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RBI keeps interest rates on hold; raises limit for gold loans

2:09 pm August 6, 2020

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged to help tame inflation that in recent times had surged past 6 per cent mark, and said that the economy is in an extremely weak condition following the pandemic. The central bank also allowed lenders to restructure corporate and MSME loans as […]

Wait of centuries has ended: Modi after Ram temple 'bhoomi pujan'

PM performs ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya

2:22 pm August 5, 2020

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed the ‘bhoomi pujan‘ of a Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya, bringing to fruition the BJP’s ‘mandir’ movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were among those […]

Rapid antigen tests comprise 25 to 30 per cent of India’s total daily COVID-19 tests: DG-ICMR

11:30 pm August 4, 2020

New Delhi: Rapid antigen tests comprise nearly 25-30 per cent of the total daily tests conducted for the detection of COVID-19 in the country at present, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. A record 6,61,892 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to 2,08,64,750 and […]

COVID-19: India’s case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

11:00 pm August 3, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Curfew in Srinagar ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370

10:46 pm August 3, 2020

Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar on Monday clamped curfew in the city in view of “specific inputs” about violent protests on August 5, the first anniversary of the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370. Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said in an order that the curfew will come into force with immediate effect and […]