India

Consumers will be forced to enter the motorcycle segment instead of buying four-wheelers due to increased financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The maximum temperature is expected to drop to 34 degrees Celsius by Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department's regional forecasting centre said.

Rakesh K Mishra, Director of CSIR, said the ICMR's letter in this regard may be for internal consumption and aimed at putting pressure on hospitals to get ready for clinical human trials.

A notification issued by the state health department to this effect also said that people flouting the norm would be given two masks free of cost to motivate them to wear face covers.

With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,94,226 and one patient has migrated. There are 2,35,433 active cases of coronavirus presently in the country, the updated data at 8 am showed.

The drug, administered in the form of injection, should be given at a dose of 200 mg on day one followed by 100 mg daily for four days (total five days), the new treatment protocols stated.

The secretariat has instructed that seating arrangement in the committee room may be made strictly adhering to the social distancing norm of six feet.

The first-time MLA from Guntur district himself announced this through a video in the social media. He is the third legislator of the ruling party to have tested positive for the virus.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami had announced free essential commodities to ration cardholders in the State during the lockdown in April and May, and later extended the relief measure to June.

Bharti Airtel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 4 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, TCS, Titan, HCL Tech and Reliance Industries.

The ICMR's internal communication note says the project should be treated as the 'highest priority'.

Sania Mirza said the aftermath of Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour would make players think a few times about returning to the tour.

Two of them fell into the water while clicking selfies and some others jumped in to rescue them. Five of them drowned, he said.

Five unions went ahead with their strike call after their virtual meeting on Wednesday with Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi did not yield any result.

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy's request for the stamp came days after Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao said the state cabinet and legislature would pass resolutions requesting Bharat Ratna for Rao.

In case of custodial deaths, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) should be intimated within 24 hours, and within 48 hours of the incident in case of an encounter death.