Lockdown, Day 43: One more historic low
The price the Indian economy is having to pay for
an almost two-month complete halt is getting higher and higher. The
world's harshest lockdown has dragged the country's service sector to
historic low, with the worst ever month-on-month
drop in business activity during April.
Meanwhile, staying indoors has not turned out to be the solution India
hoped it would be. As the country wobbles back on to its feet, Covid
numbers have skyrocketed, with thousands of cases being added to the
national tally each day.
Here are the top news of the day...
COUNT SO FAR
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One new case & 1 death reported in Odisha |
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35 new cases in Rajasthan; tally now 3,193 |
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206 new cases reported in Delhi; tally rises to 5,104 |
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60 new cases in Andhra Pradesh; total now 1,777 |
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West Bengal reports 112 more cases; state tally rises to 1,456 |
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Karnataka tally nears 700 |
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Uttar Pradesh case count rises to 1,831 |
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7 new cases in Haryana; state count rises to 555 |
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Cases reach 1,681 in Indore; death toll 81 |
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85 more BSF personnel test positive; total 154 infected |
| World |
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India |
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| Tally
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Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 36,63,911 |
2,57,301 |
49,391 |
1,694 |
LIFE IN A LOCKDOWN
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Not having Aarogya Setu App is a punishable offence |
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Section 144 to remain in Ghaziabad till May 31 |
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Direct Line insurance claims drop as lockdown keeps cars off roads |
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Up to Rs 10 lakh fine in UP for Covid violation |
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
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India's services activity collapses |
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Hiring during April dips by 62% |
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Sensex gains 232 pts, snaps 2-day losing run, Nifty tops 9,250 |
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Excise duties on petrol hiked by Rs 10/litre and diesel by Rs 13/litre |
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UP: VAT increased by Rs 2/litre on petrol, Rs 1/litre on diesel |
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Liquor price to be hiked in TN by Rs 20 from May 7 |
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Hyundai Motor sales down 57% |
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Maruti introduces new norms for dealerships |
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Mercedes-Benz India restarts production at Chakan plant in Pune |
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MRF Tyres partially resumes operations |
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Royal Enfield resumes operations at Oragadam unit
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TVS Motor resumes operations across plants in India |
AROUND THE WORLD
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British death toll hits 32,000 |
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US deaths rise by 2,333 in 24 hours |
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Germany's case count rises by 947 to 164,807 |
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China reports 2 new cases, 20 asymptomatic cases |
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Philippines' infections top 10,000 |
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Disney takes $1.4 bn coronavirus hit |
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Airbnb to cut 25% of staff amid global travel slump |
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BMW reports 133% rise in first-quarter profit |
