The cheque was handed over by the bank's top management to Financial Services Secretary Debashish Panda in the presence of Additional Secretary Pankaj Jain.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that she wanted to do everything in her power to avoid another national lockdown as coronavirus infection numbers rise again in Europe's largest economy, expressing confidence the goal was achievable.
Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan was responding to a question tweeted by Serum Institute of India Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla who asked the government whether it had Rs 80,000 crore over the next one year for distribution of COVID-19 v...
As per new guidelines issued by Lucknow administration, it would be mandatory for staff at all malls and shopping complexes, as well as visitors, to wear all health safety gear to prevent coronavirus infection.
Iraq's oil ministry on Thursday denied a media report citing Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar as saying an agreement was imminent with the OPEC+ group to increase Iraq's crude oil exports.
Santosh Gangwar also told the House that around one crore migrant workers returned to their native places during the lockdown.
Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for the Kirkus Prize, a $50,000 honor for the best fiction, nonfiction and children's books.
The government sold about 15 per cent stake in defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to raise around Rs 5,000 crore last month.
The Charlie Hebdo caricaturist who was forced at gunpoint to open the satirical newspapers door to two alQaida extremists described on Tuesday the moments of sheer terror from the attack in January 2015, and the feelings of guilt and powerlessness she end...
Abortion rights groups on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Tennessee law that would require women undergoing druginduced abortions be informed the procedure can be reversed.
At present, Tamil Nadu is cutting back on other expenditure to carry out COVID-19 preventive measures and is unable to give up the state's financial resources, Minister Jayakumar said.
The committee in its preliminary report opined that the blowout and subsequent explosion has led to extensive damage to both the publicly-owned resources', including the Maguri-Motapung wetland and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
Syria's foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdishled rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at "stealing" Syria's crude.
The Indian property market was being hobbled by a cash crunch even before the coronavirus outbreak, which has already infected more than 350,000 in the world's second most populous country.
Iran, which has been gradually relaxing its lockdown since mid-April, has reported a sharp rise of new daily infections in recent days.
