points to 4.4% * Reverse repo rate cut sharply by 90 basis points to 4% making unattractive […]

Karnataka reports third COVID-19 death

4:55 pm March 27, 2020

Bengaluru: In the third COVID-19 fatality in Karnataka, a 65-year-old man who tested had positive for the coronavirus infection died in Tumakuru on Friday, a senior district official said. The person had no travel history to any foreign country, but had gone to Delhi and returned by train earlier this month, following which he developed […]