Day: April 23, 2020

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

Migrant labourer creates coronavirus scare in Bengaluru

4:36 pm April 23, 2020

Bengaluru: A slum in Hongasandra municipal ward of Bengaluru has become a COVID-19 hotspot and has been completely sealed after some people contracted the coronavirus from a migrant labourer, an official said on Thursday. Medical Education minister K Sudhakar, who visited the area, told reporters that it has been decided to conduct tests on every […]

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India's tally to 8,78,254

70 areas in Palghar notified as containment zones

4:29 pm April 23, 2020

Palghar: As many as 70 areas in Palghar district of Maharashtra have been notified as containment zones in view of several coronavirus cases detected there. The containment zones fall under the Vasai-Virar municipal limits, and Dahanu and Palghar talukas, district Collector Kailas Shinde said in an order on Wednesday evening. Only essential services will be […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

FinMin notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA

4:25 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday notified changes in FDI rules, which made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share border with India, to prevent opportunistic takeover of domestic firms amid COVID-19 pandemic under the FEMA law. The countries which share land borders with India are China, Bangladesh, […]

Two killed in accident on J-K highway

4:20 pm April 23, 2020

Banihal/Jammu: Two persons were killed and another injured when a load carrier skidded off a highway and rolled down down a 400-feet gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. The vehicle was on its way to Chanderkot area from Banihal when the accident took place on Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Fitch Ratings sees India growth slipping to 0.8% in FY21

4:18 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Thursday slashed India’s economic growth projections to 0.8 per cent in the current 2020-21 fiscal saying an unparalleled global recession was underway due to disruptions caused by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns. In its Global Economic Outlook, Fitch Ratings said India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will […]

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