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INDIA BREACHES 70K COVID MARK, VACCINATION ON ALL DAYS IN APRIL

02 Apr 2021

India reported over 72,000 Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Thursday, the highest daily spike since 11 October 2020. Maharashtra accounted for 39,544 of the total 72,330 new infections, the state’s highest tally so far. With the additional cases, the total number of Covid-19 cases in...

Interest rates on small savings cut, PPF down from 7.1% to 6.4%

01 Apr 2021

Interest rates on small savings received a huge cut on Wednesday with the government announcing interest on savings deposit will now be down from 4 per cent to 3.5 per cent annually, while Public Provident Fund or PPF will be down from 7.1 per cent to 6.4 per cent. From...

Active Covid-19 cases cross 5.5 lakh mark in India

01 Apr 2021

As India recorded 53,480 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hours, the total active cases in the country crossed the 5.5 lakh mark. The union health ministry on Wednesday informed that eight states accounted for 84.73 per cent of the Covid-19 cases registered in the country in the last 24...

3RD PHASE: COVID VACCINATION FOR 45+ BEGINS TODAY

01 Apr 2021

The third phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, targeting individuals aged 45 years and older, irrespective of their comorbidity status, begins on Thursday. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, had on Tuesday announced that from 1 April all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination nationwide. “From April 1...

MAHARASHTRA STARES AT SECOND LOCKDOWN TO CURB COVID SPIKE

31 Mar 2021

With every passing day, Maharashtra is witnessing a new record with respect to Covid-19 case numbers. Looking at the increase in numbers of coronavirus patients, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerey has directed Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte to submit a detailed lockdown plan with minimum economic impact if people don’t follow...

Severe Covid situation, whole country potentially at risk: Govt

31 Mar 2021

India is facing an increasingly severe Covid-19 situation in some districts and the whole country is potentially at risk and all efforts to contain the virus should be taken, said Dr V.K. Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog, at a press conference on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Maharashtra continued to report the...

MALVINDER & SHIVINDER SINGH ALLEGEDLY SIPHONED RS 1,500 CRORE FROM RELIGARE

31 Mar 2021

Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, erstwhile promoters of Religare, have been accused of siphoning Rs 1544.53 crore from Religare Enterprises Limited (REL). This financial crime was committed by making loans to as many as 18 companies, which were diverted ultimately for the benefit of the Singh brothers. The story of...

IN A SETBACK FOR KEJRIWAL, CENTRE’S DELHI BILL BECOMES LAW

29 Mar 2021

A controversial bill proposing to give more powers to Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, officially becoming law. The Union Home Ministry will now declare when it will come into effect. On Wednesday, the bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha amid a walkout...

ISLAMISTS ATTACK HINDU TEMPLES AND TRAIN AFTER PM MODI’S DHAKA VISIT

29 Mar 2021

Hundreds of members of a hardline Islamist group attacked Hindu temples and a train in eastern Bangladesh on Sunday, as violence spread across the country in the wake of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least 10 protesters were killed in clashes with police during demonstrations organised by...

AS MAHARASHTRA REPORTS 40K NEW COVID CASES, UDDHAV MULLS SECOND LOCKDOWN

29 Mar 2021

India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases on Sunday morning in its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months, as per the Health Ministry data. The fresh infections have taken the total Covid tally in the country to 1.19 crore as India registers a steady increase in cases for the 18th...

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