UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is among the ministers urging the public to relearn safely going out and enjoying meals with friends and family in order to kick-start the economy after over three months of complete shutdown
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Army calls criticism of PM’s visit to Leh medical facility ‘malicious and unsubstantiated’
Prime Minister Modi made an unannounced visit to Ladakh on Friday, signalling India’s firmness in dealing with the border row with China in several areas of the region
I-T Dept amends tax challan to include foreign e-commerce firms for equalisation levy
Tax challan ITNS 285, used for equalisation levy, now includes ‘Outside India’ option under address details field, allowing foreign e-commerce players to enter their details and make the due payments
Indian-Americans stage ‘Boycott China’ protest at Times Square in New York
Indians living in New York and New Jersey states along with the officials of the diaspora organisation, Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) – raised slogans of ‘Boycott Made in China’, ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Stop Chinese Aggression’ among others
RSP registers national record in single-day blowing in steel melting shop converter
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSP, Dipak Chattaraj, visited both SMS-II and Ladle Repair Shop (LRS) on Friday and congratulated the collective for the stupendous performance, the statement said
Tamil Nadu to ease curbs in Chennai from Monday, Madurai to remain under lockdown
Chennai, which is under tightened restrictions from June 19 to July 5 to help fight rising COVID-19 cases, would see easing of curbs from Monday
Govt to levy 1% interest on late payment on government e-marketplace
The decision is aimed at improving the discipline and timeliness of payments to vendors, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
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CIL output drops 63% on Day 1 of 3-day strike
Five trade unions, including RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), working in Coal India Ltd (CIL) went on a three-day strike from Thursday to protest the decision of the government to start commercial coal mining
Domestic airlines may need $3.5 billion funding: CAPA
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) had in late April said that Indian airlines, excluding IndiGo, will need to raise a minimum of USD 2.5 billion to survive the temporary grounding of the operations due to the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 spread