Patna (Bihar) [India], April 19 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a review meeting with officials of various departments on the measures taken in wake of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 crisis.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the lockdown extension till May 3 announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inevitable considering the situation in India, as it requires stringent measures to contain COVID-19.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday took "serious objection to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy holding parleys with officials to discuss the fresh schedule for local body elections showing sheer negligence towards stepping up
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The government has introduced stricter measures to curb opportunistic takeover of Indian companies due to the current COVID-19 pandemic by firms in neighbouring countries.
Hong Kong, April 18 (ANI): Hong Kong's legislature on Saturday approved HK$137.5 billion (US$18 billion) in emergency funding, the largest aid package rolled out since COVID-19 hit, even though lawmakers on both sides said measures needed to be expanded to help the unemployed.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): After the Delhi Police filed sedition charges against JNU student Sharjeel Imam, his lawyer Ahmad Ibrahim said on Saturday that appropriate measures will be taken after going through the charge-sheet.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 17 (ANI): Samsung Research Institute-Bangalore has built a 'Hand Wash' application which prompts users to clean their hands, a key precautionary measure to stay safe amid the rising coronavirus concern.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped over 3 per cent on Friday as the Reserve Bank of India unveiled measures to ease liquidity and bank credit as part of economic relief to offset the fallout of coronavirus lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the announcements made by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will not only maintain adequate liquidity in the system but will also boost the economic recovery in the country.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Industry experts said on Friday that further revision in reverse repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should add to spurring liquidity in the system and is a positive measure.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 17 (ANI): The personal security officer to Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has stitched 3,000 face masks and distributed among the needy as a preventive measure against coronavirus.