Real estate stocks, utilities and consumer staples - commonly considered defensives - led declines following a rebound sparked by bargain hunters looking for stocks likely to weather an economic slump

Till February, government's gross tax collection was Rs 16.78 lakh crore, Rs 4 lakh crore short of 2018-19 full-year collection of Rs 20.80 lakh crore

The online grocery platform, as of today, is operating at 40-50 per cent of its planned capacity

The NTA has said that it hoped that normalcy will be restored soon but it will keep monitoring the situation for any further change of plans

A dedicated COVID-19 pan India helpline number should be available 24*7 with human beings who listen and understand the problems faced by citizens and direct them to the concerned authorities

This was the fourth consecutive month of growth in index of eight core industries after three months of contraction

MSMEs also seek government help in getting their outstanding dues from PSUs and other state agencies to pay salaries to their employees

JSW Steel was supposed to make payment before March 16 for the acquisition, but it has been delayed as the former promoter Sanjay Singhal filed a petition against the takeover at the Supreme Court

Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India, says that the OTT platform's premium subscribers have gone up by over 100 per cent

Total 25 out of 30 stocks on Sensex and 40 out of 50 scrips on Nifty closed in the green. India VIX, the index gauging market volatility, dropped 10.2% or 7.4 points to 64.5 today.

The government has given details of the steps taken, including enhancement of testing capacity and issuance of order to purchase 40,000 ventilators to meet the contingencies to the SC

SBI has initiated process to defer EMIs and interest on term loan falling due between March 1 to May 31 and extend repayment period by three months

The online curfew pass making platforms for Noida and Gurugram can be assessed through the city police websites of these cities. The curfew pass platform for Delhi NCT can be assessed from the Delhi governmnet website

This new facility is targeted at people who do not have access to internet payment methods

\"My advice to administration & police is to keep very strict watch on social distancing & home quarantine. Take deterrent actions for any violation & widely publicise. Separately, action to ramp up medical facilities to be expedited,\" LG tweeted

Carriers such as Air India have been permitted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to fly special flights to transport test kits, medicines, relief material and Indians coming from abroad or foreigners going to their countries

Coronavirus update: The central bank has announced releasing up to Rs 1,00,000 crore through long term repo auction. There is already a scramble for pouncing on the cheap money instead of chasing deposits

Coronavirus update: When an individual shows symptoms, family members or friends must place a call with the helpline number and intimate the authorities

Coronavirus Outbreak in India: The service sector will be most impacted due to lockdown as consumption of non-essentials takes a hit but lockdown's initial impact on manufacturing activity is expected to be somewhat lower

Decision was taken to facilitate citizens facing difficulties in renewing validity of various documents related to Motor Vehicles Act and Central Motor Vehicles Rules due to 21-day lockdown