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Govt disbursed Rs 18,253 cr to 90 mn farmers under PM-KISAN: FM Sitharaman

Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account

Teachers to evaluate Class 10, 12 board exams at their homes: HRD Minister

The evaluation of the answer sheets has been delayed due to a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak

Pakistan's fiscal deficit to surge, tax revenue to miss target in 2020: FM

Fear of an economic meltdown is said to be the main reason behind ending the shutdown at a time when the country's curve, or rate of infections, is edging up sharply

Tamil Nadu moves SC against HC order barring counter sale of alcohol

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

Miners want mandatory capex rule relaxed as workers stay away fearing Covid

None of the merchant mines in Odisha whose lease validity expired by March 31 has been able to restart. Though the successful bidders have got LoI, they awaiting formal vesting orders

ICICI Bank's standalone net profit rises 26% to Rs 1221 cr in Q4FY20

Total income during the quarter under review increased to Rs 23,443.66 crore, from Rs 20,913.82 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal

Covid-19 impact: Facebook employees to work from home till 2020 end

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg had announced that the company is cancelling physical events with more than 50 people through June 2021

Covid-19 impact: IIMs likely to resume classes in August this year

Usually, sessions for new incoming batches for their flagship two-year post graduate programmes in management start by July every year

UP steps up efforts to reach out to 74 global firms looking to exit China

European Business Group hails covid-19-induced labour reforms in UP; state goes online to connect with five nations and companies like Microsoft, Dow and IBM and showcase investment opportunities

Online streaming traffic sees 55% overall surge amid lockdown, says report

There was an overall traffic increase of 73 per cent on weekdays and 65 per cent on weekends, said the 'State of Internet Traffic Trend' report by ACT Fibernet

Lockdown worsening poverty levels among workers in informal economy: ILO

In high-income countries, relative poverty levels among informal workers are estimated to increase by 52 percentage points

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh CM asks Rs 30,000 cr package for state from PM

CM Baghel has urged the prime minister to release Rs 10, 000 crore immediately, out of the total amount.

Vande Bharat Mission: Indians to arrive from Bangladesh, Gulf, UK today

India had on Monday announced it would begin a phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad starting May 7

Aurangabad train accident: Raised an alarm but to no avail, says eyewitness

As many as 16 migrant labourers were killed and five others injured when a freight train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad on Friday

Lockdown impact: Fuel demand in India plunged to historic lows in April

In its latest report, the International Energy Agency has said India's annual fuel consumption will decline 5.6 per cent in 2020

Covid-19: Bill in US Congress to give Green Cards to 40,000 nurses, doctors

The move is likely to benefit a large number of Indian nurses and doctors in the US, who are either on H-1B or J2 visas

Covid-19 impact: US unemployment rate surges to 14.7%, the worst since 1948

As the US lost over 20 million jobs in a pandemic-induced economic spiral during April, its unemployment rate zoomed to nearly 15 per cent

Porters at Jabalpur station face financial stress amid Covid-19 lockdown

Porters have been dependent on Ticket Collectors for their survival, as any aid from the government is yet to reach them

Indian envoy Sandhu, US Senator Feinstein discuss ways to tackle Covid-19

The United States is the worst affected country in the world from coronavirus with over 1.25 million cases in the country

Opposition leaders write to Prez expressing concern over workers' lives

In their letter to the President, the Opposition leaders raised the issue of labour laws being nullified and hard-won democratic rights of a vast majority of Indian people people being compromised