COVID-19

RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

5:18 pm April 27, 2020

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual fund, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund decided to close six debt schemes. In a statement, the central bank said heightened volatility in capital markets in reaction to COVID-19 has imposed liquidity strains on mutual funds (MFs), […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

Nation will follow path shown by Modi: BJP

10:04 pm April 26, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday said the “COVID warriors” of India have shown exemplary dedication in the fight against coronavirus and expressed confidence that the country will follow the path shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his “Mann ki Baat” radio address. “In this pandemic, our COVID warriors have shown exemplary dedication for […]

Cook at pvt hosp in Kolkata tests positive for COVID-19

8:31 pm April 26, 2020

Kolkata: A cook at Belle Vue Clinic, one of the city’s top hospitals, tested positive for COVID-19, following which the medical facility shut down one of its kitchens, and placed his co-workers under home quarantine, a senior official at the facility said on Sunday. The cook, in his early 50s, was admitted to an isolation […]

MP: Man flees after marrying 2 women in 5 days

Wedding conducted with only eight guests due to lockdown

4:59 pm April 26, 2020

Coimbatore: Amid the lockdown, a marriage was solemnised at the Ayyappan Temple here on Sunday in a simple way, with just eight guests. The date for the marriage was fixed four months ago, even before the coronavirus attack and the elders decided to go ahead though in a simple manner. The lockdown and the spread […]

Maharashtra reports 811 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths

11:16 pm April 25, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 811 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of the affected people in the state to 7628, a Health department statement said. Simultaneously, 22 people succumbed to the COVID-19 disease in the state, taking the death toll so far to 323, it said. With 119 patients discharged after recovery, their […]