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Crackdown in lockdown: Mamata pulls up officials over covid-19 preparations

Previously, Banerjee had conducted surprise visits to marketplaces to enforce the lockdown, catching unprepared violators off guard

Delhi's Nizamuddin cordoned off as cops say people had coronavirus symptoms

A religious gathering of around 200 people was organised without permission from authorities, police said.

Current fiscal year will end as scheduled on March 31, no extension: Govt

PTI erroneously reported that the new financial year will start from July 1

Coronavirus impact: Govt extends validity of vehicle permits till June-end

The Centre on Monday extended till June 30 the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since February 1, in a move to ensure hassle-free transportation of cargo amid the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic. In an advisory to all states and Union territories, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked them to treat such documents as valid till June 30. The decision was taken to facilitate the citizens facing difficulties in renewing the validity of various documents related to the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules due to nationwide lockdown in the country and closure of government transport offices, according to the advisory. It requested all states to "treat documents under MV Act & Rules, whose extension of validity could not or not likely be processed due to lock-down and which have expired since 1st of February, 2020 or would expire by 30th of June 2020, as valid till 30th of June 2020." The ...

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases; shoots past 100,000

Overall, Italy added 4,050 new infections Monday, bringing its official total to 101,739

Robots help combat Covid-19 in world, and maybe soon in India too

Robots are being used for jobs such as sanitising hospitals and delivering food and medicines in many parts of the world

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for 2021: Opens on July 23, ends on Aug 8

Last week, the IOC and Japanese organizers postponed the Olympics until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic

With knowledge as a weapon, IITs join the fight against coronavirus

A team of innovators from IIT Kanpur's incubator company Nocca Robotics have developed a ventilator prototype, currently in the testing phase

We are not going to retrench anybody: Viacom 18 Media CEO Sudhanshu Vats

The Rs 3,667-crore Viacom18 has had a great 2019.

Now what?

Once the lockdown is lifted, we will need the mother of all fiscal and monetary policy support to sustain the economy

Universalise benefits

Everyone must have access to basic facilities

Testing times

Without correct data, policy decisions will be difficult

GI Council urges IRDAI for easier MTM rules to take on Covid-19 disruption

Wants regulator to allow companies to consider MTM losses as on Feb 29, instead of March 31 for the purpose of drawing up the P&L accounts

Handling of lockdown brings back DeMo memories: Economist Jean Dreze

Dreze was part of academicians and activists who recently wrote to the Centre about the situation of the migrant workers

Chemicals manufacturers brace for drop in revenues: CRISIL SME Tracker

SMEs account for 30-35 per cent of the industry (in value terms), and are clustered around Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Delhi-NCR region.

Govt brings schemes for 'fresh start' for cos, LLPs amid Covid1-9 outbreak

The entities would get immunity from penal proceedings with respect to delay in submission of requisite filings

New India Assurance to insure health workers engaged in coronavirus fight

The special insurance scheme would be a group personal accident policy, which includes accidental loss of life on account of contracting the deadly virus.

Stay home, stay safe: Brands try to convey message of optimism amid crisis

Advertisers ask consumers to stay calm and keep their distance, find ways to keep the engagement going under a lockdown

Covid-19: We must think about this unnecessary lockdown, says Rajiv Bajaj

We should have kept the seniors home, closed public spaces, and allowed the rest of us to keep life moving forward, he said

Third coronavirus death in Punjab, 42-year-old dies in Patiala hospital

A 62-year-old coronavirus patient, undergoing treatment for the fatal infection at the Government Medical College in Amritsar, died on Sunday evening