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Petrol and diesel prices were frozen soon after the government raised excise duty on the two fuels. (PTI Photo)

Aviation fuel now costs less than one-third of petrol price

Aviation turbine fuel price has been cut by Rs 6,812.62 per kilolitre, or 23.2 per cent, to Rs 22,544.75 per kl in the...

3 May 2020 12:16 PM IST

Hydroxychloroquine drug (HCQ). (Photo- Twitter)

India assures world of partnership on medicine

The export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine by India has proved to the world that India has walked the talk

3 May 2020 10:16 AM IST

Indian butchers work in their shop as they prepare buffalo meat for sale in New Delhi. (AFP Photo)

Coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports hitting Ramazan...

Most meat processing plants in India have been shut as the South Asian nation fights to contain the pandemic

3 May 2020 10:02 AM IST

Centre asks generating companies to reduce coal import, source domestic fuel. (PTI Photo)

Centre asks NTPC, Tata Power to reduce coal imports, suggests sourcing...

Thermal power plants exhorted to import coal for blending purposes, if requisite quantity and quality of domestic coal...

1 May 2020 3:16 PM IST

Nearly half of global workforce risk losing livelihoods in pandemic. (Photo- ANI)

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood due to...

The first month of the crisis is estimated to have resulted in a drop of 60 per cent in the income of informal workers...

1 May 2020 1:04 PM IST

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (PTI Photo)

Work from home may become new norm, says Ravi Shankar Prasad at G20...

The minister highlighted India's action plan to fight coronavirus by leveraging digital technology and called for a...

1 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

Representative Image. (PTI Photo)

Finance Ministry issues modified circular on salary contribution to...

A circular issued on 17 April had urged officers and staff of inance ministry to contribute one-day's salary every month...

1 May 2020 10:16 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Brady press briefing room of the White House. (AP Photo)

Trump threatens new tariffs on China as US crafts retaliatory measures...

Trump's sharpened rhetoric against China reflected his growing frustration with Beijing over the pandemic

1 May 2020 9:32 AM IST

Representative Image (PTI)

Loan EMI reminders despite RBI moratorium worry borrowers

Many borrowers, credit cardholders received SMS from their lenders reminding them to maintain sufficient balance on the...

31 March 2020 4:01 PM IST

Representative Image (Twitter)

COVID 19 effect: Surge in health insurance policies

Early March there was a surge in enquiries and requests for health insurance policies with special coverage for COVID 19

30 March 2020 4:08 PM IST

TRAI asks telcos to extend prepaid validity. (Photo- PTI)

TRAI asks telcos to extend prepaid validity so users get uninterrupted...

Telecom Regulatory Authority sought details of the steps taken to ensure uninterrupted telecom services to customers on...

30 March 2020 3:53 PM IST

Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma. (Photo- PTI)

India receives essential medical supplies from Jack Ma and Alibaba...

Besides India, the medical supplies will be donated to Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and...

29 March 2020 6:13 PM IST