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13 May

Nirmala Sitharaman Announced 15 Different Measures Today For MSMEs, NBFCs And Others.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced relief for middle classes too today as part of the government's efforts to soften the blow of coronavirus. To allow people more cash in hand, the government has offered a 25 per cent reduction in TDS (Tax Deduction at Source) for non-salaried specified payments and TCS (Tax Collection at Source) for specified receipts, Ms Sitharaman said while announcing the contours of the 20 lakh crore financial package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday to counter the huge financial cost of the coronavirus.This will apply to payment for contract, professional fees, interest, rent, dividend,…

12 May

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Today Expressed Gratitude To The Nurses.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed gratitude to the "phenomenal nurses working round the clock" to keep the planet healthy, on International Nurses Day. He also thanked the nurses for their effort towards defeating COVID-19, caused by a highly contagious novel coronavirus."International Day of the Nurse is a special day to express gratitude to the phenomenal nurses working round the clock to keep our planet healthy. Presently, they are doing great work towards defeating COVID-19. We are extremely grateful to the nurses and their families," the Prime Minister tweeted.International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on May 12 to mark…

12 May

The Delivery Boy, Who Had Tested Positive For Corona Virus Has Been Discharged.

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A 19-year-old pizza delivery boy who had tested positive for coronavirus last month in Delhi, prompting authorities to put 72 families in home-quarantine, has been discharged from the hospital, officials said Tuesday.All 16 high-risk contacts of the delivery boy, who were all his colleagues, had tested negative in April."The pizza delivery boy was discharged from the hospital last week. He is doing fine now," South Delhi District Magistrate BM Mishra told.

11 May

The Supreme Court Will Have A Single-Judge Bench Hearing Certain Kinds Of Petitions From Wednesday.

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For the first time since its inception, the Supreme Court will have a single-judge bench hearing certain kinds of petitions from Wednesday. The new system is being introduced to dispose of piled up pending cases.A Supreme Court bench typically has at least two judges.The single-judge bench will hear appeals of bail and anticipatory bail petitions in cases that involve offences liable for punishment of not more than seven-year jail term. Earlier, such cases were heard by two-judge benches.

11 May

World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan Today Praised India.

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World Health Organization's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan today praised India for keeping the coronavirus cases and deaths very low compared to other countries and said it will play an important role in the development of a vaccine for COVID-19.She said the whole world has to be prepared for the ongoing transmission of infection for "many many months and for perhaps years to come".Ms Swaminathan said it is not just enough to develop and test the vaccine, but it is also crucial to manufacture it, scale-up procurement and get health systems to vaccinate populations.

11 May

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Summoned India’s Ambassador On Monday Over A New Road Being Built.

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In an escalating diplomatic row, Nepal's foreign minister summoned India's ambassador on Monday over a new road being built through the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand that is claimed by Kathmandu.Nepal has expressed its anger since India on Friday inaugurated the 80-kilometre road along the border with China in Uttarakhand with Dharchula at a height of 17,000 feet in the Himalayas.

09 May

Senior Congress Leader P Chidambaram Today Welcomed The Centre’s Decision To Borrow Additional 4.2 Lakh Crore.

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today welcomed the Centre's decision to borrow additional 4.2 lakh crore and said it should be used to provide relief to the poor and re-start the economy."After resisting our appeals, especially through statements of the CEA, the government has finally decided to borrow an additional amount of Rs 4.2 lakh crore taking the projected fiscal deficit to 5.38 per cent. We welcome the decision," he said in a statement.The senior Congress leader, however, said, "It is not enough to borrow more unless the amount is used to provide relief to the poor and to re-start…

09 May

Ajay Maken Alleged Delhi Is Witnessing “A Sorry State Of Affairs” In The Fight Against The Pandemic.

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The Congress on Saturday said there was "confusion" within the central government in its fight against the novel coronavirus and wondered how the country will tackle the pandemic if officials continued to speak in different voices.Referring to "differing" comments made by some officials on the COVID-19 situation in the country, Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken said the government should tell the people clearly about the exact state of the pandemic to help them prepare accordingly.He also came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi and asked it to be more transparent in reporting cases of the novel coronavirus.

09 May

Telangana’s State Government Has Made Wearing A Mask Mandatory In Public Places.

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The Telangana Police will soon rollout an Artificial Intelligence (AI)- based system through CCTVs to check face mask norm violations.Describing it as a first such initiative in the country, State DGP M Mahendar Reddy has tweeted that the system shall be enabled shortly across the three police commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda which cover Hyderabad and its suburbs.He said the initiative involved leveraging computer vision and deep learning techniques on closed-circuit television (CCTVs) "#AI based #FaceMaskViolationEnforcement is being rolled out by TS police. Leveraging ComputerVision & #DeepLearningTechnique being implemented on surveillance CCTVs across the cities is #FirstOfItsKind in INDIA.…

08 May

CBSE To Hold Remaining Board Exams Between July 1-15.

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The Class 10 and 12 examinations for schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), that were put off amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, will be held in the first half of July, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Friday."The students have been impatiently waiting for the schedule for pending exams. It has been decided today that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15," he said.The CBSE will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening, he said.