India coronavirus news: All these exemptions will be effective from May 4 when the third phase of the nationwide lockdown begins

Coronavirus lockdown: Prime Minister Narendra Modi first announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March 25, which was later extended by two more weeks to contain the virus spread

The labourers, who belong to eastern UP's Basti district, about 260 km from the state capital Lucknow, have been quarantined at a college. The quarantine centre is being sanitised

Among the high profile politicians tested positive for the deadly virus include Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, apart from Governor of Pakistan's southern Sindh province Imran Ismail, a very close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan

Coronavirus lockdown extension: Govt allows liquor, gutka, and paan shops to open in green zones. It does not allow consumption of alcohol or paan in public places

As alcohol industry appeals for sale of liquor outside containment zones, the states might have to accept the request given the impact it has on the revenues. The states in 2019-20 had budgeted for Rs 1.70 lakh crore through tax on sale of liquor, which is 7.6% of their total own tax revenue. In 2020-21, the total tax collection from sale of liquor was expected to be Rs 2 lakh crore. However, with sale of liquor prohibited during the lockdown period, these estimates will see sharp downward revisions. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Coronavirus impact: Auto sales hit zero in April - first time ever

Month's GST collections for Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam crashed due to coronavirus-induced lockdown; Centre's net April collections may drop from Rs 1 lakh crore to between Rs 45,000-55,000 crore

The budget estimates of 16 large states (except Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar) show that they had expected to collect Rs 1.65 lakh crore from tax on liquor in 2020-21, but with the lockdown, these estimates will go down significantly

The state's finance department issued the orders to amend a notification to increase the duty on Wednesday

Coronavirus lockdown: PM Modi could discuss issues related to migrant movement, losses faced by states and suggestions on second round of stimulus package to bring economy back on track

Bira said the existing round of fund raising involved leading consumer fund Sixth Sense and Korean private equity fund Neoplux, besides existing investors Sequoia and Sofina

The government has also banned the sale of liquor under the National Directives for COVID-19 management

Coronavirus news: Bars and liquor shops will not be allowed to serve or sell alcohol during the nationwide lockdown period

Shops open in lockdown: The order on Friday night relaxes the coronavirus lockdown norms for the sale of non-essential commodities as well, albeit under certain conditions

Corona pandemic in India: The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct pool testing of samples of suspected coronavirus patients and also gave its nod for using plasma therapy in COVID-19 treatment

Coronavirus impact: Raj Thackeray said that opening liquor shops does not mean that the government is looking after the needs of alcohol consumers but is only aiming to \"to start the process of income flow into the shrinking revenue\" of the state

The RBI also said that there will be no security-wise notified amount and the result of the auctions will be announced on the same day.

Zoom app was recently flagged by various governments worldwide, including India, over security issues

Excise Commissioner warned all licensees such as clubs, hotels, restaurants, wholesale and liquor outlets against indulging in illicit sale of liquor during the lockdown until further orders

Lockdown relaxation in India state-wise: The national capital has reported 78 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths in the past 24 hours, confirmed Delhi Health Department