[ad_1] The total number of new cases of coronavirus in Maharashtra soared more than 19,000 today after 1,089 more patients were declared positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The state currently has 19,063 coronavirus cases since the outbreak, an official with the health minister said. The death toll …
Read More »Government signals fiscal slippage with strong increase in market loans for fiscal year 21
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Center on Friday increased its gross loan program for fiscal year 21 to ₹12 billion for fiscal year 21 of the budget ₹7.8 trillion, indicating a major slide in the fiscal deficit amid mounting pressure on the revenue and spending fronts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Read More »Live updates on evacuation from India: 698 Indians set sail at INS Jalashwa from Maldives
[ad_1] Indian citizens stranded abroad brought to India in an evacuation process. (Twitter / Hardeep Singh Puri) Symptomatic passengers will be transferred to COVID hospitals, while asymptomatic passengers will be transferred to institutional quarantine centers for 14 days in their home districts. Meanwhile, pregnant women, the elderly, children under the …
Read More »US lawmakers want H-1B visas and foreign student internships to be suspended to protect US jobs
[ad_1] Representative image WASHINGTON: Four influential US senators pressure president Donald trump suspend all guest workers visas including H-1B tickets and optional practical training (OPT) for foreign students – freeze that will negatively affect India – amidst an astonishing American jobs wipeout not seen since the Great Depression. In a …
Read More »100 days after its first case, Kerala only has one new Covid-19 patient
[ad_1] ERNAKULAM : One hundred days after her first case of covid-19, Kerala said Friday that she only has one new infection, while ten more people had recovered from the viral infection. Of the total 503 registered cases, Kerala has only 16 active patients now. The rest, about 97%, recovered …
Read More »They are worried about who will do their job, the immigrants say, as Karnataka stops the trains.
[ad_1] Written by Amrita Dutta Johnson T A The | Bangalore | Posted: May 7, 2020 1:04:08 AM Migrants arrive at the majestic Bengaluru bus stop to depart for their places of origin. (PTI) Mohanlal Rishi, a construction worker in North Bangalore, made several trips to the nearby police station …
Read More »You can ask for central ‘labor’ to give the police a rest: Uddhav Thackeray | India News
[ad_1] ANI photo MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday he refuted speculation about the Army’s call in Mumbai, which has become a major coronavirus access point In a live webcast, he said additional Union government manpower can be sought if necessary for the state police to have a …
Read More »Stranded won’t lose NRI status, no need to file returns in India: Government – india news
[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday ordered the income tax department to make an exception for non-resident Indians who are trapped in India due to Covid-19 and the suspension of international flights. Indians living abroad are not treated as residents for tax purposes by the income tax department, provided …
Read More »Babri Masjid demolition case | Supreme Court sets August 31 as new term for sentence
[ad_1] On Friday, the Supreme Court extended the time to complete the trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case involving BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti by three months, saying the sentence should be issued before August 31. The higher court asked Special Judge SK Yadav …
Read More »Vedic Shanti Path recited in the White House on the National Day of Prayer Service
[ad_1] White House (Reuters) WASHINGTON: the sacred VedicShantiRoad o The peace prayer was recited by a Hindu priest in the Rose Garden of the White House on the occasion of the National Day of Prayer Service to pray for the health, safety and well-being of all those affected by the …
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