Day: May 25, 2020

The total number of coronavirus infections in Tamilnadu has crossed 17,000, after a whopping number of 805 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the State today.

Ruling AIADMK coordinator and Tamilnadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam was admitted to a private hospital for a master health check-up.

Reversing their selling trend, foreign investors have infused over Rs 9,000 crore into the Indian equity markets in May so far amid attractive valuations of stocks and a mega block deal involving HUL.

Amid concerns over changes in labour laws in various states, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said reforms do not mean complete abolition of labour laws and that the central government is committed to protecting the interests of workers.

India’s crude steel output declined over 65 per cent to 3.13 million tonnes (MT) during April, according to the World Steel Association.

Reliance Industries Ltd has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart Inc’s Flipkart in the huge Indian market. JioMart will deliver groceries in more than 200 towns across the country, Damodar Mall, Chief Executive of grocery retail at the conglomerate, tweeted recently.

Benjamin Netanyahu professed his innocence at the start of his corruption trial on Sunday, saying he was being framed in the first criminal prosecution of a serving Israeli Prime Minister.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that the novel coronavirus could cost as many as a million jobs in the country as many industries considered not essential remain shut.

Japan is considering a fresh stimulus package worth over USD 929 billion that will consist mostly of financial aid programmes for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper said today.