Coronavirus: India to Cap Stimulus Package at $60 Billion to Protect Credit Rating
New Delhi: The Indian government is likely to cap its overall spending on coronavirus-related relief at around 4.5 trillion rupees ($60 billion), due to concerns that excess spending could trigger a sovereign rating downgrade, two senior government officials said. “We have to be cautious as downgrades have started happening for some countries and rating agencies treat […]
Covid-19 impact: Automakers’ domestic sales draw a blank in April
MUMBAI : Indian automakers have for the first time reported zero local sales in April as factories and dealerships across the country remained shut to comply with a stringent lockdown. For comparison, nearly 250,000 vehicles were sold in the domestic market in April 2019. Indian automakers count the dispatch of vehicles from factories to dealers as […]
130 districts identified as Covid-19 hotspots home to nearly 400 million
The Centre on Friday listed 130 districts as hot spots of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), down from the previously designated 170 “red zones”, even as the number of “green zones” – areas that largely remain outside the spectre of the pathogen – decreased from 353 to 319, an announcement that came hours before the national […]
MHA okays ‘Shramik Special trains’ for migrants, railways sets terms for travel
Migrant workers, students and others stranded in different parts of the country are allowed to return home by special trains that will be run by the Indian Railways, the Union home ministry said on Friday, expanding the scope of an earlier order that said such transportation can happen only by buses. The railways ministry will […]
Centre Allows Special Trains For Stranded Migrants, Students. Here Are The Guidelines
A day after several state governments demanded special non-stop trains to transport stranded migrant workers to their respective states, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday agreed to their demand and allowed use of trains to ferry people stranded due to lockdown. As per MHA guidelines, special trains will run from point to point on […]
One dead, three injured after tractor turns turtle in Sopore
Srinagar, May 01 (KNS): One person died and another three were injured on Friday when a tractor in which they were travelling turned turtle in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramulla district. Reports said that in Yambren Hardushiva area of Sopore, a tractor skidded off the road and turned turtle resulting in on spot death […]
“Propaganda”: India Amid Backlash Over “Islamophobic” Posts
New Delhi: India on Thursday called as “propaganda” its criticism by certain Twitter handles from the Arab world alleging that Muslims are being targeted in several parts of the country in the name of containing spread of coronavirus. Strongly rebutting the charges, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Gulf countries are deeply committed […]
Day After Uddhav’s Call To PM, Maha Guv Seeks Polls For Nine Legislative Council Seats
A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the brewing political uncertainty in the state, Governor BS Koshiyari on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to declare elections to 9 vacant seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council. A statement from Raj Bhavan said that Koshyari requested the […]
PMO Refuses to Give Details on PM-CARES, Citing Controversial SC Statement
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has refused to make documents related to the PM-CARES Fund public. The fund was set up to receive financial aid from the public to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the PMO has also refused to make public details of high-level meetings on COVID-19 and on the decision to […]
Nitish govt gets to work to bring 27 lakh migrants, students back but says it’ll take months
Patna: The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is in a bind following the Centre’s decision to allow the interstate movement of migrant labourers, students and tourists from 4 May onwards. As ThePrint had reported earlier, Bihar has shown a reluctance to evacuate its students and migrant workers stranded across the country, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar putting the onus on the Modi government […]
