Occupancy was capped at 50 per cent when restaurants and bars reopened from September 1 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

\"Following the mantra of 'Reform-Perform-Transform', India has made great efforts to bring about transformation in the lives of millions of its citizens,\" says PM Modi

While many investors already exited with the first opportunity, there are others who are here for long haul and worried about the safety of their investment

The top performing states, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, have logged in 1,33,167 and 1,00,124 sessions, respectively

Delivering a recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say the COVID-19 pandemic has increased barriers to trade

Researchers say frontline healthcare workers have more than threefold higher risk of COVID-19 infection than general community; they also face critical PPE shortage while dealing with highest caseloads

The CAG has found that the Union government in the very first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained Rs 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess that was meant to be used specifically to compensate states for loss of revenue; British telecommunications company Vodafone has won arbitration against India over the retrospective tax demand of Rs 20,000 crore; Medical journal The Lancet, on Friday, said that the government was putting 'too positive spin' on the COVID-19 situation in India, calling on the country's leaders not to give false optimism to people. Watch this and more on News blast.Also Read: COVID-19 pandemic: Global death toll to reach 20 lakh before vaccine is widely used, says WHO

The US is the worst-affected country from the virus. Over 200,000 Americans have lost their lives

The number of deaths about nine months since the novel coronavirus was discovered in China is nearing 10 lakh

Imperial College London scientists added that many typical moisturisers do not last long as they are designed to be absorbed into the skin for a 'non-greasy feel'

COVID-19 vaccine: China claims WHO gave support, understanding for emergency use programmeThe World Health Organization gave China its support and understanding to start administering experimental coronavirus vaccines to people while clinical trials were still underway, a Chinese health official said on Friday. China launched its emergency programme in July, having communicated with the WHO in late June, according to  a National Health Commission official. Hundreds of thousands essentia...

The state worst-hit by COVID-19 pandemic continues to be Maharashtra as the number of active cases in the state stands at 2,73,190

Nielsen defines middle India as urban but towns with population of 1-10 lakh, excluding rural centres and metros

S&P Global has kept its outlook for India stable, indicating optimism that the nation's economy will significantly recover after contracting in fiscal 2021, which will stabilise the country's broader credit profile

Air bubbles or transport bubbles are temporary arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The privatisation of key companies, including BPCL, is a key part of government plans to pare the fiscal deficit, which has breached its target level just four months into the current fiscal year

Bihar Assembly Polls 2020: Results of Bihar Assembly polls 2020 to be announced on November 10; Model Code of Conduct to be applicable in Bihar from today

The domestic unit opened at 73.76 per dollar at the interbank forex market, and then gained further ground to touc 73.73, registering a rise of 16 paise over its previous close

Gold, Silver prices today: Since the beginning of this year, the yellow metal has risen 41.5% to life-time high of Rs 56,191 per 10 gm. However, the bullion now trades almost Rs 6,000 lower than its lifetime high hit last month on August 7

China has stepped up checks on frozen food imports and banned those from some foreign meat processing plants amid the global pandemic