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Coronavirus live updates: Sensex tanks 500 points as India's COVID-19 count reaches 3,32,424
Total number of cases in the country now at 332424 including 153106 active cases, 169798 cured/discharged/migrated and 9520 deaths
10:47 AM
Resurgence in Beijing
Beijing reported its second consecutive day of record new numbers of COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 36 new cases for June 14. This was the same as a day earlier and the city's highest daily infection count since late March.
10:29 AM
Sensex tanks 500 points
10:28 AM
Lock industry in Tamil Nadu badly hit due to COVID-19 lockdown
- The world renowned lock industry in Dindigul, whose products have got the GI tag, has been badly hit during the lockdown as owners struggle for financing, getting new orders and paying salaries to staff.
- About 200 skilled locksmiths from several villages in the district have been engaged for the past several decades in making locks from scrap metal with their unique skills to make the end products extremely durable.
10:21 AM
Rupee slips 11 paise to 75.95 against US dollar in early trade
10:19 AM
Out of the 2,372 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 106 are positive: King George's Medical University, Lucknow
10:16 AM
Saudi Aramco cuts July crude supplies to at least 4 buyers in Asia: Sources
- The World's largest oil exporter Saudi Aramco has reduced the volume of July-loading crude that it will supply to at least four buyers in Asia, five sources said on Monday.
- The cuts were mainly for medium and heavy grades, the sources with knowledge of the matter said.
- Three of the sources said that their July cuts was smaller than what they had received in June.
10:14 AM
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10:11 AM
Gold, silver drops as traders book profits
Gold and silver prices saw profit booking in early hours of trade on Monday even as Covid-19 cases in India mounted and a second wave of cases across the world worried the governments. Gold futures were down 0.36 per cent or Rs 170 at Rs 47,164 per 10 grams. Silver futures shed 0.88 per cent or Rs 366 to Rs 47,324 per kg.
10:03 AM
China begins mass testing in Beijing as 67 new cases appear
- China has begun the mass testing of hundreds of people who had visited a Beijing wholesale market which sparked a fresh bout of coronavirus cases even as the country reported 67 new COVID-19 infections including 42 in the capital.
- In a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have conducted the nucleic acid test on 29,386 people who had visited the Xinfadi wholesale market since May 30, Gao Xiaojun, spokesman for the Beijing Health Commission, said on Monday.
09:57 AM
COVID-19 Tracker
09:48 AM
Madhya Pradesh: Religious places in Bhopal reopened today, after about 2.5 months, amid COVID-19 pandemic
09:38 AM
325 deaths and 11,502 new COVID19 cases reported in the last 24 hours
Total number of cases in the country now at 3,32,424 including 1,53,106 active cases, 1,69,798 cured/discharged/migrated and 9,520 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
09:29 AM
Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media
- Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it share advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather cut news content from its platform.
- The US tech giant said in a submission to Australia's competition watchdog that news represents a "very small fraction" of the content in an average user's news feed.
09:24 AM
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09:23 AM
Sensex drops 262.28 pts to 33,518.61 in opening session; Nifty slips 70.70 pts to 9,902.20
09:15 AM
Railways resume suburban trains services for essential staff
- The Railways on Monday resumed suburban train services in Mumbai for ferrying essential staff.
- The Central Railway and Western Railway decided to run "selective suburban services" over main line and harbour line only for essential staff as defined by the state government, a senior official said.
09:05 AM
Petrol price hiked by 48 paise/litre, diesel by 23 paise; rates go up cumulative by Rs 5 and Rs 4.87 respectively in nine days
08:58 AM
Hong Kong Disneyland will re-open June 18
08:49 AM
China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster
08:42 AM
Pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around world
- In the United States, bicycle aisles at mass merchandisers like Walmart and Target have been swept clean, and independent shops are doing a brisk business and are selling out of affordable “family” bikes.
- Bicycle sales over the past two months saw their biggest spike in the US since the oil crisis of the 1970s, said Jay Townley, who analyses cycling industry trends at Human Powered Solutions.
08:36 AM
FIR against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal Crime Branch registers FIR against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, under multiple sections of IPC, in connection with an alleged fake video regarding CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan shared by him on social media. BJP had filed a complaint against him
08:27 AM
Amit Shah to chair all-party meet over management of COVID-19 situation in Delhi today
The meeting, which will be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to be attended by representatives of BJP, AAP, Congress, BSP apart from officials of Delhi government and the Centre.
08:18 AM
China's May factory output rises less than expected
- China's industrial output rose for a second straight month in May but the gain was smaller than expected, suggesting the economy is still struggling to get back on track after the coronavirus crisis.
- Retail sales and investment continued to contract, pointing to an uneven and possibly more drawn-out rebound in other sectors.
08:12 AM
Ladakh sees 414 Covid positive cases in 3 days
08:07 AM
After straining India ties, Nepal looks to reject US aid
- After snubbing India, Nepal is under pressure from Beijing to reject an American grant for an infrastructure project—a step that would strain its ties with Washington.
- A Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant from the US, agreed upon in 2017, has widened the split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and China is reportedly playing spoilsport, ET has learnt.
08:01 AM
Vande Bharat flight departs from Qatar with 178 Indians
07:56 AM
China Jan-May property investment falls 0.3% y/y
07:52 AM
Indo-Nepalese ties over seven decades
07:48 AM
Japan hasn't decided to ease entry ban
- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday it was not true the government had decided to ease an entry ban, which was implemented to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, for people from certain countries.
- The Yomiuri daily reported last week that Japan may restart business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand in the next few months.
07:37 AM
Journalist Maria Ressa, online news site convicted of libel in ruling considered a blow to press freedom in Philippines
07:28 AM
Western railways to resume services for selected routes. Only essential staff will be allowed to travel.
07:17 AM
Brazil coronavirus count tops 867,000, death toll at 43,000
07:11 AM
China central bank injects 200 bln yuan, keeping rate unchanged for 2nd month
07:01 AM
China reports 49 more virus cases as Beijing tests thousands
07:00 AM
Volkswagen in Mexico will begin sending workers back to plant on Tuesday
06:52 AM
US records 382 virus deaths in 24 hours, lowest in weeks
06:47 AM
Jharkhand reports 37 more cases of coronavirus
06:42 AM
Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet
- EU Commission urged Schengen countries to lift controls
- EU set to open up to outside countries from July
- Spain still closed, restrictions elsewhere
06:30 AM
Oil prices drop as rising U.S. coronavirus cases stoke fears of weak fuel demand
- Brent crude futures fell 66 cents, or 1.7%, at $38.07 a barrel as of 0016 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 81 cents, or 2.2%, to $35.45 a barrel.
- Both benchmarks ended down about 8% last week, their first weekly declines since April.
06:19 AM
Vande Bharat flight departs from Qatar with 178 Indians
06:18 AM
English property sales rebound after lockdown ends
- Property website Rightmove said sales during the lockdown fell by 94%.
- By June 5 sales were just 3% below their level a year.
06:13 AM
Vande Bharat flight brings back 226 Indians from San Francisco
06:13 AM
With 6 new COVID-19 positive cases Indore tally now 4,069
06:13 AM
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