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Concern over lack of protective gears for healthcare professionals

Gujarat: Samples of 42 suspected coronavirus patients test negative

11:11 pm March 7, 2020

Ahmedabad: The samples of all 42 people in Gujarat who were suspected to have been exposed to the novel coronavirus have tested negative, the state government said on Saturday. A government official said 29 of these samples were tested at the BJ Medical College’s laboratory here, while 11 were sent to Pune and two to […]

Consumer forum asks builder to pay compensation for delay

7:16 pm March 7, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Consumer Redressal Forum has directed a builder to pay a flat-buyer Rs 75,000 in compensation for not handing over possession of the flat for ten years, even after accepting 95 per cent of the sale price. Anil Sharma, a retired Navy official, had alleged that he and his wife booked a […]

CBI books Yes Bank founder, wife & others in fresh case

ED continues questioning Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor

4:05 pm March 7, 2020

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday continued questioning Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in connection with a money laundering probe against him and others, officials said. They said Kapoor was brought to the agency’s office in the Ballard Estate area Saturday afternoon. The ED had searched Rana’s residence in the upscale ‘Samudra Mahal’ complex in […]

Rupee dives 54 paise to 73.87 against USD

11:44 pm March 6, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee resumed its downward journey after a day’s hiatus on Friday, plummeting by 54 paise to 73.87 against the US dollar as coronavirus-panicked investors assessed deteriorating financial markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency started the session with a massive plunge at 73.94 to the US dollar. It went on […]

‘Mumbai Bagh’ protesters allege manhandling by police

6:26 pm March 6, 2020

Mumbai: Women protesting against the CAA and NRC at ‘Mumbai Bagh’ in Nagpada area of south Mumbai accused the police of manhandling them. The protesters claimed that the police had objected to a temporary shade put up by them at the protest site. The police, however, denied the allegation. Hundreds of women have been sitting […]