SII Chairman & Managing Director Cyrus Poonawalla said that the company will be offering a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each of the families of the deceased, in addition to the mandated amount as per the norms

Coronavirus vaccination drive: The letter alleged irregularities and ethical violations in the conduct of the clinical trial of Covaxin by the People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal

Labour trouble at the plant calls for introspection on the right balance between reforms and Licence Raj

With the infusion, sources said, CRAR of these weak RRBs rose to 9 per cent level as per the regulatory norms prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Should the industry end June 2020 with the 60-70 per cent of June 2019 sales, it would still be lower by around 35 per cent for two wheelers and 40 per cent for cars from peak

The tally of confirmed cases also saw the biggest one-day jump of over 14,000 and reached 3.13 lakh, as per the latest numbers announced by states and union territories

States have proposed radical changes in labour laws post lockdown. But those cannot trigger an economic revival

Latest job loss survey and national accounts statistics point to the need for strengthening PDS supply and cash transfers to reach more people, assisting self-employed/micro-enterprises, additional allocation for MGNREGS and a job scheme for urban areas

West Bengal became the second state to throw open the doors of the shrines for devotees after Karnataka, which has sought permission from the Centre to reopen religious places from Monday

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Highlights: Sikkim, the only state in India to be coronavirus-free up until now, has reported its first COVID-19 confirmed case on Saturday

Lockdown 4.0 in Delhi: Delhi government has allowed shops to reopen but on an odd-even basis. If social-distancing norms will not be followed, then authorities will shut the shops

Coronavirus lockdown 4.0 India live updates: Maharashtra government issued fresh lockdown guidelines on Tuesday. All urban areas including Mumbai have been put in red zones, rest have been put in orange and green zones. India's total COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,01,139 on Tuesday, according to Union Health Ministry

For years, India's fiscal practices and numbers have remained under a cloud with CAG red-flagging off-budget financing and window-dressing of accounts. Not putting the house in order now means effectiveness of stimulus 2.0 or deficit financing of a higher order would be unknown and unknowable

Gross treatment to migrants comes along with massive job loss, historically low wage rates, little job or social security and subsistence level existence of millions of Indian workers. This is hardly an ideal situation to recover or rebuild the economy

On Tuesday, Mr Kejriwal had sought suggestions from Delhiites on lockdown relaxations post-May 17 and asked them to send their views by 5 pm on Wednesday

\"The government is concerned about migrants. The union government has definitely worked together with the state government  to provide them train facilities,\" finance minister said

Coronavirus in India live updates: President Ram Nath Kovind after contributing one month's salary to the PM-CARES Fund in March, has decided to forego 30% of his salary for a year. India's total number of confirmed coroanvirus cases stand at 78,003, as per the Union Health Ministry. Maharashtra is worst-hit with 25,922 cases, followed by Gujarat with 9,267 cases

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: NTPC, Infosys, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, M&M, IndusInd Bank and ONGC were among the top laggards in the Sensex pack.On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, Kotak Bank, Sun Pharma and UltraTech Cement were among the top performers

Finance Minister Sitharaman Live on Rs 20 lakh crore Economic Package: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan. Provident Fund contribution of employers and workers is being reduced from 12% to 10% each of wages for the next 3 months, announced FM Nirmala Sitharaman. She added that the EPFO benefit will lead to more take home salary.

Details of the package will be revealed in phases by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, but the PM's speech gives a clear indication of its immediate beneficiaries - farmers, cottage industry, MSMEs, labourers and migrants