Dalal Street was full of zest today as India set in motion
Unlock 1.0 after more than two months of crippling nationwide curb.
Meanwhile, there appeared to be a growing consensus that India's budget deficit could touch its widest levels since 1991.
In other news, a debate has started over the speculation that epidemiologists may not have been properly consulted before imposing the drastic
lockdown upon the country.
Here are the other top news of the day...
COUNT SO FAR
- 51 new cases in Noida
- Indore tally rises to 3,539
- Five new cases in Chhattisgarh
- 45 new cases in Assam, tally 1384
- NITI Aayog official tests positive
- 7 new cases in Manipur, total reaches 78
- 105 new cases in AP; tally goes up to 3,674
- 25 new cases in Jharkhand, tally reaches 635
- Odisha reports 156 new cases, tally reaches 2104
- 93 more Maharashtra Police personnel test positive
- 4 fresh cases reported in Puducherry, tally rises to 49
| World |
|
India |
|
| Tally |
Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 61,52,160 |
3,71,700
|
1,90,535 |
5,394 |
- Delhi's borders to be sealed for a week
- DGCA: Keep middle seats vacant to extent possible
- AP not to unlock borders for inter-state movement
- No Dabur, Nestle at CAPF canteens in swadeshi push
- Railways' first isolation coach deployed in Delhi
- Barbershops, salons to open in Delhi, spas to remain shut
- Punjab imposes Covid Cess on liquor
- UP extends timings for liquor shops from 10 am to 9 pm
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
AROUND THE WORLD
- Indonesia reports 467 new infections
- Russia reports 9,035 new infections
- Pakistan reports 2,964 new cases
- Singapore reports 408 new cases
- World Bank: Palestinian economy could shrink by 11%
- Russian Covid drug to be delivered to hospitals in June
- Greece lifts its lockdown on hotels, pools, golf courses
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