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The rating agency said the estimates are because it has cut in the GDP growth estimate to 1.9 per cent. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns have resulted in a chilling of economic activity, resulting in severe impacts to businesses.

The PAC, besides examining Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports, can select one or more subjects suo moto for in depth examination.

Air India and Air India Express are scheduled to operate total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring in approximately 15,000 Indians who are stranded in 12 countries.

Money should be given in the hands of poor people in phases over a period of three to six months, the economist said, adding that if they do not spend that, there is no problem.

Chowdhury’s statement on China came after Taiwan donated one million face masks to India in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic.

The business of non-essential goods has also not picked up and it is nearly one-fifth of the usual trade, Confederation of West Bengal Traders Association president Sushil Poddar said.

The new norms allow collection of only demographic, contact, self assessment and location data of persons infected by the coronavirus or those who come in contact with the infected person.

Rupee declined by 19 paise to close at a one-week low of 75.73 against the US dollar.

In a separate tweet, he cited a newspaper report that a migrant woman from Nasik gave birth to a child under a tree.

Symbiosis International University students can check the revised dates for SITEEE on the official website set-test.org

On Saturday, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister had been discharged from a Lucknow hospital where he was admitted after he complained of stomach-related issues.

The PM suggested that the entire district may not be declared as a red zone, and strict restrictions on movement could only be for containment areas.

The Railways said it has operated 366 such 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried around four lakh migrants.

This is the first case of the respiratory infection in the elite commando force that is mandated to render specialist counter-terrorism and anti-hijack duties.

Noting that the situation on the ground was 'very difficult', the Congress leader said it was high time the prime minister announced a relief package for the poor and a financial stimulus for the economy.

Ahmed Patel demanded, 'I request the government to constitute a multi-nodal agency under a senior Cabinet Minister to oversee relief and rescue of migrants.'