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AN EVICTION WAVE COULD MORPH INTO A FINANCIAL CRISIS, ECONOMIST WARNS
Highlights
- Nearly 2-in-5 tenants across the country could be served eviction notices
- They are particularly low-wage workers
On Friday, an economist with mortgage aggregator LendingTree said that the U.S. ...
INDIA’S COVID-19 TALLY CROSSES 18-LAKH MARK, DEATH TOLL AT 38,135
• Current Total Cases: 1,803,695
• Total Deaths : 38,135
• Cumulative recoveries : 1,186,203
• Active cases: 579,357
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 441,228, number of deat...
GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 5 PEOPLE BANNED IN AYODHYA FOR RAM MANDIR BHUMI PUJAN
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• The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi is likely to attend this mega event scheduled on August 5, 2020
• This decision to ban gatherings of 5 or more people has been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 said DIG in-charge, Deepak Kumar
&...
ANDHRA PRADESH: THIRD WORST-STATE WITH MORE THAN 30,000 COVID-19 CASES IN LAST 72 HRS
The state of Andhra Pradesh on Friday displaced Delhi to become the third state in the country to report highest number of COVID-19 cases. In last 24 hours, Andhra Pradesh reported over 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 for third consecutive day and over Delhi's tally.
Until today, An...
PUNE MAYOR ALLEGES 400 COVID-19 DEATHS GONE UNREPORTED: COLLECTOR ISSUES INQUIRY
Few days back the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray visited the city of Pune to take stock of the COVID-19 situation. During his visit, CM Thackeray met various officials and elected representatives including the Mayor of Pune city, Murlidhar Mohol. Mohol in this meeting had claimed ...
INDIA REPORTS BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 57,117 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN LAST 24 HOURS
• Current Total Cases: 1,695,988
• Total Deaths : 36,511
• Cumulative recoveries : 1,094,374
• Active cases: 565,103
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 422,118, number of deat...
ASSAM FLOODS: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 108
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• According to the report made by the ASDMA, Goalpara remains the worst hit district where nearly 3.76 lakh people have been affected
• Total 134 people including 26 from landslides triggered by the flood have lost their lives
• In last 24 h...
ANDHRA PRADESH: 9 PEOPLE DIE AFTER CONSUMING HAND SANITISER IN LIEU OF ALCOHOL
According to a shocking incident reported by the police on Friday, nine people lost their lives after they drank alcohol-based hand sanitiser in absence of alcohol in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
This incident took place in Kurichedu town few days back. On Wednes...
STOCK MARKETS VOLATILE: SENSEX AT 37,600, NIFTY BELOW 11,100
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• The S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 37,680.79 points, while the Nifty50 index is at 11,089.05 levels
• IT stocks were the top Sensex gainers led by TCS, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and Infosys all witnessing growth of 1 percent each
• Relianc...
INDIA’S COVID-19 TALLY REACHES 16.38 LAKHS, RECORD 55,078 NEW CASES REPORTED IN LAST 24 HRS
• Current Total Cases: 1,638,870
• Total Deaths : 35,747
• Cumulative recoveries : 1,057,805
• Active cases: 545,318
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 411,798, number of deat...
RIL POSTS PROFIT OF RS 13,233 CRORE IN Q1: WITNESSES JUMP OF 31% YoY
Highlights
• In the Q1 of FY20, Reliance Industries Limited managed to bring down the total expenditure by 42 percent YoY
• According to the statement given by RIL Chairman, MD Mukesh Ambani, the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted company’s hydrocarbon business
...
MUMBAI: QR CODE E-PASSES MANDATORY TO TRAVEL IN LOCAL TRAINS
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• The HR head of each organisation has to submit the list of their employees in the prescribed format to the Police Commissioner’s Office
• QR codes will be scanned at the entry and exit points of every railway station
According to the orde...
REJOICE DELHITES, DIESEL PRICES TO FALL BY RS 8 PER LITRE
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• The Delhi state government has decided to reduce VAT from 30 percent to 16.75 percent
• After the decline, the cost of diesel will be Rs 73.64, previously it was Really 82 per litre
• This decision has been taken to provide some relief to ...
MAHARASHTRA'S COVID-19 TALLY SURPASSES 4 LAKH-MARK, GOVERNMENT EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL 31 AUGUST
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• Gyms, Yoga centres, malls and market complexes will reopen from August 5
• Outdoor sports like golf, tennis, badminton and malkham are allowed but with physical distancing
• Liquor shops in the state will remain operational as per the curr...
MORE THAN 10 LAKH PATIENTS RECOVER FROM COVID-19 IN INDIA: TALLY NEARS 16 LAKH
• Current Total Cases: 1,583,792
• Total Deaths : 34,968
• Cumulative recoveries : 1,020,582
• Active cases: 528,242
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 400,651, number of deat...
HERD IMMUNITY: PRIMARY REASON BEHIND DECLINE IN COVID-19 CASES IN MUMBAI SLUMS
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• According to the study, 57 percent of surveyed people in slums of Matunga, Chembur and Dahisar had antibodies in their blood
• The strategy adopted by the BMC to contain spread in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia was appreciated by the World Health Orga...
ASSAM FLOODS: 104 DEAD, 56.71 LAKH AFFECTED IN 5,305 VILLAGES
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• The ASDMA report said total districts and 129 revenue circles have been affected by the floods
• The state government of Assam had set up 615 relief camps and 153,919 people have been taken to safe places
• Total 384 boats have been deploy...
WITH 48,513 CASES IN 24 HOURS, INDIA’S COVID-19 TALLY STANDS AT 1,531,669
• Current Total Cases: 1,531,669
• Total Deaths : 34,193
• Cumulative recoveries : 988,029
• Active cases: 509,447
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 391,440, number of deaths...
INDIA WILL REPORT MORE COVID-19 CASES THAN THE U.S. IN TWO WEEKS: STUDY
In the period of just seven days, India reported 3.1 lakh new cases of COVID-19 and continues to remain worst affected country after the United States and Brazil. Brazil on the other hand reported 3.2 lakh new cases of coronavirus in last one week. According to a report, if India continues report...
DOMESTIC STOCKS VOLATILE: SENSEX AT 38,450, NIFTY BELOW 11,300
Highlights
• The S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 38,395.92, while the benchmark NSE Nifty50 is at 11,282.30 points
• IndusInd Bank was trading 7 percent higher riding high on its approval to raise Rs 3,288 crore through preferential issue of the fully paid-up shares...