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UAE extends suspension on flights from India till June 30
”Furthermore, passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days will not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE,” it said. However, ”UAE nationals, holders of UAE Golden Visas and members of diplomatic missions who comply with the revised published COVID-19 protocols will be exempt for travel,” the statement said.
Twitter has to comply with new IT rules for digital media, says Delhi HC
The Centre alleged that Twitter refused to comply with new digital rules requiring identification of the originator of a flagged message and appointing grievance redressal officers and the purported commitment of the US-based firm to India not only sounds hollow but completely self-serving.
There needs to be one price for COVID-19 vaccines across the nation,” Supreme Court questions Central govt on dual policy
“Centre says it gets vaccines at low pricing since it buys in bulk, if this is the rationale then why do states have the higher price? There needs to be one price for the vaccines across the nation. Pandemic has evolved in last two months,” the Court said.
“In this case, if the purpose is to procure vaccines then why should the centre confine itself to only post 45 age people and leave pre 45 age entirely to state for arranging logistics. How do we look at the marginalised and economically weaker ones?” asked the Apex Court.
India’s second COVID-19 wave rattles business confidence – survey
India’s earnings season for the fourth quarter ended March 31 has been a mixed bag, with only 18 of the 42 Nifty 50 companies that have reported so far beating estimates, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
India’s economic growth picks up before huge COVID-19 wave hit
Gross domestic product grew 1.6% in January-March compared with the same period a year earlier, mainly driven by state spending and manufacturing sector growth, data from the statistics ministry showed on Monday.
Economists said the country faces a slowdown in consumer demand as household incomes and jobs have declined, with limited scope for the government to offer growth stimulus due to its rising debt.
Petitions filed in SC seeking contempt of court proceedings against the RBI Governor, others
The respondents, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Shaktikant Das, Chief Executive of Indian Banks Association (IBA) were duty-bound to promulgate and ensure the compliance of the order of this court throughout the country but they deliberately didn’t, the petition said.
The Supreme Court’s order, dated September 3, 2020, was operational on all lending institutions/banks throughout the country and was passed in favour of all borrowers accounts to grant relief from financial stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the petition.
Team to check crop insurance irregularities: Maha minister
Addressing a press meet, minister of state for revenue Sattar said the Maharashtra and Central governments had paid Rs 5,800 crore as crop insurance premium last year, while these firms had dispersed just Rs 1,000 crore as claim to farmers.” ”The role of tehsildars and agriculture department officials must be checked in this matter. Those involved should be subjected to narco tests,” he asserted.
Paytm board grants in-principle approval for around Rs 22,000 crore IPO
It is likely to be one of the largest IPOs in India if the company is able to achieve the target as per its plan. Paytm shareholders include Alibaba’s Ant Group (29.71 per cent), Softbank Vision Fund (19.63 per cent), Saif Partners (18.56 per cent), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (14.67 per cent). AGH Holding, T Rowe Price and Discovery Capital, Berkshire Hathaway hold less than 10 per cent stake in the company.
Centre allocates Rs 5,117 crore grant to Madhya Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission
The Centre has earmarked Rs 50,000 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission which aims to provide piped drinking water to all rural households by 2024
Covid-19: Govt announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes
“The Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced additional benefits for workers through ESIC and EPFO schemes to address the fear and anxiety of workers about wellbeing of their family members due to increase in incidences of death due to COVID-19 pandemic,” a ministry statement said.
Enhanced social security is sought to be provided to the workers without any additional cost to the employer, it added.