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Coronavirus LIVE: India stays indoors for Janata Curfew on PM Modi's appeal

Coronavirus latest updates: Globally 300,227 infections reported while death toll rose to 12,948 till Saturday due to Covid-19. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates here

'Janata curfew, resolve, restraint': What Modi said in coronavirus speech

Praising the efforts of the citizens, PM said all Indians have done their best to fight coronavirus-- they have taken all precautions

MP trust vote at 5 pm on Friday; BJP says Congress govt fall imminent

Shivraj Singh Chouhan moved the Supreme Court seeking an immediate floor test for the Kamal Nath-led government

Indians resolute against coronavirus: PM Modi's speech

In these two months, 130 crore Indians have resolutely confronted the corona pandemic and have taken necessary precautions

India bans int'l flights for a week from Sunday in coronavirus fight

The government had the coronavirus under control and there was no 'community transmission' --a stage of a disease that may lead to a sharp rise in infections, says the a health ministry official

Top headlines: IndiGo employees take pay cut as coronavirus bugs economy

Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani appeared the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said.

Govt evaluating cash transfer scheme to reduce coronavirus impact

Given the nature of cash transfer plans, the govt would need large revenues and may have turn a blind eye to the fiscal deficit

Market Wrap, March 19: Sensex down 581 points, Nifty at 8,263

During the day, the index hit a high and low of 29,370.53 and 26,714.46, respectively

Cloud over 2020 Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus hits sporting events globally

IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19: Health Ministry issues SOPs for passenger movement at airports

The ministry officials have explained the quarantine measures for international passengers also

Yatra waives flight cancellation charges amid coronavirus outbreak

Shringi said "For regions where airlines have cancelled their existing and new flights we are offering full refunds to our customers."

Coronavirus: CISCE postpones ICSE, ISC 2020 board exams till March 31

CBSE, HRD ministry's National Testing Agency and all universities have also postponed exams till March 31

Covid-19: No community transmission yet; 820 random samples test negative

So far 169 coronavirus infection cases have been detected in India, with Maharashtra accounting for 46, the most among states

Covid-19: Entrepreneurs urge PM Modi to scale up testing infra, capacity

India must increase its efforts for asymptomatic testing at a large scale to diagnose community transmission, say entrepreneurs in their representation

Market Ahead, March 19: All you need to know before the Opening Bell

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct open market operations on March 20 in the form of purchase of an aggregate amount of Rs 10,000 crore of government securities.

Top headlines: YES Bank gets credit line, SC slams DoT and telcos, and more

From YES Bank getting Rs 60k-cr line of credit to govt mulling cash transfer option to offset Covid-19, Business standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

Coronavirus wrap: Exams deferred, soldiers on alert, Ramdev claim blasted

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to the nation on Thursday evening about the coronavirus crisis. Here is all the important news about Covid-19 from Wednesday

Fuel prices unchanged: Check today's petrol, diesel prices in metros

In New Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs 69.59 per litre, while in Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 72.29 per litre

CBSE, univ, engineering entrance exams deferred for coronavirus

The Central Board of Secondary Education was asked to reschedule its exams-taken by lakhs of school students nationwide-after March

India reports 151 case of coronavirus; paramilitary forces go 'battle mode'

Indian Army reports its first patient after a 34-year-old soldier of Ladakh Scout regiment tested positive.