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Flood situation worsens in Bihar with over 765,000 people being affected across 10 districts: Officials

9:55 PM

ABB India June-quarter net down 76 per cent

Engineering firm ABB India on Thursday reported an around 76 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 16.75 crore for the June quarter, mainly due to lower revenues.

The company's net profit stood at Rs 69.74 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2019, it said in a regulatory filing.

Total income declined to Rs 1,021.40 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 1,746.12 crore earlier.

9:53 PM

Goyal calls for removing hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices

Calling for removal of "multiple" hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said intellectual property rights (IPRs) should not become a hindrance in their availability.

He said the TRIPS (trade related aspects of intellectual property rights) agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) did not envisage a pandemic where demand for vaccines and medicines would come from several countries simultaneously, with the requirement changing at a rapid pace.

"The minister called for removing multiple hurdles in access to medicines at affordable prices created by the lopsided WTO rules for protecting intellectual property," a ministry statement said.

9:38 PM

PM Modi's ratings on handling Covid 19 going strong at 77.3%

The Narendra Modi government still enjoys high approval ratings for its handling of the Covid-19 situation in India with more than three-fourths of respondents endorsing how the government is dealing with the crisis, as per the IANS-CVoter Covid-19 Tracker.

 

As per the latest poll with a sample size of 1,723, 77.3 per cent respondents agree that the government is handling the crisis well, endorsing the Modi-led government's actions on tackling Covid-19 while 19.1 per cent disagree.

 

However, the approval ratings are not as high as in the previous months and the long economic lull seems to be testing people's patience. In the April-June period, the approval ratings were in the 90s and 80s, but have been coming down lately.

9:37 PM

Vacuum cleaner company Dyson to cut 900 jobs globally due to coronavirus impact

9:35 PM

Sebi bars Five Core Electronics, promoters from securities market till further orders

9:34 PM

World Health Organization chief upbraids US Secretary of State Pompeo for "untrue and unacceptable" allegations

9:31 PM

North Delhi civic body planning to disburse salary to doctors, nurses roster-wise: Mayor

9:08 PM

President rejected states' ordinances to suspend majority of labour laws, says trade union BMS

9:08 PM

Railways to have contactless ticketing; tickets to be QR code-enabled, scanned on handheld devices

8:58 PM

US blacklists a Pakistani, two Indian-origin men for anti-India activities

A Pakistani and two Indian-origin persons based in the US have been "blacklisted" by the government for their alleged anti-India activities.

 

The move came after Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah apprising them about the alleged anti-India activities of Rehan Siddiqui, a US-based Pakistani, and Rakesh Kaushal and Darshan Mehta. The trio will not be able to travel to India following the blacklisting.

 

In a letter to Shewale, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the issue was examined by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) following his complaint. READ MORE...

8:43 PM

Par panel to call chief secy officials from Centre to brief on issue of waterlogging in Delhi

The Delhi chief secretary, top officials of MCD, PWD and the Urban Development Ministry will be called by a parliamentary panel here to brief them on the issue of waterlogging due to heavy rains in the city, sources according to a PTI report said on Thursday.

 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development, chaired by Jagdambika Pal, met here to discuss the issue of waterlogging, days after a 56-year-old man drowned when he was stuck under the waterlogged Minto Bridge in central Delhi.

 

The members felt for a comprehensive discussion on the issue and therefore it was decided to call the Delhi chief secretary, officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Urban Development Ministry, the sources said.

 

Some members also raised the need for a proper masterplan for drainage of the national capital and suggested that it could be a long-term solution for this perennial problem, they said.

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Unlike other carriers, no employee of ours will be laid off: Air India

8:22 PM

2.4 million children affected by recent floods in India: UNICEF

An estimated 2.4 million children have been affected by the recent floods in India, the UNICEF said on Thursday, calling for immediate support, more resources and innovative programmes to address the challenges faced. In a statement, UNICEF said though flooding at this period of the year is common, this widespread scale of floods during mid-July is unusual.

 

"In India, over 6 million people across Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have been affected by the floods, including an estimated 2.4 million children," it said.

 

UNICEF said it is working with the government and partners to respond quickly and effectively.

 

It said it is also supporting the Assam government to implement the COVID-19 adapted relief camp management guidelines and child friendly spaces in select districts, in addition to its focused support for maternal and child health service continuity and COVID-19 response in many states, the statement said.

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FM holds review meeting for stressed residential projects to boost investment in real estate