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Economic Times | 30 Jul, 2020 | 12.21PM IST
Diesel in Delhi cheaper by Rs 8.36 per litre, to now cost Rs 73.64
Delhi Cabinet has decided to reduce VAT on diesel from 30% to 16.75%: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
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India's 2020 gold demand may hit 26-year low: WGC
- India’s gold demand in 2020 is expected to fall to the lowest level in 26 years with domestic bullion prices hitting a record high and as falling disposable incomes could curtail retail purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.
- Lower demand by the world's second-biggest bullion consumer could limit a rally in global prices, which hit a record high earlier this month, although it could also reduce India's trade deficit and support the ailing rupee.
Delhi Cabinet has decided to reduce VAT on diesel from 30% to 16.75%. This will reduce price of diesel in Delhi from Rs 82 to Rs 73.64 i.e. by Rs 8.36 per litre
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
TCS says extended engagement with Vaillant group for digital services
Price as on 30 Jul, 2020 12:02 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.
P Chidambaram on India's economic crisis
Millions have lost their jobs or livelihood in the last 12 months. The collapse of two major industries — telecom a… https://t.co/DyhK9unhyD
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) 1596090157000Shimla: BJP MLAs Sukhram Chaudhary, Rakesh Pathania and Rajender Garg take oath as Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Ministers
Bill requiring retailers to disclose products made in China introduced in US Congress
The bill, introduced on Wednesday, stipulates that online retailers legibly state on a noticeable place on their webpage if a product or a major component of that product originated in China, or if the product was manufactured or assembled in that country.
Trump says India, China and Russia don't take care of their air
US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of their air, while America does, noting that he withdrew from the "one-sided, energy-destroying" Paris climate accord which would have made it a "non-competitive nation".
Odisha's COVID-19 tally crosses 30,000 mark with 1,203 fresh cases
10 more fatalities push death toll to 169: Health Department
Students arrive at examination centres for Karnataka Common Entrance Test
Shivamogga: Students arrive at examination centres for Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET). Hand sanitizers pro… https://t.co/EInB6shlGh
— ANI (@ANI) 1596087505000Sonia Gandhi holds video conference with Rajya Sabha MPs of the party over COVID19 and political situation in the country
Rajasthan reports 365 new COVID19 cases and 9 deaths
- Total positive cases 40,145
- Death toll to 663
- Active cases 11,097
- Recoveries 28,385
Prayagraj: Prices of sacrificial goats for Eid al-Adha have come down due to COVID-19 pandemic
A local seller says, "I have bought 10-12 goats for selling, but there are not many buyers as they do not have enough money in these testing times."
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves proposal to constitute Special Security Force (SSF).
Bill to be presented in the upcoming session of Legislative Assembly.
44 Vande Bharat trains to hit the tracks in next 3 years
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav on Tuesday said the trains will be simultaneously manufactured in three rail units -- the Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala, Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareilly and the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
Telangana crosses 60,000-mark in Covid cases, death toll crosses 500-mark
Flight operations at the airport will remain suspended on 5th, 8th,16th,17th, 23rd, 24th & 31st August 2020: Kolkata Airport
Active COVID-19 cases stand at 5,28,242, while 10,20,582 people have recovered: Govt
India reports single-day spike of 52,123 positive cases in 24 hours
Total number of COVID-19 cases in India is now 15,83,792
775 deaths in the last 24 hours
Sensex jumps 207.12 pts to 38,278.25 in opening session; Nifty surges 71.35 pts to 11,274.20
Delhi Cabinet to hold a meeting today
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a press conference following the meeting.
Telangana: 38 woman police officers who had contracted COVID19, resumed duties today after recovering
We are proud of them. They are our department's important and responsible officers: Anjani Kumar, Commissioner of Police Hyderabad City
India may add 35,000 troops along China border as tensions simmer
- India is preparing to position an additional 35,000 troops along its Himalayan border with China.
- The move would change the status quo along the contested 3,488 kilometer (2,162 mile) Line of Actual Control
- It will stretch the nation’s already tight military budget.
US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
Spurred on by President Donald Trump's demand to pull troops out of Germany, the US will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe, American defence leaders said Wednesday, detailing a Pentagon plan that will cost billions of dollars and take years to complete.
The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 29th July is 1,81,90,382 including 4,46,642 samples tested yesterday
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Govt extends BPCL bid deadline to Sep 30
- The government has extended the deadline for inviting expressions of interest for its stake sale in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd to September 30.
- The two month extension is the third time the government has given more time to potential bidders, owing to the Covid 19 pandemic.
Huawei overtakes Samsung as world's top handset seller in Q2
- China's Huawei overtook Samsung Electronics as the world's biggest seller of mobile phones in the second quarter of 2020, shipping 55.8 million devices compared to Samsung's 53.7 million, according to data from research firm Canalys.
- While Huawei's sales were down by 5% compared to the same quarter a year earlier, Samsung saw a bigger drop of 30%, owing to disruption from the coronavirus in its key markets such as Brazil, the United States and Europe, Canalys said.
Threat from Chinese Communist Party very real
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Income tax department extends due date for filing of income tax returns for FY 2018 & 2019 from 31 July to Sept 30.
Brazil lifts four-month ban on foreigners arriving by air
AFP news agency
This is an occasion to stand up and applaud our doctors, nurses and all frontline healthcare workers
- Ministry of Health
Rajasthan: CLP meeting under the chairmanship of CM Ashok Gehlot to be held today at Hotel Fairmont in Jaipur
Number of COVID19 recoveries crosses the 10 lakh mark in India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Mizoram case count rises to 398
- Total COVID19 positive cases 398
- 215 discharged cases
- 183 active cases
Nepal cabinet has decided to open mountaineering activities from today
Our ministry is discussing about quarantine of foreign mountaineers, we will get clear instructions about it soon: Mira Acharya, Director at Mountaineering, Hotel and Monitoring Department, Nepal
Coronavirus dampens Japanese man's plan to rescue bathhouse culture
- The government deemed Japan's few remaining bathhouses as critical for public hygiene so it requested they stay open, while at the same time encouraging people to stay at home during a state of emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19 which has killed around 1,000 Japanese.
- "The costs, like staff and heating, don't change, but we had far fewer customers," said Shimbo, the 41-year-old third-generation owner of Daikoku-yu in northeastern Tokyo.
- The 60% plunge in customers, along with expenses for gutting and renovating another decrepit bathhouse in the neighbourhood, put him in precarious shape.
Morocco plans $12.8 bln stimulus to aid recovery from COVID-19 crisis
Brazil hits record 69,000 coronavirus cases in a day
Brazil's coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths.
Mainland China reports 105 new coronavirus cases, including 96 in Xinjiang
US records over 1,200 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
38,47,531 people affected due to floods in Bihar
COVID-19: Odisha releases over 16,000 prisoners as part of decongestion of jails
Emmy Awards ceremony to be held online due to pandemic
A day after announcing nominations for the Emmy Awards, the Television Academy on Wednesday informed top nominees that the ceremony in September will be held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source AFP)
