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SBI reduces MCLR by 35 bps, cuts savings rate by 25 bps on all deposits

SBI rate cut: The savings rate has been reduced to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent

Ensure safety of nurses, Kerala CM writes letters to Thackeray, Kejriwal

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said 46 nurses from Kerala have been infected by Covid-19 in Mumbai and 5 nurses have been infected in Delhi

Aurobindo Pharma faces class action suit in US for concealing facts

Aurobindo Pharma allegedly concealed facts about cancer-causing agent NDMA in type-2 diabetes drug metformin

72-year-old man is the first to die of coronavirus in Odisha

The number of coronavirus cases in Odisha has gone up to 42; state govt makes face masks mandatory

RBI relaxes overdraft facility norms for states, UTs until September 30

The number of days for which a state/ UT can be in overdraft in a quarter has been increased to 50 working days from the current 36 working days

South African Paterson seeks Kolpak deal despite coronavirus uncertainty

Paterson's Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire, scheduled for March 23, was postponed due to the covid-19 or coronavirus pandemic

Khattar govt coercing state employees to donate to Covis-19 fund: Surjewala

He alleged that heads of various departments are putting pressure on their employees that they should contribute 10-20 per cent of their monthly salary towards Haryana Coronavirus Relief Fund

Covid-19: 'Not an expert body' on lodging, feeding migrant workers, says SC

The Supreme Court bench said it cannot take a "better policy decision" at this stage and moreover, it also does not want to interfere with the policy decisions for next ten-fifteen days

Now, you cannot share forward messages with more than one chat on WhatsApp

The latest move from WhatsApp comes at a time when countries across the world are initiating new measures to tackle the spread of rumours and fake news on social media platforms

Coronavirus crisis: Big shame IPL 2020 is not going ahead, says Jos Buttler

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) stands suspended till April 15 and chances of it being held in the near future are also grim.

Aussies afraid to sledge Kohli to protect IPL contract, claims Clarke

Clarke said a number of Indian superstars like Kohli and Rohit Sharma were captains of their IPL franchises and thus Australian players did not want to sledge them

Coronavirus: Sonia Gandhi offers MPLADs fund to Rae Bareli administration

In a letter to the Rae Bareli district magistrate, Gandhi asked him to use the funds as per the requirement of the constituency

Medical entrance examination NEET postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said the decision has been taken to avoid any inconvenience to students

Coronavirus relief: SBI takes cue from RBI; cuts lending rates by 75 bps

Consequently, the lender has also reduced interest rates on retail and bulk deposits by between 20 to 100 basis points across various tenors

Govt approves additional Rs 5,751 cr to 8 states as calamity relief

The eight states which will get the financial assistance are: Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karnataka

Forex reserves fall by $12 bn to $499 bn; rupee hits all-time low: RBI data

The reserves had touched a life-time high of $487.23 billion in the week to March 6, after it rose by $5.69 billion

Do not leave Delhi, situation is under control: Kejriwal to migrant workers

He said Delhi has reported 39 coronavirus cases out of which 29 contracted the infection during foreign travel

Coronavirus: RBI extends deadline to meet last tranche of CCB by 6 mnths

This would help banks increase lending by over Rs 3.5 trillion by leveraging ten times of the capital

Coronavirus: Washington set to deliver $ 2.2 trillion virus rescue bill

Originally scheduled as a non-working pro forma meeting, the session will be extended to a debate on the bill all conducted under social distancing rules to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus

Govt releases Rs 4,431 cr to clear pending due wages under MGNREGA

They said all the funds will be transferred directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts