India

KANPUR:  As there is no likelihood of easing the lockdown period in view of its extension, the people are slowly and steadily depending on home deliveries of essential services like vegetables, fruits and others at the doorstep. What they seriously miss is the facility of barber services at the door.

Usually, the barbers were providing their home services in the past days but they stopped since their union was formed. Haircutting saloons were thus opened everywhere. 

Mumbai, Apr 20 (PTI) At least 53 mediapersons from Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, a city civic official said on Monday.

During a special camp organised at the Azad Maidan here on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of scribes, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected swab samples of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media journalists, photographers and cameramen.

New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Shares of HDFC Bank on Monday surged nearly 6 per cent after the lender posted a 15.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter on healthy interest income.

The scrip jumped 5.54 per cent to Rs 960.85 on the BSE. It was the top gainer on the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex.

Nashik, Apr 19 (PTI) A critically-ill patient died while being shifted to an isolation ward in the General Hospital at Malegaon in the district on Sunday, following which his relatives allegedly vandalised the hospital property, police said.

According to police, a 45-year-old patient, who was suffering from respiratory problems, was brought to the hospital by his relatives in a critical condition on Sunday afternoon.

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 20 (PTI) Television, indoor games like carrom and chess for entertainment and even recharge for mobile phones are just some facilities provided for 'guest workers', as migrant labourers are called in Kerala, by the LDF government, setting an example to the rest of the country.

Mumbai, Apr 20 (PTI) AirAsia India has cut the April salary of its staff by up to 20 per cent to tackle the airline's finances amid the suspension of all commercial services till May 3 due to the lockdown, a source has said.

Those drawing Rs 50,000 per month or less have been spared from the wage cut.

Mumbai, Apr 20 (PTI) The Indian rupee declined by 14 paise to settle at 76.53 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, amid strengthening of the American currency overseas and a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country.

Forex traders said a firm US dollar weighed on the local unit. Besides, investor sentiment remain fragile amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus outbreak on the domestic as well as global economy.

Gopeshwar, Apr 20 (PTI) The portals of Badrinath temple in Garhwal Himalayas, which were scheduled to open on April 30, will now open on May 15, a temple official said.

The decision to reschedule the opening of the temple gates was taken in view of circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dharmadhikari of the Badrinath temple Bhuvan Chandra Uniyal said.

The portals of Badrinath were originally scheduled to open on April 30.

However, as per the revised schedule they will now open on May 15, Uniyal said.

New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) The Centre has come down heavily on the Kerala government for its decision to allow opening of restaurants, bus travel in cities and opening of MSME industries in urban areas, saying it amounts to dilution of lockdown guidelines and also a Supreme Court observation

However, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala said there was some "misunderstanding", due to which the Centre had objected to dilution of the lockdown protocol for controlling coronavirus

14 April 2020 (UMM):  Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and many have been injured by Kashmiri Separatists in Sopore town of Indian administered Kashmir on Saturday.

The separatists fired at a check post that was jointly manned by CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian officials said.