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Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

India sees highest one-day spike, govt says outbreak under control

9:08 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi Nationwide cases of confirmed coronavirus infections rose on Friday by over 1,750 — the maximum for a day — to nearly 23,500 with several states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat detecting new patients, even as the government said the outbreak is under control and the tally could have reached one lakh by now […]

Would have had 8.2L cases by April 15 without lockdown: Govt

9:29 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: Stressing the role of lockdown and other containment steps in limiting coronavirus infection, the Union Health Ministry said, here on Saturday, without measures in place Covid-19 cases could have spiralled to 8.2 lakh by April 15. Without these steps, Covid-19 cases could have registered a 41 per cent cumulative increase to in 8.2 […]

Govt considers request to extend lockdown by 2 weeks more

9:16 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre is considering a request made by most states to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown by two weeks beyond April 14, the government said on Saturday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief ministers and told them the focus should be now on ensuring health as well as prosperity of the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trump to add a ‘couple of countries’ to US travel ban

6:58 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said his administration was preparing to add a “couple of countries” to the controversial list of states whose citizens are subject to travel bans or severe restrictions on entry to the United States. “We are adding a couple of countries to it. We have to be safe. Our country has […]

Reserve Bank imposes Rs 2 cr penalty on SBI

Economic slowdown hits jobs sector: SBI report

3:16 pm January 13, 2020

Mumbai: The economic slowdown has adversely impacted employment generation in the country as nearly 16 lakh less jobs are projected to be created in FY20 compared to 89.7 lakh fresh jobs in FY19, a report said. According to the SBI research report- Ecowrap, there is a decline in remittances in a few states like Assam […]