HyderabadÔÇÖs popular street food outlet, Gokul Chat, has been sealed temporarily as a precautionary measure after its 72-year-old owner tested positive for COVID-19. According to police, the owner had not been visiting the shop after reopening on June 8. The health department has collected samples of around 20 people who had come in contact with him, all of whom are quarantined now.
As India enters the second wave of Coronavirus, reports have observed that a second lockdown will adversely impact the businesses with the service sector becoming the worst sufferer. Reports also suggested that contact-based services might slip … read-more
TAGS: Lockdown, Covid-19, SECOND WAVE, business, Service Sector
The Karnataka government on April 2 announced fresh strict restrictions owing to surge in the COVID-19 cases. The government order, in effect till April 20, asked all gyms and swinging pools to be shut. Further, it also provisioned all pubs,… read-more
TAGS: Karnataka, Covid-19 guidelines, Coronavirus, Gym
Former Para officer Major Vivek Jacob will lead a team of eight, consisting of ex-servicemen and civilians, to the highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier. The trek is scheduled for May and it will be their first attempt, aiming to set a world… read-more
TAGS: Indian Army, Trekking, Disabilities, World Record
The Bombay High Court on April 5 ordered the CBI to investigate the corruption charges against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The direction was issued on a PIL filed by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh who accused… read-more
TAGS: Bombay High Court, Param bir Singh, Anil Deshmukh, CBI
India and Canada are likely to restart negotiation over the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), overdue since 2017, in April 2020. A government official stated that several virtual meetings were held between the two countries.… read-more
TAGS: Canada, India, trade deals, IT sector, CEPA
The Indian rupee saw a decline of 105 paise against one US dollar, on April 7 markets shuts at 74.47 making it the biggest fall in last 20-months. However, the RBI's status quo on repo rate remains firm. According to a Research analyst Saif… read-more
TAGS: Indian Currency, Rupee, Dollar, Covid-19 Lockdown, RBI, repo rate