As of today, India has breached 1.5 lakh confirmed
coronavirus cases with 170 deaths and 6000 plus cases registered in last 24 hours. In an effort to keep the economy up and running, Tamil Nadu govt scored an investment deal of Rs 15,100 crore which in turn would generate over 47,000 jobs in the state alone.
In other news,
Sensex jumped 996 points led by massive gains in banking and IT stocks with
Axis Bank leading the pack. This, when India awaits its Q4 growth numbers coming Friday.
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COUNT SO FAR
- Rajasthan reports 144 new cases; tally rises to 7,680
- Odisha reports 76 new cases, state tally rises to 1,593
- Assam case count stands at 686
- Total cases in Jharkhand now 437
- 5 new cases in Puducherry , tally reaches 39
- Andhra Pradesh reported 68 new cases, tally at 2,787
- Delhi reports 792 new cases, tally crosses 15,000-mark
- Karnataka count rises to 2,405 with 122 new cases
- 38 new cases in Uttarakhand, state count reaches 438
| World |
|
India |
|
| Tally |
Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 5,591,067 |
350,458 |
151,767 |
4,337 |
- Flights resumption Day 2: 445 flights, 62,641 flyers
- Hotels may reopen from June 1 in Karnataka, some tax relief for owners likely
- West Bengal govt to run buses on 40 routes from Wednesday
- Survey finds HR managers favour working virtually
- Mosques, Churches likely to open along with temples from June 1 in K'taka
- T20 World Cup most likely to be postponed to 2022
- Tamil Nadu to continue free Covid ration for family cardholders in June
- Amazon provides free COVID-19 health insurance for its sellers
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
GLOBAL ECONOMY
AROUND THE WORLD
- Germany's confirmed cases rise by 362 to 179,364
- Brazil reports highest daily toll of 1,039 in the world
- US records less than 700 deaths, overall toll at 98,875
- Thailand reports nine new cases, tally now 3,054
- China reports 28 new asymptomatic cases
- Singapore reports 533 new cases
- Philippines reports 18 new deaths, tally spikes to 15,049
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