The stock market came under heavy selling pressure in the last hour of Monday’s session, with benchmark indices falling more than 2 percent. The volatility index, India VIX, rose 13 percent to levels of 22.6, indicating greater volatility in the market. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 812 points to nearly …
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National benchmarks witnessed a widespread sell-off in Monday afternoon trading amid weak global signals. The sell-off was triggered after the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) reported reports of suspicious activity, or top-secret SARs, valued at more than $ 2 trillion globally. These transactions are not absolute proof of fraud …
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The Tablighi Jamaat event was organized in March in Delhi. (Proceedings) New Delhi: A large gathering of the Tablighi Jamaat Islamic sect in March in Delhi, despite orders issued by various authorities following the coronavirus outbreak, “also” caused the virus to spread among “many people,” the government reported to parliament …
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A family with a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus travels by motorcycle in Hyderabad (AP) On criticism of the government for a sudden blockade and poor management of the situation, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said: “If the blockade had not been used properly and things had not …
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A family with a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus travels by motorcycle in Hyderabad (AP) On criticism of the government for a sudden blockade and poor management of the situation, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said: “If the blockade had not been used properly and things had not …
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The annual flu season has started in Delhi, northwestern India, and the northern plains. Several in the HT newsroom fell ill with the flu last week, not the coronavirus disease (Covid-19; they tested negative), but the seasonal flu that makes its presence felt at this time of year. Some of …
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He was answering questions posed by his social media interactives on the Sunday Samvaad platform. These questions covered a multitude of queries related not only to the current Covid situation but also to the government’s approach to it. Speaking about the concrete measures that have been planned to handle such …
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NEW DELHI: Dramatic scenes unfolded in Rajya Sabha on Sunday shortly after Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar began responding to the debate over controversial agricultural bills. All social distancing and precautions related to Covid-19 were violated when members of the opposition stepped onto the president’s podium, pulled his microphone, tore …
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NEW DELHI: Health researchers, apparently under instructions from ICMR chiefs, removed a crucial part of the first national serosurvey study conducted to assess the true extent of the spread of Covid-19 before it was finally published, it has compiled this newspaper. The omitted data showed that between 15 and 48 …
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Maharashtra surpassed the 12 lakh mark for new coronavirus cases since the outbreak on Sunday after more than 20,000 new positive cases emerged in the state in 24 hours. With 20,598 more patients testing positive for the virus since Saturday, the state’s Covid-19 count is now 12,08,642, according to the …
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