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Rupee settles 70 paise lower at 76.34 against US dollar

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In a bid to provide further relief to states amid the coronavirus outbreak, the finance ministry is planning to soon release another about Rs 34,000 crore to states as compensation for their revenue loss in the goods and services tax (GST) regime. States, so far, have been paid pending dues till November and the remaining will be cleared in phases soon, sources said. The finance ministry cleared about Rs 34,000 crore pending GST compensation for October and November in two tranches. The first tranche of Rs 19,950 crore was released…

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Trump announces to put a hold on WHO funding

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would put a hold on America’s funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of becoming China-centric during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We’re going to put a hold on money spent to the WHO. We’re going to put a very powerful hold on it and we’re going to see. It’s a great thing if it works. But when they call every shot wrong, that’s no good, Trump told reporters at his daily White House news conference. Geneva-headquartered World Health Organization, receives vast…

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Karnataka for lifting lock-down in coronavirus-free districts, legislators to face 30 per cent salary cut: CM

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The Karnataka government is in favour of lifting the coronavirus lockdown in districts which remained free of the virus infection, subject to approval from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday. Noting that the state’s revenue collections have stopped, he said the legislators would take a 30 per cent salary cut and only important budget proposals would be implemented. In an interview to DIN here, he also said the state intended to relax liquor sales, stopped since the 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of…

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Silver says no NBA decisions likely until May

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he thinks it will be at least May before any decision can be made about resumption of the 2019-20 season that was shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Essentially, what I’ve told my folks over the last week is that we just should just accept that, at least for the month of April, we won’t be in a position to make any decisions,” Silver said Monday in an interview that was live streamed on the NBA’s Twitter account. “And I don’t think that necessarily means…

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Bachchan teams up with Rajinikanth, Ranbir, Alia for short film on social distancing

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has unveiled a short film, “Family”, which talks about the importance of staying at home, maintaining hygiene and social distancing in the times of the coronavirus pandemic. “Family”, which has been conceptualised and virtually directed by Prasoon Pandey, also features Rajinikanth, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Shiv Raj Kumar and Prosenjit Chatterjee. Bachchan posted the film on his official Twitter handle, saying, When you see that the cause is greater than the idea you dreamt of, there is…

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COVID-29 crisis: Two prisoners denied temporary bail move HC

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Two undertrials lodged at Maharashtra’s Aurangabad Central Jail have approached the Bombay High Court against a high-powered committee’s decision that prisoners booked under special Acts will not be entitled to temporary bail in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The undertrials – Nitin Shelke and Madhukar Suryawanshi – were not granted temporary bail by the prison authorities as they are booked under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act. The petition, submitted before the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court, challenged the March 25 decision of a high-powered…

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was in hospital due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, has been shifted to the intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. Johnson, 55, asked UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him as he was moved on Monday to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, a move Downing Street said was a precaution should he require ventilation to aid his recovery. Over the course of this afternoon (Monday), the condition of the Prime Minister…

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Italy injects record 400 bn euros into pandemic-hit economy

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Italy has unveiled a record 400 billion euro ( USD 430 billion) stimulus to help businesses hurt by a month-long national lockdown that is like to run on for many more weeks. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday told the nation to be patient in the face of a pandemic that has now officially claimed 16,523 lives in the Mediterranean country and left millions at least temporarily unemployed “We will soon see a new spring for Italy but for the moment we must stay at home,” the Italian leader said…

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Let people write me off, I am preparing for 2021 Tokyo now: Sushil Kumar

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“People have this perennial habit of writing me off now and then but it does not affect me,” says veteran wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has not only quashed his retirement talks but is rather bullish about his qualification for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Already on the wrong side of 30s, Sushil was struggling to qualify for the Tokyo Games but the postponement of the quadrennial event has re-ignited his Olympic hopes. The Summer Games, originally scheduled for July-August this year, were expected to be a swansong for many athletes including…

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Stay safe, be well: Chris Hemsworth to Indian fans

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Hollywood superstar Chris Hemsworth on Monday said he was looking forward to celebrate “Extraction”, a part of which he shot in India, with his fans here but that could not be possible amid the coronavirus spread. The actor said he had an unforgettable time in the country while shooting for the film with the local talent and would like his fans to enjoy the trailer, which drops Tuesday. Netflix is set to release the film on April 24. “Namaste India, Chris Hemsworth coming to you all the way from Australia.…

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