The SBI Research report pegs a loss of around Rs 82,000 crore for Maharashtra due to the current lockdow, whereas, it estimates a loss of Rs 21,712 crore for Madhya Pradesh and Rs 17,237 crore for Rajasthan

Stepping up coronavirus vaccination efforts instead of lockdowns would be the preferred alternative to impede the soaring second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, SBI Research said in a report on Friday

West Bengal assembly polls: Voting is being held in 14,480 polling stations in 43 assembly segments in four districts. Polling will continue till 6.30 pm

\"We have revised our forecast for GDP growth for FY22 as the underlying conditions have changed rapidly in the last 30 days or so. It stands now at 10.2 per cent,\" Care Ratings said

\"I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances,\" said Rahul Gandhi

Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta, who led the delegation to the CEO office here, told reporters that he has apprised Aftab of the conversation that apparently took place between Banerjee and the TMC's Sitalkuchi nominee

The Election Commission also asked candidates and political parties to ensure absolute adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in letter and sprit. Violations, if any, shall be sternly dealt with and action, including criminal action, taken as per extant legal framework, it said

Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since a suicide bombing of an Indian military convoy in Kashmir in 2019 traced to Pakistan-based militants that led to India sending warplanes to Pakistan

The Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, wherein over 5.56 lakh voters will exercise their right to vote, are being conducted in four phases from April 15-29

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The country will never pardon the BJP for its \"monumental failure in controlling the spread of COVID, which is taking a dangerous turn\", he told reporters

Gandhi stated that the priority should be to \"test, track and vaccinate\". \"There must be transparency - Governments must reveal the actual numbers of infections and deaths across states, whether Congress-ruled or otherwise,\" she added

The Election Commission has sought a report. The incident took place in Sitalkuchiat at around 10 am after a Quick Response Team (QRT) was allegedly attacked by unidentified people

No violations were reported, notably in the frame of the contract with India for the acquisition of 36 Rafales, Dassault Aviation said.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan noted that the sudden rise in coronavirus cases is largely or may be event-driven comprising local body elections, grand weddings, and farmers' protest

The Tuesday voting is the single-phased assembly polls for Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. And, for Assam, and Bengal, it is their third phase. However, Bengal has five more polling phases which will end on April 29

Altogether 79,19,641 voters -- 40,11,539 men, 39,07,963 women and 139 of the third gender -- are entitled to exercise their franchise in 11,401 polling stations

'Metroman' E Sreedharan, who is the BJP-NDA candidate from Palakkad constituency was among the early voters in the state

The domestic gas price notified at $1.79 per million British thermal unit for the six months beginning April 1 remains the lowest since the institution of the modified Rangarajan formula

The order has been given following public outrage over an EVM which was found being transported in a car that belonged to Krishnendu Paul who is a BJP candidate from Patharkandi. ECI has suspended the polling officers who were responsible for the transportation of the EVMs