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Gadkari said that the opening of transport and highways will go a long way in instilling confidence among the public and cautioned towards maintaining social distance and adopting all safety measures.

These duty rate changes will come into effect from May 6.

Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the government was not willing to handle this humanitarian issue and was ignoring Indian tourists and students stranded abroad.

The PF returns have details about employees' and employers' contributions towards the social security scheme run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

The petitioner contended that telephone operators and ISPs ought not to charge citizens for services not used by them while following the government's directions.

During the hearing, Ohio-based Indian origin doctor and PBT President Kunal Saha said he has not challenged the treatment line for Covid-19 per se but the use of HCQ and AZM combination has side effects and people are dying due to it.

Chief Economic Adviser K Subramanian said policy making in India happens throughout the year, coming up with a separate budget may only be a legal way to go about it.

He suggested "containment by exception based on widespread tracking and testing. Isolation only of hotspots and vulnerable segments of the population" as a strategy in the post-lockdown era.

One of the leasing companies started to pull out a few planes earlier this year after SpiceJet failed to pay maintenance fees due since late last year and lease rentals since last month, said one source, adding that talks were continuing over other jets.

He said the central government should not adopt a selective approach in this regard and that such teams be sent to all states, including BJP-ruled states.

Steel demand in India is set to contract 7.7% in 2020 with "significant downside risks", the Indian Steel Association (ISA), which represents some of the top steel producers, said in a note.

Imam was arrested for allegedly instigating and abetting riots with his speech delivered on December 13.

Gita Gopinath said that the size of the shock itself is what is so unique about this current crisis, adding that a strong fiscal and monetary response is required to tackle it.

While the 5.33 million tonne of emergency storage was built in underground rock caverns in Karnataka and Andhra, state-owned oil firms have been asked to buy oil at cheaper rates from the market and fill them up.

Nasscom will allow employees to work premises in a phased manner after Government allowed IT and IT-enabled services to operate with up to 50 per cent strength.

Officials in top e-commerce companies who did not want to identified informed that they have reached out to the ministry seeking more clarity on the operations that are exempted to be resumed.