Day: May 22, 2020

Beijing may base security agencies in Hong Kong as part of new laws

HONG KONG – A proposal to impose national security laws in Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases in the global financial hub, raising fears of direct enforcement by Chinese authorities in the city and the prospect of fresh protests. The details were unveiled on […]

Modi offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost

KOLKATA/DHAKA – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India and Bangladesh in more than a decade, before he landed in the stricken city of Kolkata. Cyclone Amphan killed at least […]

MHA relaxes Visa and Travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID -19,

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 22: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed Visa and Travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID -19, permitting certain categories of Overseas Citizen Of India (OCI) cardholders, who are stranded abroad, to come to India. Following categories of OCI […]

9th Edition of the Status Paper on Government Debt

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 22: The Central Government today released the Ninth Edition of the Status Paper on the Government Debt, which provides a detailed analysis of the Overall Debt Position of the Government of India. The Central Government has been bringing-out a Status Paper […]

RBI announces nine additional measures for strengthening the Economy

Cuts interest rates, extends moratorium by another 3 months Exporters and Importers get More Liquidity Domestic Economy to contract in 2020-21, revive gradually in the second half: RBI Governor “It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith […]

RBI ramps up economic support; cuts interest rates, extends loan moratorium

Mumbai, May 22: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed interest rates, extended moratorium on loan repayments and allowed banks to lend more to corporates in an effort to support the economy which is likely to contract for the first time in over four decades. The benchmark […]

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India

New Delhi, May 22:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in the country, registering an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 […]

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