Suyash Choudhary, Head of Fixed Income at IDFC AMC on Thursday raised the possibility that monetisation of the fiscal deficit may already be underway at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). To put it in layman’s terms, monetisation of the deficit is the printing of money to finance government spending. This process is usually not […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of repeatedly interfering in the functioning of the state administration, and asked him to judge who has crossed the limit of constitutional dharma and the norms of decency between the two constitutional functionaries. In a strongly worded seven-page letter to the governor, Banerjee […]
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 686 and the number of cases climbed to 21,700 in the country on Thursday, with 34 more deaths and 1,229 fresh cases being reported since Wednesday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 16,689 as 4,324 people were cured […]
India Coronavirus Latest Updates: The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 686 as total number of infections reached 21,700 on Thursday, including the 4,324 patients who have been treated and discharged so far. While Maharashtra, which has been worst-hit by the pandemic, has received a lot of attention for its rapidly rising number of infections, Gujarat has also added […]
New Delhi: India’s dynamic news media industry — among the few thriving in the world — with its crores of readers and viewers has been hit hard by the unprecedented economic standstill brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Dwindling advertisements and a serious disruption in circulation of newspapers and magazines have forced media houses to take […]
Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was allegedly attacked by two bike-borne persons late on Wednesday. The editor was returning home along with his wife when the attack took place. The attackers were caught by his security personnel and were handed over to the police. Both Arnab and his wife Samia Goswami were unhurt in the […]
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed concerns over the hardships faced by people and loss of jobs caused by the ongoing nationwide lockdown announced to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus. At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Sonia launched into a tirade against the BJP, saying the BJP was spreading “communcal prejudice […]
As many as 73 police personnel who came in contact with those arrested in connection with the Nawabpura stone-pelting incident here last week were quarantined on Wednesday after five of the accused tested positive for coronavirus, a police official said. The five accused are among the 17 who were arrested after a mob attacked a […]
Tablighi Jamat chief Maulana Saad has completed the 14-day quarantine and got himself tested for coronavirus disease Covid-19, his lawyer Fuzail Ayyubi has told Hindustan Times. “He has completed his quarantine and undergone a test. The report is awaited,” said Ayyubi. When asked if Maulana Saad is going to present himself to the police for […]
They are in a water lockdown. There is only the blue sea to look out to for 30,000 Indian seafarers, who are stuck in their ships at ports in the most COVID-19 affected countries like the US, UK, Italy and Spain. Those who were stranded in the high seas when the national lockdown was announced […]