Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were largely flat during early hours on Monday as Asian markets remained cautious ahead of the economic data that will mirror damage done by global coronavirus lockdown so far.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's top drug controller has granted permission for the import of drugs with residual shelf life less than 60 per cent under special conditions. This will be effective for a period of three months or till further o
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 17.7 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit at Rs 6,928 crore during the January to March quarter.
Whitley [UK], Apr 18 (ANI): Jaguar Land Rover said on Saturday its retail sales in fiscal 2019-20 totalled 5.08 lakh vehicles, down 12.1 per cent year-on-year primarily as a result of the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacting sales in the fourth quarter.
Lahore [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday deposited PKR 10,536,500 (approximately one crore and five lakh Pakistani rupees) in Prime Minister's COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund as part of its contribution in the fight against the disease.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days, but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today reduced the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from four per cent to 3.75 per cent in a bid to inject liquidity in financial markets. However, the repo rate remains unchanged.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped over 3 per cent during early hours on Friday in line with firm global cues and ahead of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das' address to the media.
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's economy contracted 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 16 (ANI): Kerala that reported the first COVID-19 case on January 30 was able to flatten the curve within three months, with 147 active cases against 245 recovered cases as on Thursday, with meticulous planning that began even before the first batch
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Compared to other countries that are battling COVID-19 crisis, in India around 24 tests are conducted for one positive COVID-19 case, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said here on Thursday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): Around 90 per cent of the total COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra were reported from metropolitan regions of Mumbai and Pune, according to the state government data.