coronavirus infections

Sensex tanks 552 pts on second COVID wave fears

8:04 pm June 15, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 552 points on Monday, dragged by heavy losses in financial stocks amid concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections. After sinking over 857 points during the session, the 30-share index settled 552.09 points, or 1.63 per cent, lower at 33,228.80. Similarly, the NSE Nifty tumbled 159.20 points, or 1.60 […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

India records over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in single day, tally nears 3 lakh: Health Ministry

12:35 pm June 12, 2020

New Delhi: For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, India recorded over 10,000 new cases in a day taking the tally to 2,97,535, while the death toll rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country has registered 10,956 new coronavirus infections in […]

AirAsia India cuts pilots' salary by 40 pc for May, Jun

AirAsia India opens bookings for 21 destinations

7:07 pm May 24, 2020

Mumbai: Low-cost carrier AirAsia India has started bookings for 21 destinations ahead of resumption of domestic flights from Monday. In a release, the airline said it would strictly follow the SOPs (standard operating procedures) and guidelines laid out by the regulatory bodies to enable safe travel. AirAsia flights are open for booking for travel to […]

Four more die of Covid-19 in West Bengal; toll now 72

7:23 pm May 6, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal reported four Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 72 in the state, Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said on Wednesday. These patients died directly because of Covid-19, he said. Bandyopadhyay said 72 others succumbed to various concurrent ailments and the novel coronavirus infection in them was “incidental”. He […]

Sensex soars 997 pts; Nifty tops 9,850 mark

6:43 pm April 30, 2020

Mumbai: Taking its rising streak to the fourth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex rallied 997 points on Thursday led by gains in energy, IT and banking stocks as positive cues from global markets enthused domestic investors. Short covering due to expiry of April series F&O contracts added to the momentum, traders said. After surging 1,167 […]