The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday allowed banks, non-bank financial institutions (NBFCs), including housing finance companies, and other financial institutions to allow a three-month moratorium on payment of instalments on term loans amid the disruption caused the coronavirus outbreak. The central bank’s governor Shashikanta Das made the announcement, much needed […]
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Uncertainty over JEE (Main) exams leaves candidates worried
Chandigarh Students preparing for Joint Entrance Examinations (Main) for admission to engineering and architecture institutes are a worried lot after the exams were postponed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) because of the Covid-19 outbreak. Though NTA had previously stated that new dates for the examination would be announced after […]
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Sensex rallies over 1,100 points; Nifty tops 9,000 level
Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 1,100 points in opening session on Friday led by gains in banking stocks ahead of Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das’ address. Positive cues from the global markets too enthused investor sentiment here. The 30-share BSE barometer was trading 1,140.10 points or 3.81 per cent higher […]
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Patna University admission 2020- 21 process begins from April 3, here’s how to apply online
Patna University will begin the admission process for session 2020-21 from April 3, 2020. Candidates will be able to apply online for undergraduate and post graduate programmes on the official website of PU at patnauniversity.ac.in. Candidates will have to appear for a PU Common Entrance Test also called PUCET 2020 […]
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Travel restrictions useful in early, late phases of pandemic
In order to fight a pandemic, travel restrictions are most useful in its early and late phases, a new study suggests. Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford in the UK and Northeastern University in the US, shows […]
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Karnataka TET 2019 postponed, check notice here
Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) 2019 has been postponed due to the lockdown imposed by the central government in view of preventing the spread of novel coronavirus. Karnataka education minister S. Suresh Kumar tweeted on Thursday to announce the postponement of exam. The official notice for postponement of the exam […]
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Armani to make medical overalls; LV is making hand sanitizers
Fashion brand Armani has said that it would start making single use medical overalls for hospital workers at all its Italian factories in an effort to support healthcare workers amidst the coronavirus crisis. The shortage of protective equipment and other medical devices has been one of the biggest problems dogging […]
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Covid-19: UP inter-district teachers transfer deferred due to lockdown
In view of Sars-Cov-2 outbreak, the state government on Thursday decided to postpone the proceedings of inter-district teachers’ transfers of Basic Shiksha Parishad, an official said. Ruby Singh, secretary, UP Basic Shiksha Parishad said, “The process of teachers’ transfer has been postponed following 21-day lockdown declared in the country which […]
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US teens turn to TikTok for life hacks, laughs amid lockdown
Millions of US teenagers shut up in their homes and receiving their education online are turning for morale support and comic relief to each other – via immensely popular video sharing apps like TikTok. The social media platform is owned by China’s ByteDance and has prompted national security concerns in Washington […]
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Taylor Swift surprises Covid-19 affected fans with $3000 each
Taylor Swift is helping fill the blank space where incomes have gone for several of her fans. Some have gotten thousands of dollars from the Lover and 1989 hit maker. One fan, Holly Turner, got a cash infusion from Swift after the freelance music photographer and graphic designer wrote on Tumblr […]
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Amazon’s Kentucky returns warehouse closed after 3 Covid-19 positive cases
Amazon.com Inc. says its returns warehouse in Kentucky where three workers tested positive for Covid-19 has been closed by the order of the state’s governor, and the online retailer aims to reopen the facility next week. Amazon on Monday evening had informed employees of the Shepherdsville, Kentucky, warehouse that the facility […]
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Ramayan to re-run on Doordarshan from Saturday night
Responding to public demands of re-runs of 90s popular shows Ramayan and Mahabharat, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has announced that mythology series Ramayan will air again from March 28, Saturday. After the complete lockdown was announced in India in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, several people wrote on social media […]
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US prepares crackdown on Huawei’s global chip supply
Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus. The move comes as ties between Washington and Beijing grow more strained, with […]
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Prabhas donates Rs 4 crore for fight against Covid-19
Baahubali actor Prabhas became the latest Telugu star to donate for the cause of combating against the coronavirus pandemic. The actor on Thursday donated Rs 4 crore for the cause. Of this, Rs 3 crore is being given to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, while Rs 50 lakh each go to […]
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YouTube, Hangouts, Gmail hit by partial outages
Major Google services including YouTube, video-calling and Gmail were hit by partial outages Thursday while the internet giant’s infrastructure is experiencing record usage during the coronavirus pandemic. People around the world tweeted that various services were down. Urs Holzle, who overseas Google’s data centers, said the problem came from a […]