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The Trump administration on Tuesday offered to begin lifting Venezuela sanctions if the opposition and members of President Nicolas Maduro's Socialist Party form an interim government without him, marking a shift in a U.S. policy that has failed to end his grip on power.

The scientists detected genetic material from the coronavirus at a wastewater treatment plant in Amersfoort on March 5

Popular narrative blames it all on globalisation, and the clamour for reducing global interconnectedness is getting louder

The seven-day moving average of the growth in the number of cases was at 22.07 per cent when the announcement was made. It had since slowed to under 18 per cent.

To minimise economic damage during the lockdown, focus on cash flows, promise of growth

The sector requires special attention

Data centres have been in the limelight over the past two years, since the intensifying of conversation around locally storing data of Indian users

Consumer caution is already evident in China, even though authorities say it’s safe to go out.

The promoter entities that have been penalised are Yes Capital (India) and Morgan Credits.

BofA said RBI raising the ceiling for FPI investment in government bonds can help raise forex cover.

All personnel who are assigned the charge of these essential services are required to be available in office on all working days from Monday to Friday between 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM in order to facilitate the trade as well as ensure smoother operation of related services across the country.

Recent developments witnessed labourers migrating to their home towns, thus impacting construction activities. Disruption in the second-half of March 2020 will result in modest revenue growth/de-growth in Q4-FY2020, it said, adding the major impact is expected in Q1-FY2021 with construction activities stalled during the first half of April-2020.

The exports of these products were free earlier but now they require a Shipment Clearance Certificate and after the shipment is made, the exporter will also have to provide a “Health Certificate” consignment wise to the buyer, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification on Tuesday.

On a year-on-year basis, non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 7.3 per cent in February 2020 from 13.2% in February 2019, according to the latest data on sectoral flow of credit released by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday. Only retail loan growth accelerated marginally to 17.0% in February 2020 from 16.7 per cent in February 2019.

The directions assume significance as they come amid the COVID-19 pandemic, where the senior citizens have been marked out as the most vulnerable and advised against stepping out of their homes as the country fights to limit the impact through radical measures like a three-week lockdown which is underway.

Social media platforms including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram are reaching out to their creators in India to continue to make engaging videos during the lockdown as users turn to social media for entertainment.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday set up a dedicated Twitter handle for sharing news and updates about the novel coronavirus. The account is named #IndiaFightsCorona and uses the handle @CovidnewsbyMIB.