21 Day Lockdown
21 Day Lockdown News
Markets end in red: Sensex plummets 2,002 points, Nifty suffers heavy loss of over 560 points; ICICI Bank top loser
Sensex plunged 5.94 percent or 2,002 points on Monday, tracking massive selloffs in global markets amid rising US-China tensions.
Coronavirus Outbreak: From retailing cigarettes to selling vegetables, offline grocers cater quicker to customers than online players
Kirana stores account for over 95 percent of India’s food and grocery sales.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Grofers to hire 5,000 people over two weeks; will ramp up capacity to meet spike in orders
Online grocery platform Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees to ramp up its capacity to meet the spike in orders amid the nationwide lockdown
Coronavirus Outbreak: JSW Steel says preparing to recommence operations once lockdown is over
As the 21-day lockdown period is nearing end, private steel maker JSW Steel has started preparing to scale up its production
Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways issues 'restoration plan' to prepare for resumption of services from 15 April after 21-day suspension
The railways have issued a 'restoration plan' to all its railway zones with a schedule of trains to be run, their frequency and the availability of rakes.
Coronavirus Outbreak: BigBasket to hire 10,000 people for warehouses, delivery to clear pending orders quickly
Online grocery platform BigBasket is looking at hiring 10,000 people for its warehouses and last-mile delivery to clear pending orders quickly and meet the spike in orders on account of the nationwide lockdown
Bank shares tank after Moody's changes outlook on Indian banks to negative; RBL, Kotak, IndusInd top losers
Bank shares on Friday dropped up to 15 percent after Moody's Investors Service changed the outlook for the Indian banking system to negative from stable
COVID-19 impact: Moody's changes outlook on Indian banks to negative from stable; move triggered by disruption in economic activity
Moody's said Banks' asset quality will deteriorate across the corporate, small and medium enterprises and retail segments, leading to pressure on profitability and capital.
SpiceJet employees entitled for flying allowance to get salaries in two parts; lowest pay grades to be unaffected by pay cut decision
According to a senior official in SpiceJet, there were some employees who had got just a few thousand rupees in their bank accounts from the company as salary till now.
For air rifle shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar, 21-day coronavirus lockdown means tales from Mahabharata, dry firing, and some cooking
Tales from Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata, dry firing in the living room, and cooking lessons... inside the lockdown bootcamp-cum-reading club of Divyansh Singh Panwar.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Centre tells states to implement lockdown strictly, seal borders to stop exodus of migrant workers
The Centre on Sunday issued directives to states asking them to ensure that the lockdown imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus was strictly implemented
Coronavirus outbreak: Mahabharata war lasted 18 days, war against COVID-19 will take 21 days, says Narendra Modi
Referring to the 21-day lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Mahabharata battle was won in 18 days while the war against coronavirus will take 21 days.
Stock market buoyant: Sensex surges over 1,600 points, Nifty reclaims 8,200-level; Axis Bank top gainer
Stocks rose 4 percent in mid-day trade on Wednesday, as US senators and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.