Lockdown, Day 41: New phase, old fears
Amid the worldwide struggle to adjust to a new
normal, Sensex today joined global peers and crashed 2000 points.
Meanwhile, there were new fears that a fresh surge in bad debt could hit
growth and delay India's recovery from the pandemic.
As the new phase of the nation-wide lockdown gets underway, businesses
scramble to decode the fine print in ever-changing government
guidelines. In the last 24 hours, the country added about 2500 cases,
taking the tally close to the 43,000-mark.
Here are the other big developments of today...
COUNT SO FAR
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8 new cases in Ghaziabad; total cases rise to 82 |
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Rajasthan reports 4 deaths; 123 new cases |
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One more case reported in Odisha; count rises to 163 |
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Dharavi reports 94 new cases and 2 deaths |
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Karnataka reports 28 new cases; state tally rises to 642 |
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Andhra reports 67 new cases; state tally now 1,650 |
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Cases in Maharashtra's Thane rise to 1183 |
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No new cases in Kerala today |
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West Bengal has the highest mortality rate in the country |
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India |
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| Tally |
Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 35,07,265 |
2,47,491 |
42,836 |
1,389 |
LIFE IN A LOCKDOWN
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Two floors in Delhi BSF headquarters sealed |
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Ola, Uber resume services in cities in green, orange zones |
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UPSC IAS prelims 2020 postponed |
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Many liquor shops in Delhi shut after crowd turns unruly |
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Abbott's lab-based antibody tests to be available in India by May-end |
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
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India April manufacturing PMI at all-time low of 27.4 |
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Sensex bleeds 2,002 pts; Nifty slips below 9,300 |
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Crude oil prices fall on US-China tensions |
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April petrol sales down 61%; diesel down 57% |
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Power consumption drops 23% in April |
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Amazon, Flipkart to increase warehouses |
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65% companies expect 40% hit to revenue in Q1 |
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Hero MotoCorp resumes operations at three facilities |
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Bajaj Auto reports zero domestic sales in April |
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Securities Appellate Tribunal to remain closed till May 15 |
WORLD UPDATES
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Global cases surpass 3.5 million |
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US deaths rise by 1,450 in 24 hours |
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S.Korea's April factory activity suffers as exports shrink at record pace |
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Hong Kong's economy shrinks by 8.9%; worst performance since 1974 |
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Mexico reports 1,383 new cases, 93 more deaths |
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China reports 3 new cases, all imported |
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Pakistan's number of cases surges past 20,000 |
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Japan extends state of emergency to May 31 |
