Page 110 - Agencies

Drug used for Ebola may be effective in stopping Covid-19 replication: ICMR

The research institute also said there can be a possibility of transmission of Covid-19 from a pregnant mother to the newborn

IMF grants immediate debt relief to 25 poor nations to help fight Covid-19

The countries benefitting are nearly all in Africa, but also include Afghanistan, Yemen and Haiti

India to buy Harpoon missiles, lightweight torpedoes from US for $155 mn

While the Harpoon missiles will be manufactured by Boeing, the torpedoes would be supplied by Raytheon

Jamia student sent to 2-day police custody for 'role' in anti-CAA violence

Zargar, who is an MPhil student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, is now in the custody of Delhi Police Special Cell

SC dismisses petition against PM CARES Fund, calls it 'misconceived'

The Supreme Court also directed that Indians stranded in other parts of the world should "stay where they are" as currently it is not possible to fly them back home

Covid-19: 7.4 mn bank accounts to be credited with Rs 1,500 in Telangana

Apart from that each of the nearly 8.8 million food security cardholders in the state would be given 12 kg of rice.

India tightens curb on refined palm oil import with more conditions

India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, buys nearly 15 million tonne annually

Covid-19 impact: It's my decision when to reopen economy, says Trump

However, he also has said he would listen to US health experts and others in making any recommendations

Coronavirus outbreak: A 21-day lockdown may have cost India Rs 8 trillion

The sectors that have been most impacted are transport, hospitality, and real estate

25 districts in 15 states have not reported new Covid-19 cases: Govt

The ministry asserted that the government has enough stocks to conduct tests for up to six weeks and over 200,000 samples have been tested so far

Coronavirus lockdown: Congress calls for financial package of 5-6% of GDP

The opposition party also demanded that the Centre pays all pending dues to states to enable them to fight the outbreak, besides giving each of them special packages.

Only Ayushman Yojana beneficiaries can be tested for free in pvt labs: SC

The top court said it never intended to make testing free for those who can afford to pay.

Adani Ports raises Rs 1,500 cr through non-convertible debentures

The NCDs will be listed on the Wholesale Debt Market segment of the BSE.The finance committee meeting of the company held a meeting on Monday.

Plea to nationalise healthcare sector during coronavirus 'misconceived': SC

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat, which heard the matter through video-conference, said such a direction cannot be passed by the court

Covid-19: Govt extends visas of stranded foreigners in India till April 30

The foreign nationals are stranded in the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced on March 24 to curb the spread of the disease

Coronavirus lockdown may have cost Indian economy Rs 7-8 trillion

Prime Minister Modi is likely to detail the post-lockdown scenario in an address to the nation on Tuesday morning

Women cricketers playing online ludo to maintain bond amid lockdown: Smriti

All cricketing activities across the world have been either called off or postponed as the coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc with the sporting schedule

India to host Asian Championship in Nov-Dec this year: Boxing federation

Boxing federation of India also expresses confidence that coronavirus pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, extension of lockdown likely

The prime minister is also likely to announce plans to revive the Indian economy which has been badly hit by the lockdown

ONGC gas output drops 15% as factories shut operations in virus lockdown

The customers refusing gas supplies are mostly small companies whose business has been completely shut because of the lockdown, and city gas distributors who have seen volumes vanish after CNG vehicle