[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …
Read More »Maharashtra sees highest single-day jump with 1,602 new COVID-19 cases; total rises to 27,524
[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Maharashtra on Thursday reported 1,602 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the state’s overall count to 27,524, according to state health department data. With 44 deaths registered today, the death toll in Maharashtra due to the contagious coronavirus disease has now …
Read More »Sitharaman announces ‘a nation, a ration card’ for migrants, loans for street vendors and farmers in the second tranche; key conclusions
[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed details of the second tranche of the Center’s special Rs 20-lakh-crore economic package on Thursday, which included nine measures for migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers, among others. At a press conference, Sitharaman announced an increase of Rs 70,000 crore for the …
Read More »Andhra reports 68 new cases, a total of 2,205; state hospitals to obtain 550 new documents
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak Latest updates: Up to 68 fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Andhra Pradesh, where the total number of infections increased to 2,205. The state government is in the process of recruiting 550 doctors to work in COVID-19 designated hospitals across the state, according to a state …
Read More »FM will announce the second tranche of the economic package at 4 pm
[ad_1] Nirmala Sitharaman in the economic package Latest updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give details on the second set of announcements of the 20-lakh rupee rupee package that the prime minister announced on Tuesday. You will be heading to a bilingual press conference with MoS Finance Anurag Thakur at …
Read More »Eight laborers dead, over 50 injured in bus-truck collision in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna
[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Eight laborers were killed and around 50 were injured after the truck they were traveling in collided with a bus in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna on Wednesday night, ANI reported. The injured laborers have been shifted to a district hospital. They were going to their home …
Read More »Nirmala Sitharaman announces EPF relief, reduced TDS rates; Extended ITR filing deadline
[ad_1] Updates from the Nirmala Sitharaman press conference: -Banks are not avoiding the disbursement of loans, but many clients say that they will use the loans after the end of the blockade, this is one of the reasons why sanctioned loans are not granted, explains FM -There is no time …
Read More »Nirmala Sitharaman says statutory PF contribution slashed to 10%; Center announces liquidity scheme for NBFCs
[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the statutory PF contribution is being reduced from 12 percent to 10 percent. Government to infuse Rs 50,000 crores liquidity by reducing rates of TDS, for non-salaried specified payments made to residents, and rates of Tax Collection at Source …
Read More »FM begins to press Rs 20 lakh crore package, says ‘atmanirbharta’ does not mean isolationism
[ad_1] Nirmala Sitharaman in the economic package Latest updates: The finance minister addresses a press, where he is expected to give the details of the Center’s Rs 20 lakh crore economic package. The prime minister announced the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat package that will focus on making India self-sufficient on Tuesday. …
Read More »FM will shortly announce the details of the economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore from the Center
[ad_1] Nirmala Sitharaman in the economic package Latest updates: Twitter will allow its employees to work from home “forever,” CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday in a company-wide email. Interior Minister Amit Shah announced on Wednesday that all canteens of the Central Police Armed Forces (CAPF) such as CRPF and BSF …
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