New Delhi

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the liquidity window for discoms was essential as its revenue has plummeted and they are in the midst of unprecedented cash flow problem accentuated by demand reduction during the current lockdown.

The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to grant interim bail on medical grounds to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar who is serving life imprisonment in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

The CDC India programme will provide technical assistance for the Indian government's ongoing crisis emergency and risk communication efforts.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lauded the contribution of the nurses who are putting themselves and their families at risk while leading the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

The Centre has asked states to test 800 samples of low-risk and high-risk population every month across each district.

It said the public health facilities dedicated for COVID-19 management are categorised into three categories - Dedicated COVID Hospital, Dedicated COVID Health Centre and Dedicated COVID Care Centre.

Although Covid-19 cases are doubling at a faster pace at present, the general sentiment in the government seems to be towards a further relaxation.

Air India has scheduled non-scheduled commercial flights from the US to India facilitating the return of Indian nationals under its flagship Vande Bharat Mission.

As part of a stimulus package for the coronavirus-hit economy, the government is working on a credit guarantee scheme to enable banks to provide additional 10-15 per cent working capital to MSMEs for payment of wages, sources said.

Even if the examination results are not ready by July 31, JNU students will have the opportunity to provisionally register and move on to the next semester.

He also appealed to voluntary organisations, NGOs and people at large to come forward to promote voluntary blood donation to maintain ample blood stocks to meet any eventuality.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020-21 had pegged gross borrowing in the new financial year at Rs 7.8 lakh crore, higher than Rs 7.1 lakh crore estimated for 2019-20.

The accident left 16 migrant workers dead and one injured while three others survived. All of them were working in a steel manufacturing in Jalna.

The compulsory no-pay leave will affect around 1,200 employees in senior grades, Vistara said in an e-mail to its employees.

This round underscores once again why the Gandhis, particularly, Sonia, continues to occupy central space as principal opposition leader in spite of naysayers constantly talking about the "imminent death" of the Congress party​.

Exports of tractors were at 56 units last month as compared to 1,057 units in the year-ago period, M&M said in a statement.