Houses destroyed, 12 lives lost: Aftermath of Cyclone Amphan
Kolkata: A tree uprooted during heavy rain infront Tipu Sultan Masjid after the landfall of super cyclone 'Amphan', in Kolkata, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI20-05-2020_000301B) Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal...
Domestic passenger flights to resume in phased manner from May 25
All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from May 25. SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by the ministry of civil aviation. Domestic passenger flight services will resume from May 25 in...
500 Kolkata cops protest deployment at Covid areas
Around 500 personnel of the Kolkata Police Combat Force staged a protest here, alleging that they were being deployed in areas where chances of contracting COVID-19 are high, a senior official said on Wednesday. The policemen demonstrated inside the Police...
200 non-AC trains to run daily from June 1: Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that Indian Railways will start 200 non-AC trains daily from June 1 in addition to Shramik Special trains. 'Indian Railways will run 200 non-AC trains daily as per the time table from June 1...
SC refuses to transfer cases to CBI, Arnab given protection for 3 weeks
The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to transfer to CBI the criminal cases lodged against Republic TV Editor in-Chief Arnab Goswami for alleged defamatory news show telecast on April 21 in connection with the Palghar mob-lynching case. Observing that journalistic freedom...
Sensex rallies amid Covid vaccine hopes
Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 400 points in opening session on Tuesday led by gains in HDFC twins, Bharti Airtel and Kotak Bank amid positive cues from global markets. After starting at 30,450.74, the 30-share index was trading at 394...
FIR against journalist for report on mismanagement at quarantine centre
In the latest instance of harassment of the media for critical reporting, the Uttar Pradesh administration has lodged an FIR against Ravindra Saxena, a journalist at Today-24 news portal for reporting on the mismanagement and negligence at a quarantine centre...
Covid cases in India cross 1 lakh; death toll 3163
COVID-19 cases in India cross the 1 lakh mark with a single-day jump of 4,970 cases and 134 deaths. The total cases are 1,01,139 and the death toll is 3,163, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Experts attribute the...
4 migrants killed in bus-truck collision in Maharashtra
Four migrant workers were killed and 15 others were injured after a bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck in Yavatmal on Tuesday morning. The bus was travelling from Solapur to Jharkhand. More details are currently awaited. This comes as the...
CM Uddhav Thackeray calls on Governor
Governor congratulates CM on getting elected to Legislative Council Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. The Governor congratulated CM on the latter’s election as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. Rashmi Thackeray, Minister...
FM announces hike in FDI in defence production
To boost Make in India in defence production, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said foreign direct investment limit in defence manufacturing will be hiked to 74 per cent from 49 per cent while some weapons and platforms will be...
Sale of pulses, cereals deregulated to benefit farmers
The government will amend the six-and-a-half-decade old Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, edible oil, oilseeds, pulses, onion and potato, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. The amendment, besides deregulating production and sale of food products,...
FM announces Rs1 lakh crore for agri infrastructure fund
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund for farm-gate infrastructure. This fund will be used for setting up cold chains and post-harvest...
Govt announces agri reforms to help farmers
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces reforms in Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers. 'Government to amend the Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers; agriculture products including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions, and...
100 deaths in 24 hrs; India’s COVID-19 tally at 81,970
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,649 and the number of cases climbed to 81,970 on Friday, registering an increase of 100 deaths and 3,967 cases in the last 24 hours since Thursday 8 am, according...
PM discusses COVID-19, its vaccine with Bill Gates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday discussed the global response to COVID-19, and the importance of global coordination in scientific innovation and research to combat the pandemic. During a video conference, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair...
Maha may extend lockdown in hotspots till May 31
The Maharashtra government on Thursday expressed its intent to extend till May 31 the lockdown in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad and Malegaon, which have emerged as COVID-19 hotspots in the state, a senior official said on Thursday. The possibility of...
Rs 30k cr emergency credit support for farmers
New Delhi: An additional Rs 30,000 crore will be released as emergency fund for farmers hit by the coronavirus crisis. The move will help three crore farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. This will help small and marginal farmers in post-harvest...
FM announces 2% interest subvention on smallest category MUDRA loans
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a 2 per cent interest subvention on the smallest category of loans given under the MUDRA scheme. As much as Rs 1,500 crore interest subvention would be given for...
Free food grain to migrants for next 2 mnths: FM
New Delhi: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces free food grains for all migrants for next two month. "Free food grain supply for migrants for the next two months. For non-card holders (national food security act or state-level cards) will receive 5 kg...
Sitharaman likely to focus on poor, farm sector next
After announcing measures for small businesses, real estate, organised-sector workers and others, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to turn her attention, starting Thursday, to the rural and urban poor and the agricultural sector. Later, there may be some...
