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Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar is spreading the message of self-isolation and social distancing during coronavirus in her home state Haryana on the request of the state Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar. The beauty queen posted a…

New Delhi: Central government employees, who will be attaining the age of retirement on March 31 this year, will retire from service on the same day. The announcement regarding the retirement of the employees, whether working from home or…

Bantala: A number of labourers were reportedly stopped, questioned and beaten up in the Mahidharpur police outpost area under Banarpal police limits in Angul district. The migrant workers were on their way home amid lockdown. The cops made…

Mumbai: ICICI bank customers can now check balance, last transactions, card limits and block cards, using the bank's new WhatsApp banking services. Users can get information about loans and offers, and also details of nearest ATMs and…

Kolkata: Peak power demand in India has reduced by nearly 30 per cent to 112 gigawatts (GW) per day. It was around 160 GW before the COVID-19 lockdown on March 20. Experts note that the reduction in peak demand is due to low demand from…

New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the transportation of all goods, without distinction on grounds of essential and non-essential, in the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla, informed this in a letter…

Thiruvananthapuram: With suicide cases being reported from various parts of Kerala after liquor sales were stopped following the COVID-19 lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the Excise Department to provide liquor to…

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said that there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came into force on March 24 midnight. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry tweeted that Cabinet…

New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday asked all state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop the movement of migrant workers during the countrywide lockdown against coronavirus,…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the lockdown, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given a breather to citizens and businesses to defer their loan payments by three months. Here is a list of popular queries: Is it a loan waiver? No, it is a deferment.…