MUMBAI: Extending its winning streak to the fourth straight session, equity benchmark sensex ended 123.07 points higher at a fresh record on Thursday amid gains in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ITC. After scaling its lifetime peak of 54,717.24 during the day, the 30-share index settled 123.07 points or 0.23 per cent higher … Read more
Days after neighbouring Karnataka imposed travel restrictions on persons from the state in view of the COVID situation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the fresh curbs were against the directive of the Centre in this regard. As per the order issued by the Union Home Ministry, states should not impose travel curbs … Read more
India added 42,982 new coronavirus infections in a single day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.29 per cent of the … Read more
The government now has no revised deadline for the completion of the prestigious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project which was to be completed by the end of 2023, and has blamed the inordinate delay on the government of Maharashtra. “The project has suffered delay due to adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic and due to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Government think tank NITI Aayog is unlikely to recommend a fresh set of state-run companies for privatisation for the time being and is expected to wait to see progress of the companies already identified for privatisation, sources said. NITI Aayog, which has been entrusted with the job of identifying public sector units for … Read more
Visitors are seen at the Tencent Games booth during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference. Shanghai, China: China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would curb minors’ access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as “spiritual opium”. Economic Information … Read more
Uttar Pradesh on Monday recorded the steepest decline in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases as it limited the infections to just 25, making it the lowest daily-case count for the State. Uttar Pradesh has restricted the daily-case count below 50 for straight 3 days in a row. In another significant achievement, the most populous … Read more
After recording more than 20,000 COVID-19 cases successively for six days, Kerala on Monday reported 13,984 infections, taking the tally to 34,25,473 and the Test Positivity Rate to below 11 per cent. The number of people who succumbed to COVID-19 rose to 16,955 with 118 deaths, a state government release said. As many as 15,923 … Read more
In a major boost to Uttar Pradesh, as many as 10 districts with active and fresh Covid-19 cases have become free of infection. The state’s recovery rate has climbed up to a remarkable 98.6% testifying the success of the ‘UP’s Covid Control Model’ in eradicating the virus. The 10 districts are Aligarh, Amroha, Etah, Farrukhabad, … Read more
With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the … Read more