India sets up 20 control rooms to address wage-related issues, migrant workers’ plight amid lockdown
NEW DELHI: The Labour Ministry on Tuesday said it has set up 20 control rooms on pan-India basis to address wage-related grievances and to mitigate problems faced by migrant workers amid the lockdown period to contain the Covid-19 crisis. The Prime Minister has announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 with conditional relaxation […]
India suspends domestic, international flights till May 3
NEW DELHI: Following the address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the extension of coronavirus lockdown till May 3, all domestic and international flights have been suspended till May 3, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has said. “All domestic and international scheduled airlines operations shall remain suspended till11:59pm of 03 May 2020,” the aviation regulator DGCA […]
Coronavirus lockdown extended till May 3 in India
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the extension of lockdown till 3rd May, 2020. The earlier 21 day lockdown is ending on the 14th of April 2020. Addressing the Nation in combating the spread of the corona virus, PM said the extension of lockdown was decided keeping in mind suggestions from many […]
World”s biggest coronavirus lockdown may have cost Rs 7-8 lakh crore to Indian economy
NEW DELHI: The world’s biggest lockdown that shut a majority of the factories and businesses, suspended flights, stopped trains and restricted movement of vehicles and people, may have cost the Indian economy Rs 7-8 lakh crore during the 21-day period, analysts and industry bodies said. With the intent to contain the spread of COVID-19, Prime […]
Supreme Court rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up the PM CARES Fund, where people can donate money, to deal with the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde described the PIL filed by lawyer […]
Need to convert COVID-19 into opportunity; restart highways construction on war footing: Nitin Gadkari
By Namita Tewari NEW DELHI: Turning ‘crisis into opportunity’, India needs renewed focus on infrastructure in the wake of the damage caused by COVID-19 and talks are on with state governments to re-start highway construction projects where migrant labourers can be gainfully employed, union minister Nitin Gadkari said. In a video-conference with PTI, the road […]
RBI should implement ‘Helicopter Money’ to counter economic crisis: Telangana CM
NEW DELHI: The Telangana government on Saturday decided to extend the lockdown in the state till April 30 to contain the spread of COVID-19. Noting that the state shares a long border with Maharashtra, where the virus spread is rapid, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao said tough steps are needed to ensure that Telangana is […]
Parliament allowed to function to topple Madhya Pradesh government
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Sunday came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre, accusing it of being responsible for the situation arising out of coronavirus in the country. He also alleged that the Centre ran Parliament only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh assembly could function and the Congress […]
Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, says World Bank
NEW DELHI: South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk, because of coronavirus, the World Bank said Sunday. India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other smaller nations, which have 1.8 billion people and some of the planet’s most densely populated […]
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief coronavirus lockdown
TEHRAN: Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, which has killed more than 4,300 people in the country. Authorities had ordered most government agencies and all non-essential businesses to remain closed for a week after the Nowruz holiday ended on […]
CBI asks Satara authorities to not release Wadhawan brothers from COVID-19 quarantine without approval
NEW DELHI: The CBI has asked the Satara district authorities not to release DHFL promoter Kapil Wadhawan and RKW Developers promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan, both facing non-bailable warrants in a case against former Yes BankNSE 0.61 % CEO Rana Kapoor, from a government COVID-19 quarantine facility without an NOC from the agency, officials said on Friday. […]
President Xi Jinping calls for tighter supervision of workplace safety as China resumes work after coronavirus battle
By K J M Varma BEJING: President Xi Jinping on Friday called for tighter supervision of safety measures at workplaces as China gears up to resume work and production in a big way after over two months of battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Xi asked officials to strengthen monitoring and law enforcement of production safety […]
After Odisha ,Punjab and Rajasthan extend coronavirus lockdown
NEW DELHI: After Odisha, Punjab and Rajasthan on Friday became the latest states to extend the ongoing three-week coronavirus lockdown. The lockdown in all Indian states, announced between March 22 to 24, was scheduled to end on April 14 — as per the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, Chief Ministers of a […]
Saudi, Russia outline record oil cut under U.S. pressure as demand crashes
By Rania El Gamal, Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar DUBAI/MOSCOW/LONDON: OPEC, Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis. But the group, […]
Sanofi will donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries
PARIS: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Friday it had decided to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, the decades-old anti-malaria drug touted by some as a potential weapon against the novel coronavirus, across 50 countries. In a statement, the company said it increased its production capacity by 50% across its eight hydroxychloroquine manufacturing sites worldwide, […]
Petrol, diesel demand slumps 66%; ATF down 90% as coronavirus lockdown hurts business
NEW DELHI: Demand for petrol and diesel is down 66 per cent in April, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) consumption has collapsed by 90 per cent as most airlines have stopped flying, industry officials said. India’s fuel consumption slumped as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown halted economic activity and travel, which eviscerated demand. In April 2019, […]