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Ministry says economy showing signs of revival from second wave
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Friday said the economy has started showing signs of revival from the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the back of targeted fiscal relief, monetary policy and a rapid vaccination drive. The broad-based economic relief package, extended to mitigate...
Second wave not yet over
The second wave of Covid, which caused an unprecedented number of infections in March-April, is not yet over, the government warned today, urging people to keep following precautions like avoiding crowds and wearing masks. “The war is not over yet,” said VK Paul, who heads the government’s Covid task...
SC rejects plea for moratorium on bank NPAs
‘fit case’. The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea seeking the moratorium on the declaration of accounts as NPA till June 23, it announced. The court said that it is a matter of policy and that it does not see it as a ‘fit case’ for intervention. In...
WhatsApp tells court new privacy policy on hold
WhatsApp has informed the Delhi High Court that they have voluntarily put updated privacy policy on hold. Senior Advocate Harish Salve made the submission on behalf of WhatsApp before a Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh. “Government has asked to shut down the policy. We have said we will not enforce...
Gorkha faction presses for permanent solution in hill areas
The Gorkha Janmukthi Morcha of Bimal Gurung faction met Trinamool Congress’ all India general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday in Kolkata. Roshan Giri met Abhishek along with another leader Dr RB Bhujel. Roshan said that they are in Kolkata to meet leaders and ministers of different departments...
Kerala reports first Zika virus infection
Kerala, which has been reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, has officially confirmed its first case of Zika virus – a mosquito-borne viral infection. Samples of 13 persons, suspected to be positive for Zika virus, have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The symptoms of...
Jagan Mohan’s sister floats new party
. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister YS Sharmila Reddy will launch her political outfit, YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP), in the neighbouring state on Thursday after being granted approval by the Election Commission. The launch of Sharmila’s new venture coincides...
Exits outweigh entries in Modi’s Cabinet overhaul
The jumbo recast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet appears to have been based as much on damage control as a look to the future in states where the BJP hopes to expand. The exits have made a bigger impact than the entries and the one that has had...
Facebook not answerable to law and order issues: Supreme Court
Facebook can’t be compelled to answer on the issues of law and order, which are looked after by the central government, the Supreme Court said today as it asked the social media giant to appear before the Delhi Assembly panel in 2020 riots probe. The Delhi Assembly committee has...
Law of land supreme and Twitter must follow rule, says new IT minister
New IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shot off a warning to Twitter on Thursday afternoon, telling the social media giant “the law of the land is supreme” and warning it to follow the rules. Mr Vaishnaw also took charge as the new IT minister today, replacing Ravi Shankar Prasad, who...
