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Economic Times | 13 Sep, 2020 | 12.25PM IST
Latest News Live: No all-party meeting ahead of monsoon session of Parliament
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence on Monday and is slated to conclude on October 1. There will be no question hour and private members' business during the monsoon session.
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Ecom Express to create 30,000 temporary jobs ahead of festive sales
US Ambassador visits Chhatarpur Mandir in Delhi
Great to visit the Chhatarpur Mandir in south Delhi. This is one of the largest temple complexes in the country and… https://t.co/BJbHJ2Jjmw
— ANI (@ANI) 1599977833000Union Home Minister Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for 1-2 days for complete medical check up before Parliament session: Hospital statement
Gujarat: Another fire at SSG Hospital in Vadodara, no casualty
DPIIT working on credit guarantee, seed fund schemes for startups
- The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is working on two schemes -- credit guarantee and seed funds -- to support startups in the country, a top government official has said.
- DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said that an inter-ministerial consultation process is on to work out the contours of the two schemes.
India's coal import drops 35% in Aug on lower demand from power, cement players
Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise 36% to Rs 1.29 lakh cr in July
Covid-19 recoveries tracker
78,399 recoveries registered in the last 24 hours in India taking the total number of recoveries to 3,702,595 & recovery rate to 77.88%. 58% of the new recovered cases are being reported from 5 states - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & UP: Ministry of Health
Audi biz back on track, sees heightened demand in festive season
With its business back on track having "moved out of the pandemic", German luxury carmaker Audi sees heightened demand as the festive season in India peaks on the back of pent up demand and its new products, according to a top company official.
Retail inflation to come down with easing of lockdowns
- CEA K V Subramanian
West Bengal: Visuals from NEET exam centre
West Bengal: Candidates arrive at an examination centre in Siliguri to write National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test… https://t.co/lIv0iKTHLI
— ANI (@ANI) 1599975200000AGR verdict brings certainty; DoT should now focus on ease of business, industry profitability
- Broadband India Forum
It is clarified that Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav and Jayati Ghosh have not been arraigned as accused in the supplementary chargesheet (of Delhi violence case) filed by us: Delhi Police
RKM Hospital in Itanagar shuts for a week as COVID-19 cases among staff spike
MFs withdraw Rs 17,600 cr from stocks in Jul-Aug
- Mutual funds have pulled out Rs 17,600 crore from stock markets in July-August mainly on account of negative sales in equity-oriented schemes.
- This comes against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic-related disruptions, a sharp slowdown in economic activity across the globe and a volatility in equity markets.
Manoj Tiwari calls for joint meeting of stakeholdres about SC order to remove slums along rail tracks
Dilip Buildcon in talks with large global investors for sale of 7 highway projects
- Highways builder Dilip Buildcon Ltd (DBL) is in talks with large global financial investors to sell seven of its road projects.
- The company that claims to be India's largest road construction company, currently building 16 per cent of all National Highways, has already sold five of its projects to Cube Highways.
Chennai: Candidates begin arriving at centres to write NEET exam
Chennai: Candidates begin arriving at examination centres to write NEET exam (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Tes… https://t.co/HOaa5QxqVW
— ANI (@ANI) 1599969643000India's Covid-19 tally reaches 47,54,356
- Active cases : 9,73,175
- Cured/Discharged: 37,02,595
- Deaths : 78,586
Total covid tests go up to 5.62 crore
A total of 5,62,60,928 samples tested up to 12th September. Of these, 10,71,702 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Parliamentary Affairs Minister will not hold the all-party meeting
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister will not hold the all-party meeting before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in the wake of COVID-19.
- The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence tomorrow.
Weeks after discharge, Amit Shah re-admitted to AIIMS after breathing issues
Nepal Landslide: At least 12 people missing
Nepal: More than 12 people missing after a landslide swept around 18 houses in Sindhupalchowk district last night, following heavy rainfall. Search and rescue operation underway.
Death toll from devastating US West Coast wildfires approaching 30
Reports NBC
Progressively rising recovered cases
India's COVID-19 recoveries have witnessed a steep exponential rise - from 50,000 in May to over 36 lakhs in September. A high level of more than 70,000 recoveries reported every day. Recoveries are nearly 3.8 times the Active Cases (under 1/4 total cases): Ministry of Health
Mainland China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases v/s six a day earlier
Mizoram reported 35 COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking total cases to 1,414 including 823 recoveries and 591 active cases
Domestic air travel recovers in Wuhan, China
- Since re-opening in early April, life has gradually returned to normal and numbers of domestic flights serving the city, as well as the number of passengers, had both fully recovered, according to the operator of Wuhan Tianhe International airport.
- It said 64,700 passengers were transported aboard 500 domestic flights on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation three projects related to the petroleum sector in Bihar via video conferencing today
Naomi Osaka beats Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win her second US Open title: Reuters
We have an understanding with Nepal to construct a dam in Pancheshwar, Nepal. Once this dam is built, we will be able to able to resolve the problem of floods by Ganga, particularly in Bihar, UP & Jharkhand. But we are facing problems
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Iran executes man whose case drew international attention
- Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the country's authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man's life to be spared.
- State TV quoted the chief justice of Fars province, Kazem Mousavi, as saying: "The retaliation sentence against Navid Afkari, the killer of Hassan Torkaman, was carried out this morning in Adelabad prison in Shiraz.''
