LIVE: Assam flood affects over 600,000 people, death toll stands at 66

RBI is engaged with all stakeholders for resolution for Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank," Shaktikanta Das said. Stay tuned with Business Standard for the latest news of today

10:52 AM

Global value chains hit: RBI guv on Covid impact

10:51 AM

Timely and successful rescue of Yes Bank is example of RBI's efforts to ensure financial stability, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

10:51 AM

Economic growth topmost priority for RBI, says Shaktikanta Das

Equal priority has to be given to aspect of financial stability

10:50 AM

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das highlights key aspects of key measures taken by the central bank amid coronavirus pandemic

— Monetary policy measures: RBI already had "accumulative" stance before onset of Covid-19

—  Since February 2019, RBI has cut rate by 250 basis points (2.5 percentage points)

—  Both conventional and unconventional liquidity measures were taken to boost market confidence, ease liquidity stress

10:48 AM

Policy measures undertaken by the government have worked so far, says RBI guv

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Coronavirus pandemic perhaps represents so far the biggest test of robustness & resilience of our economic & financial system: RBI Governor

Coronavirus pandemic perhaps represents so far the biggest test of robustness & resilience of our economic & financial system: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivers keynote address at the 7th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave

10:44 AM

RBI has taken several measures to protect our financial system, support the economy in the current crisis: Governor Shaktikanta Das

10:42 AM

Coronavirus is the worst health & economic crisis in last 100 years with unprecedented negative consequences for output, jobs & well being: RBI Governor

Coronavirus dented the existing world order, global value chains, labour&capital movements across globe: RBI Guv at 7th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave

10:36 AM

Coronavirus has dented world order, says RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

10:28 AM

One Assam Rifles soldier injured in encounter with NSCN (IM) insurgents in Khonsa area of Arunachal Pradesh: PTI

9:52 AM

Drug regulator okays limited use of Itolizumab for Covid-19 patients

India's drug regulator has approved Itolizumab, used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, for restricted emergency use on Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress, officials said.

 

Considering the unmet medical needs to treat Covid-19, Drugs Controller General of India Dr V G Somani approved monoclonal antibody injection Itolizumab for restricted emergency use for the treatment of 'cytokine' release syndrome in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome patients due to Covid-19, they said on Friday.

 

"The approval was given after its clinical trials on Covid-19 patients in India was found satisfactory by the expert committee comprising pulmonologists, pharmacologists and medicine experts from AIIMS, among others, for treatment of cytokine release syndrome," an official told PTI. Read on...

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Monsoon in India: Thunderstorm with rain would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of few places of North, Northeast Delhi

Thunderstorm with rain would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of few places of North, Northeast Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Kaithal, Gannaur, Sonipat, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Bijnor, Hapur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad during the next 2 hours (update issued at 9 am): IMD

9:37 AM

11 new cases of coronavirus in Nagaland

Out of 310 samples tested, 11 more positive cases of coronavirus confirmed - 7 in Kohima, 3 in Mon & 1 in Mokokchung. Total state status as of 9:20 am today - positive cases 743, active cases 439 & recovered 304: S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Nagaland

9:31 AM

Notice which claims that a coronavirus Monitoring Committee has been formed is fake

9:18 AM

Trump postpones campaign rally in New Hampshire, citing tropical storm Fay

US President Donald Trump has postponed a campaign rally scheduled for New Hampshire on Saturday, the White House said, citing the looming Tropical Storm Fay.

 

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said the event would be delayed "a week or two", Xinhua news agency reported.

 

It would be Trump's second campaign rally amid the coronavirus pandemic, following the June 20 Tulsa rally with around 6,200 people showing up.