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Government to come out with sovereign gold bonds at 2.5% interest. (AP Photo)

India to issue sovereign gold bonds at 2.5% interest rate

The bonds will be issued in six tranches until September, and will be sold through banks and designated post offices

14 April 2020 10:26 AM IST

A doctor inside a protective chamber before collecting a swab sample at a newly installed Walk-In Sample Kiosk (WISK) for COVID-19 test at a government-run hospital during the nationwide lockdown. PTI photo

People stock up hydroxychloroquine, Government asks chemists to stop...

India is the world's largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, which is used in the treatment of malaria

14 April 2020 9:34 AM IST

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Guidelines for pregnant women with coronavirus infection

All medical college hospitals were directed to have separate OT for such pregnant women

14 April 2020 9:14 AM IST

Workers prepare masks, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, to be distributed among the needy people, at GSB hall, Sion, in Mumbai. PTI photo

Maharashtra mulls cluster containment action plan to stop surging...

The country's financial capital now alone accounts for 1540 COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths

14 April 2020 8:38 AM IST

Stranded UK citizens wait to board their flight at the Ahmedabad airport amid coronavirus lockdown. A special British Airways flight flew back UK citizens stranded in India. PTI photo

Foreigners stranded in India over coronavirus lockdown get visa...

The foreign nationals are stranded in the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced on March 24 to curb the spread of...

13 April 2020 5:59 PM IST

BSF soldiers wearing masks in the wake of coronavirus pandemic parol along the international border in Jammu. PTI photo

Kishtwar terrorist attack: SPO killed, another injured

The terrorists fled the scene with two service rifles of the jawans

13 April 2020 5:16 PM IST

BSE tower. (PTI Photo)

Sensex ends 470 points lower, Nifty below 9,000 mark

Bajaj Finance was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, slumping over 10 per cent

13 April 2020 4:19 PM IST

Mumbai City FC player Subhashish Bose (R). PTI Photo

India and ISL footballer Subhashish doing his bit for the needy in his...

He distributes packets containing rice, pulses, potatoes, onions and other staple food items daily

13 April 2020 4:07 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI PHOTO)

India's near-term growth outlook has deteriorated sharply: RBI Gov

Reserve Bank will remain vigilant and will not hesitate to use any instrument to mitigate the impact of Covid-19

13 April 2020 1:52 PM IST

A pilot (unseen) operates a Japanese spray machine for sanitizing a locality during nationwide lockdown. PTI photo

13 coronavirus patients recover in Odisha

The man, who hails from Kalahandi, was undergoing treatment at Ashwini Hospital, a dedicated facility for covid patients...

13 April 2020 1:35 PM IST

Forensic officials arrive at Nizamuddin Markaz to conduct an investigation, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Missing Tablighi attendees from Maharashtra traced and quarantined

The religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi last month emerged as one of the major virus hotspots...

13 April 2020 12:44 PM IST

A modified tanker is used to sanitise a locality amid nationwide lockdown over coronavirus. PTI photo

MP shifts prisoners amid lockdown, Kamal Nath raises concern over...

Till now, there was not a single COVID-19 case in Satna and Rewa districts except for these NSA detainees

13 April 2020 12:17 PM IST