The share of the 'suicide belt' - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh - remains very high; these states account for two-thirds of the total farm suicides in the country. P Sainath reports.

The new law's provisions are infusing into the proceedings of the Gram Sabhas a democratic character that they have lacked so far. From a conservation standpoint too, the law is proving to be positive, writes Tushar Dash.

India has recently declared that it has achieved the tag of 'elimination' of leprosy as the number of cases is now just around one per 10,000 people. Still, a major challenge is to reach medicine to remote areas and tribal pockets which still battle with leprosy, and integrating the cured into society, says Ramesh Menon.

Nearly 1000 returnees, including 140 students of Assam studying in different universities and institutions of Gujarat, arrived in Guwahati on Thursday, even as nearly three lakh people, who had earlier registered for coming to the state, have re-applied cancelling their requests for permits.

Equity parameters volatile in early trade, Nifty bank down by 2.7 pc

Absconding dimantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of these defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore, according to the list.

HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, M&M, Reliance Industries and NTPC.

Forex traders said positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit. Besides, market sentiments improved as more countries are announcing gradual lifting of lockdowns that have been imposed to contain coronavirus infection.

The scrip closed the day at Rs 438.85, 3.67 per cent lower at the BSE. During the day, it declined 6.15 per cent to Rs 427.50.

The surge came after market sentiments improved as more countries are announcing the gradual lifting of lockdowns that have been imposed to contain coronavirus infection.

The company said it is the first firm in India to receive such an approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).

The tweets recall Musk's controversial tweets in August 2018 when he said he had "funding secured" for a quickly-aborted campaign to take the electric car maker private.

A year earlier, the conglomerate reported profits of $15.5 billion.

The rupee opened weak at 75.70 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to 75.80, down 71 paise over its last close.

ICICI Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tumbling nearly 9 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel and HDFC.

Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over coronavirus outbreak weighed on the local unit.

Slumping over 810 points from the day's high, the 30-share BSE index settled 261.84 points or 0.83 per cent lower at 31,453.51.

ITC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, tanking nearly 6 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Titan, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, M&M, L&T and IndusInd Bank.

Forex traders said the weakness in the rupee was largely due to the strengthening US dollar. Besides, rising coronavirus cases in the country also weighed on the local unit.

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 600 points in opening session on Friday as strong gains in index-heavyweight Reliance Industries, massive foreign fund inflow and positive global cues boosted market sentiment.

Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks and significant foreign fund inflows supported the local unit.

Janhvi Kapoor took to Instagram Stories, where she shared a funny video of her sister Khushi trying her banana toffee sauce.

The event will coincide with the 2020 E3 Expo, that has now been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has seen the Australian government seal the international boundaries till September 30. But Cricket Australia is not only keen to conduct the T20 World Cup in October, but also have India travel Down Under for the bilateral series at the end of the year.

Japanese Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas was the quickest followed by Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the two practice sessions.

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Of the total new Covid-19 cases reported, 78 per cent are from four states – Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

On learning about the sudden rush of people at the deputy collector's office near Gota bridge, police officials immediately reached the spot and persuaded the migrants, mostly from UP and Bihar, to disperse.

The application for early hearing said the country is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared nationwide lockdown due to which people are not allowed to go out except for essential services.

Kumar said the prime minister must remain sympathetic to the needs of states, just as they have by and large deferred to Central advisories.

After much wait and anticipation, Tamil star Vijay's Bigil released on Friday. It is a sports action film written and directed by Atlee and has Nayanthara as the female lead, while AR Rahman has scored the music.

Gal Gadot tasted global success when she donned Wonder Woman's armour for the massive franchise, DC Extended Universe.

When two people are in love with each other and have taken their level of romance to a whole new level, like that of lovemaking, they become more involved with each other physically and mentally.To increase the art of lovemaking and

The key domestic benchmark indices opened in negative territory as the Brexit overhang continued to dampen trading sentiment at Dalal Street. UK"s shock exit from the European Union has aggravated uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook, curbing risk taking appetite. {image-stockmarketsfalling4-27-1467002029.jpg

The key domestic benchmark indices opened higher in the morning trading session as optimism over Asia"s third biggest economy bolstered risk taking appetite. Markets opened on a positive note amid strong progress of the Southwest Monsoon, hopes of the passage

Facebook is working on a new virtual reality platform called Facebook Horizon. The virtual reality sandbox will give users a similar experience to the Second Life (online virtual reality game). The social media giant has confirmed that it is working on

US retailer Walmart Inc on Wednesday acquired 77 per cent stake in Flipkart for about USD 16 billion in its biggest acquisition till date. The deal values the 11-year old Indian e-commerce firm at USD 20.8 billion. "India is one

Shares of HCL Technologies plunged nearly 5 percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the IT major reported a lower than expected 1.5 percent quarter on quarter rise in its net profit at Rs 22.27 billion for the quarter ending

Indian stock markets have been seeing many of its stocks, especially those of the banking and finance companies bleed this week. While BSE's Sensex opened at 36,495 points on Friday, NSE's Nifty started below its 11,000-mark at 10,993 points. In morning

The share touched its 52-week high Rs 213.35 and 52-week low Rs 68.80 on 29 May, 2019 and 30 March, 2020, respectively.

Investors lose nearly 6 lakh cr in a single trading session. The average market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies fell from Rs 129.41 lakh cr recorded on April 30 to Rs 123.69 lakh cr on May 4.

Markets witnessed a bounce back from the bottom over-optimism on relief measures introduced by government but continuous rise in COVID-19 cases and bad earning season weighed on the sentiments.

India's fuel demand dipped 45.8% in April from a year earlier, as a nationwide lockdown and travel curbs to combat the spread of novel coronavirus eroded economic activity.

A total amount of Rs 4684.52 crore, including Rs 2367.65 crore COVID claims under PMGKY package, have been settled during the lockdown.

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