Domestic flights resume; India Covid-19 cases near 1.45 lakh

Domestic passenger air services resumed on Monday after a gap of two months since the lockdown was imposed. Meanwhile, India continues to witness a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Read More
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Covid-19: India overtakes Iran, Maharashtra cases cross 50,000

India overtook Iran in the total number of coronavirus cases after registering over 7,000 cases in a single day, on Sunday. Meanwhile, domestic flights to resume in the country from Monday. Read More
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Railways to run 200 non-AC trains from June 1, online booking soon

The railways has decided to run 200 non-airconditioned passenger trains from June 1 in addition to the Shramik Special and 15 other AC trains already running. Meanwhile, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan will become the next chairman of the 34-member WHO executive board. Read More
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India Covid-19 cases cross 1 lakh-mark, death toll tops 3,000

India has crossed two grim Covid-19 milestones on Monday. Now, the country has over 1 lakh coronavirus patients and the death toll due to the infection is now over 3,000. Also, Russia and Brazil are the new No. 2 and No. 5 in the global list of infections. Read More
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Coronavirus: India, Peru cross China’s official infections tally

The number of India’s coronavirus infections crossed China’s official toll of infections, where the virus originated last year. Meanwhile, the finance minister announced reforms for the agriculture sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. Read More
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Govt’s second tranche of stimulus pack focuses on labourers, farmers

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed the government’s second plan with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package. While the first trance focused on MSMEs, the second focused on migrant workers, farmers and the poor. Read More
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Atmanirbhar Bharat: Govt unveils ₹5.5 lakh crore for MSMEs

A day after PM Narendra Modi’s announced a ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package to boost the coronavirus-hit economy, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the first plan of ₹5.5 lakh crore focusing on putting life into the country’s MSMEs. Read More
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Modi announces ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package, Lockdown 4.0

PM Narendra Modi announced a stimulus package of ₹20 lakh crore, or “10 per cent of the GDP”, to boost the economy and also extend the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, but with different rules and guidelines. Read More
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Modi meets CMs, hints lockdown extension with fewer curbs

PM Narendra Modi hinted the extension of the coronavirus lockdown during a meeting with the chief ministers of states. However, he also indicated that more curbs will go as the government is keen on opening up economic activities. Read More
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Three BJP states relax labour laws; migrants continue risky home trips

Gujarat, MP and UP have relaxed their labour laws considerably to “kickstart economic activities” and “attract foreign companies” following the long nationwide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, migrants workers continue to take risks travelling back home. Read More
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