MUMBAI/BENGALURU, India – Two Indian states ordered the closure of public buildings, malls, cinemas and bars in several major cities on Friday, with Mumbai and Bengaluru subject to differing restrictions, after the country reported its first death from the coronavirus. With just 74 confirmed cases of the virus […]
SRINAGAR, India – Indian authorities on Friday ordered the release of Kashmir’s most prominent politician, Farooq Abdullah, one of dozens of leaders held since August, when the federal government withdrew the troubled region’s autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government said at the time that ending Kashmir’s special status […]
BENGALURU – Indian stocks recovered strongly from an initial plunge to close about 4% higher on Friday, as investors picked up beaten-down stocks amid rising hopes of coordinated stimulus measures to contain the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The indexes plummeted more than 10% earlier in the session, […]
New Delhi, Mar 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stepped up his attack on the Centre over its response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying the Modi government was in a “stupor” and the economy would be destroyed if a strong action is not taken. He described the contagious […]
New Delhi, Mar 13: The Delhi Assembly passed a resolution on Friday against the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens. At the one-day special session, which was held to discuss the NPR and the NRC, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested the Centre to withdraw them. “Me, […]
New Delhi, Mar 13: The number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday rose to 81, which include 16 Italians and one Canadian, Health Ministry officials said. Addressing reporters, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said coronavirus is not a health emergency and that there is no need to panic. […]
NEW DELHI – India faces a sharp decline in government revenues and economic growth for at least two quarters as the coronavirus hits economic activity and a fall in investor sentiment impacts privatization plans, government and industry sources said. Officially, the government is still sticking to the target […]
BENGALURU – The Indian stock markets plunged into bear territory on Thursday after the coronavirus outbreak was described a pandemic and the United States suspended travel from Europe, fanning fears of further disruption to the global economy. The Nifty plunged 8.3% to 9,590.15, its lowest close in 2-1/2 […]
open view news desk The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs implements programmes/schemes for the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs as under:- — Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme – For educational empowerment of students. — […]
New Delhi, Mar 12: Several opposition parties on Thursday spoke against any move to privatise railways and asked the government to revert to the presentation of a separate rail budget in Parliament so that it could get adequate attention. Some opposition members, including Supriya Sule of the NCP and […]
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