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Mamata’s TMC Banks on Four Muslim-Dominated Districts to Trump BJP in Crucial Last Stretch
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is now focusing on Muslim-dominated Malda, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, going to the extent of telling people in these four districts that she will be able to form the next government in the state only if she wins seats there. This...
Sensex, Nifty Extend Losses in Choppy Trade Amid Covid-19; Banking, IT Stocks Drag
Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty erased early gains to finish with losses for the second day on the trot on Tuesday, as surging COVID-19 cases and growing localised restrictions continued to dent investor sentiment. The BSE Sensex slipped 243.62 points or 0.51 per cent to close the session...
Rupee Slips to 74.88 Against Dollar on Covid-19 Concerns Amid Spiralling Cases
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains to close marginally down by 1 paisa at 74.88 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to worries that the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases could derail the economic recovery in the country. An increase in crude oil prices and losses in...
Delhi HC Lays Down Guidelines for Ensuring Quick Removal of Offensive Content from Internet
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday laid down guidelines to be followed by courts while dealing with cases related to removal of objectionable content from the internet to ensure access to such offensive material is restricted at the earliest and it is not re-posted anywhere else by others. The...
Covid surge hits sugar demand
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are among states that have imposed various curbs this month after steep hike in Covid-19 cases. Consumer demand for sugar has been affected due to lockdown and curfew restrictions by various state governments amid surging covid cases, industry leaders said. Prakash Naiknavare,...
Reassuring, Says BJP After PM’s Address to Nation; Congress Blasts Modi for ‘Empty Words’ Amid Dire Condition
New Delhi: Top Union Ministers and senior BJP leaders on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the coronavirus situation as reassuring for the public while highlighting his appeal for maintaining discipline and using lockdown as the last resort. Amid a second wave of the...
Retail Inflation for Farm, Rural Workers Rise Marginally in March Due to Higher Food Prices
Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose marginally to 2.78 per cent and 2.96 per cent in March, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) had stood at 2.67 per cent and 2.76 per...
Cabinet Gives Ex-post Facto Approval for Amendments to Finance Bill, 2021
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave ex-post facto approval to the official amendments to the Finance Bill, 2021, which were aimed at clarifying and rationalising tax proposals for 2021-22. The amendments were essential to clarify and rationalise the proposals further and address stakeholders’ concerns arising out of the proposals...
Vaccine Liberalisation to Fasten Drive, Incentivise Manufacturers to Set Up Capacity: Harsh Vardhan
Liberalisation of the COVID-19 vaccine programme will accelerate pace of the drive and also incentivise manufacturers to set up capacity, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event organised by local industry lobby IMC, Vardhan admitted that these are trying times, adding that the government...
Reliance Increases Supply of Oxygen to Over 700 Tonnes a Day to Covid-hit States: Report
New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd has tweaked manufacturing at its Jamnagar oil refineries to produce over 700 tonnes a day of medical-grade oxygen which is being supplied free of cost to states badly affected by COVID-19, sources said. The company’s Jamnagar refineries in Gujarat initially produced...
Crypto exchange Bitex begins providing cryptocurrency investment disclosure following govt mandate
Bitex offers six cryptos including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, XRP to its investors. UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitex on Tuesday said it has started providing investment declaration report for all its retail and institutional investors to become the first exchange in India to comply with the recent amendments...
TMC Urges Bengal CEO to Club Last Three Phases of Polls Due to Covid Crisis
TMC leader and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee speaks at an election rally. Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, during her rallies on Monday, had also implored the Election Commission to re-think its decision to stick to the original poll schedule. PTI Last Updated:April 20, 2021, 18:40 IST...
Karnataka Guv Holds All-party Meeting to Discuss Covid-19 Situation, Kumaraswamy Bats for Lockdown
File photo of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. (PTI) However, Congress party leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah, present in the meeting, did not agree to impose lockdown but called for stringent measures needed to be taken. CNN-News18 Bengaluru Last Updated:April 20, 2021, 19:43 IST FOLLOW US ON:...
BJP Chief Nadda Reviews Bengal Campaign Strategy, Focuses on Virtual Events Due to Covid-19 Surge
File photo of BJP national president JP Nadda. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rallies which are scheduled to be held on April 23 in Bengal, more than 500 people are not allowed. However, arrangements will be made to make Prime Minister’s speech available for others too in all districts...
Govt Approves Subsidy Policy for Urea Produced Through Coal Gasification
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an exclusive subsidy policy for urea produced through coal gasification by Talcher Fertilizers Limited. It would assist in reducing urea imports to the tune of 12.7 lakh tonne per annum leading to savings in foreign exchange, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters after...
Mamata Banerjee Calls Centre’s Universal Vaccine Policy a ‘Hollow Promise’
In a scathing attack, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed the Centre’s “universal vaccine policy” decision from May 1 onwards as “hollow” promise, “without substance” and a “regrettable show of evasion of responsibility” at the time of crisis. In a hard hitting letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Maha Min Nawab Malik Accuses BJP Leader of Distributing Remdesivir to People Illegally
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday alleged that former BJP MLA from north Maharashtra Shirish Chaudhari illegally distributed to people Remdesivir vials which had not been exported due to a ban on it. However, the BJP dismissed the allegation as baseless. Talking to reporters here, Malik said the Centre...
Bombay Oxygen Investments stock soars 133% in one month as investors mistake NBFC for oxygen producer
Bombay Oxygen Investments, a non-deposit taking non-bank financial company, has a market capitalisation of Rs 350 crore. Bombay Oxygen Investments share price has skyrocketed a massive 133% in less than one month, as the country grappled with a sudden surge in demand for oxygen. Investors fervently bought shares of...
