Former Chief Minister's letter had come a day after the state government had decided not to provide free food at Indira Canteens as concerns were raised about the quality and misuse that was happening

Coronavirus Pandemic Live News, Cases, Deaths in India: There are 3,851 COVID-19 patients under treatment as now, whereas 318 have been cured and discharged, as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

USDA said Sunday it's not recommending routine coronavirus testing of animals, in zoos or elsewhere, or of zoo employees. Still, Rooney said a small number of animals in the U.S. have been tested through the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories, and all those tests came back negative except Nadia's

The date of birth recorded in Aadhaar will now be accepted as valid proof of date of birth for the purpose of rectification, provided that the difference in two dates is less than 3 years

Given its predominant role as a source of livelihood, the informal economy needs to be fixed first once the health crisis blows over. This would call for a series of long-neglected steps such as collecting comprehensive data on informal establishments and informal labour, benchmarking reasonable national minimum wage, providing comprehensive social security cover and reviving MSMEs

Coronavirus update: The big buyers should be allowed to make direct purchases with minimum or without requirement of any licensing or registration process, Centre's letter said to the states

However, the heads of organisations are expected to ensure that proper hygiene measures are taken and social distancing norms practiced

In a scenario where India controls the virus spread but there's significant global recession, the growth may be in between 4 per cent to 4.5 per cent

Rajasthan government will allocate Rs 650 crore to power distribution companies against this relief

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today:The 30-share index BSE Sensex fell 700 points lower at 27,550 and 50-share barometer NSE Nifty fell 176 points to 8,076.

Besides government, volunteers, NGOs, religious and social organisations are pooling efforts to help the sections worst hit by the situation arising in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, Chief Minister ML Khattar said

Among private sector lenders, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank said they have been examining RBI measure and will inform customers soon

India Ratings has also lowered GDP forecast for current fiscal to 4.7% from the National Statistical Office's advance estimate of 5%

To assess the impact of lockdown, we not only need to take the 21-day shutdown period but the extra additional days of the operating cycle before a material or service can be back to operations

Home Ministry has also advised states and UTs to ensure that hotels, rented accommodations, hostels etc., continue to remain functional and delivery of essential items is streamlined

Coronavirus Crisis Live Updates: Migrant workers face troubles amid 21-day nationwide lockdown; state government make food and shelter arrangements as exodus from Delhi, Noida, Ahmedabad, Mumbai continues

The EMI holiday will not only give a big relief to salaried employees of struggling companies, fearing a delay in the salary, pay cuts and even job loss but also self-employed individuals staring at income loss

During a live interaction with people on Facebook, the veteran leader said that he has seen several calamities like earthquakes, floods and droughts in the past, but the present crisis is \"very serious\"

Assuming 300 working days in a year, the daily output comes to Rs 45-50,000 crore which can potentially be lost due to the shutdowns, says the report

It is not difficult to identify the vulnerable-landless labourers, petty traders, tailors, barbers, construction workers, rickshaw/auto/Ola/Uber drivers and many others, nor is to reach them after the Jan-Dhan and Aadhaar programmes