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[ad_1] CAPF soup kitchens will sell indigenous products from June 1. India Independent Mission: Interior Minister Amit Shah said today that dining rooms of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) such as CRPF and BSF will sell only indigenous products as of June 1. The news comes a day after …

[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday gave details of a Rs 20-trillion package to support an economy battered by a weeks-long lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Here are key highlights from what she said: 1. Tax-related measures From tomorrow, till March 31, 2021, TDS and TCS rates reduced …

[ad_1] Nirav Modi (file photo) LONDON: Abhay Thipsay, a retired judge who has served in the Bombay and Allahabad High Courts, told a London court via video link from India on Wednesday that the CBI charges against the jeweler Nirav Modi – which include criminal conspiracy, deception and dishonest delivery …

[ad_1] The coronavirus could become endemic like HIV and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. As some countries gradually ease the blockade restrictions, the WHO said COVID-19 could never be completely phased out. Plus: “It is …

[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the first part of the economic package that India has been waiting for since the end of March, when a blockade was imposed to combat the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. While some economic activity has resumed in the country, especially since May …

[ad_1] “Look at London, talk to Tokyo” is an expression that is sometimes used to describe a wink or a squint. But this could literally be a fitting metaphor for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus announced to revive India’s economy affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind Modi’s obvious …

[ad_1] Hyderabad: In a development that will focus the capabilities of Hyderabad’s pharmaceutical firms, Hetero, based in the city, will manufacture Remdesivir, licensed to treat patients with severe Covid-19 disease, at its formulation facility in Hyderabad. The facility has been approved by regulatory authorities such as the USFDA and the …

[ad_1] For the MSME sector, the minister detailed six measures, including the new definition of the sector. Consequently, the investment limit to define MSMEs has been revised upwards. In addition, he stressed that additional criteria such as rotation have been considered to define MSMEs. The Center has also decided not …

[ad_1] By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: May 14, 2020 12:58:55 AM Congress leader P Chidambaram said the economic package had nothing on migrant workers (file photo / Tashi Tobgyal express) OPPOSITION LEADERS on Wednesday criticized the first tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus …

[ad_1] By: PTI | Washington | Posted: May 13, 2020 8:25:04 AM Workers in protective coveralls pass by the Hankou railway station (AP / File) Up to five pests have left China in the past 20 years and at some point it has to stop, said United States National Security …