A Kerala health inspector was arrested on charges of raping a 44-year-old nurse who approached him to obtain a negative certificate for coronavirus, police said. The woman had been ordered to self-quarantine last month after she returned home to the state capital from northern Kerala, where she worked as a …
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[ad_1] The first passenger train at the Bengaluru railway station in nearly two months arrived with about 1,000 passengers from New Delhi on Thursday, and while most were screened and sent to 14-day quarantine to institutional facilities under the SOP, 70 travelers created a riot that refused to be quarantined …
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[ad_1] The second installment of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of the Rs 20 lakh crore financial aid package Atma Nirbhar Bharat on Thursday focused on farmers, migrant workers and street vendors. In addition to free food grain for migrant workers and credit facilities for street vendors and concessional credit for …
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[ad_1] Kerala reported a large increase in coronavirus cases on Thursday with 26 new cases, the highest since the end of March, Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. He said that out of 26, seven were returnees from the Middle East and eight came from other states, including Maharashtra and Tamil …
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[ad_1] Foreign Minister S Jaishankar praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements on Thursday under the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package and described them as “bold initiatives”. “Foreign policy begins at home. A strong economy allows our voice to be heard in the world. Applaud the bold initiatives of …
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[ad_1] The central government has announced assistance related to the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for companies and individuals employed in the private sector by extending its contribution to the EPFO for an additional three months for small businesses and reducing the mandatory contributions of the employers’ EPF and employed by …
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[ad_1] The West Bengal government will launch sentinel surveillance against Covid-19 to help authorities monitor the trend of the disease and even act as an early warning system before any outbreak, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. “We are the first state to start working on this surveillance. Surveillance …
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[ad_1] The central government announced six reforms on Wednesday to shore up Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), considered the backbone of the Indian economy, affected by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The finance minister, in announcing the reforms, said the changes were aimed at making the …
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[ad_1] Breaking a two-session losing streak, the BSE Sensex racked up 637 points on Wednesday as investors applauded the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package for the coronavirus-affected economy. After gathering 1,474.36 points during the day, the benchmark of 30 shares delivered some gains to settle 637.49 points or …
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[ad_1] Delhi police are considering organizing a bus service for rail passengers who will arrive in the national capital and will require public transport, Harendra K Singh, Deputy Commissioner for Police (Railways) told ANI news agency. “For those who arrive in Delhi on special trains and rely on public transport, …
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