Virus does not see religion or community of person: Hemant

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that people needed to remain aware and alert of Coronavirus as the virus does not see the religion or community of any person. In a series of tweets, he said that if the people will not adopt the…

Migrating labourers disrupt production; retailers fear shortage of essential items

New Delhi (IANS) As grocery stores, across the country, are grappling with panic buying and dwindling supplies of fresh stocks, the exodus of labourers have added more fuel to the fire by affecting the entire supply chain of essential commodities,…

Jamaat campaign against India led to US hearings, resolutions on Kashmir

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) Two Islamic charities, linked to the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, ran a persistent disinformation campaign against India leading to hearings and resolutions on Kashmir in the US Congress last year.

As…

Islamic missionaries of Tablighi Jamaat may be biggest carrier of Covid-19 in South Asia

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) In a strange pattern, members of Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic proselytizing group, have been found unrestrainedly preaching in large religious gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic restrictions in several countries in…

Jharkhand gets first confirmed corona case

Ranchi: Jharkhand has also come under the influence of coronavirus as the first case has been confirmed in the state on Tuesday.

“There is one confirmed case of coronavirus in the state,” said Nitin Kulkarni, Jharkhand health secretary to IANS.…

Govt extends validity of lower withholding tax till June 30

New Delhi (IANS) The government has extended the validity of all lower withholding tax orders, secured by assessees, by three months till June 30 to mitigate the hardship caused by Covid-19-related disruptions.

In an order on Tuesday, the Central…

Banks will automatically defer your EMIs by three months

New Delhi (IANS) Customers who receive EMI payment notice at the beginning of every month can heave a sigh of relief as banks have decided to defer receiving such payments for a period of three month under the terms of a Covid 19- RBI package announced…

Spike in Covid-19 cases due to lack of support in some locations: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) As the number of positive coronavirus cases witnessed a spike on Tuesday, the government said that it was due to "lack of support in some locations", possibly hinting at the outbreak seen in Nizamuddin Markaz in the national capital…

China develops nanomaterial to combat coronavirus: Report

Beijing (IANS) A team of Chinese scientists has reportedly developed a novel way to combat the new coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease which has killed over 32,000 people globally.

According to Global Times, the new weapon is not a…

Equity indices in red, Sensex down 700 points

Mumbai (IANS) Indian stock markets opened on a negative note on Monday with the BSE Sensex trading over 700 points lower.

The decline was in line with the global sell-off, as Asian indices fell on the growing number of coronavirus cases worldwide.