SEBI extends settlement scheme for illiquid stock option cases till December 31In view of the large-scale disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, markets regulator SEBI has extended till December 31 the one-time settlement scheme for entities that executed reversal of trades in stock options segment of the BSE during 2014 and 2015. The settlement scheme, introduced by the regulator in July, commenced on August 1, 2020 and was supposed to end on October 31, 2020.Won't shy away from rate...

Johnson, at a hastily convened news conference in Downing Street after news of a lockdown leaked to local media, said that the one-month lockdown across England would kick in at a minute past midnight on Thursday morning and last until Dec. 2

Doubling time for COVID-19 is the number of days it takes for the count of cases to double

The death toll climbed to 1,06,490 with 964 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours

Kerala reports 24.5 deaths for every 10 lakh people compared to 99 for every 10 lakh in rest of the country. The case fatality rate in the state is 0.36 per cent, while it is 1.55 per cent nationwide

The death toll from coronavirus jumped to 95,542 with 1,039 fatalities registered in the last 24 hours. However, the case fatality rate has dipped to 1.57 per cent, according to (health) ministry's data

The number of active cases in Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the pandemic stands at 2,75,404. The death toll due to the disease stands at 34,345 in the state

There are 10,17,754 active cases of COVID-19 in India which comprise 19.52 per cent of the total caseload while 41,12,552 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated

India Stock Market Highlights Today: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank and L&T were among the top losers today on the Sensex pack. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, ONGC and Infosys were among the gainers

Share market updates and analysis for September 17: Developments on coronavirus front, US Fed policy outcome and Happiest Minds listing will be in focus in Thursday's trade

India's coronavirus caseload has surged to 50 lakh with a spike of 90,123 cases in one day. So far, 39,42,361 people have recuperated pushing the national recovery rate to 78.5%

Following the startling comment by the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked it stating that the Centre does not know how many migrant labourers died and how many jobs were lost during the lockdown

The PIB Fact Check team called the order fake and said that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)  did not issue any such circular

Part II of this two-part article continues to relook at misadventures that derailed the Indian economy, threatening dreams of millions of \"aspirational\" Indians. Instead of a serious and meaningful debate, India continues to grapple with constant and systemic \"misdirection\" in multiple sense of the word

This is Part I of two-part article revisiting critical economic decisions that eventually led to minus 23.9% growth in Q1 of FY21. Blaming exogenous factors (pandemic) or intense lockdown is merely an excuse to divert attention from government's ineptitude and thwart meaningful debate

The fatality rate due to coronavirus has further dipped to 1.68 per cent whereas the recovery rate was recorded at 77.74 per cent

The CP therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 and transfusing those into an active coronavirus patient to help kickstart the immune system to fight the infection

The national capital has reported coronavirus cases in excess of 2,000 for four consecutive days since September 1. On Friday, the daily cases count stood at 2,914

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Britannia, NTPC, Hindalco, Airtel, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, ICICI were among the top losers today. On the other hand, Wipro, UPL, Eicher Motors, Titan and Bharti Infratel were among the top gainers

Delhi recorded 2,024 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest single-day spike in cases in August, taking the tally to over 1.73 lakh, while the death toll rose to 4,426 with 22 more fatalities