1. COVID-19 Relief Package: Final tranche to be announced today at 11 AM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday will announce the 5th tranche of the economic package at 11 AM. Sitharaman has been announcing relief measures for the last five days and this will be her last round of announcement.
2. Finance Minister stresses upon 8 major sectors to make India self-reliant
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, announced the 4th tranche of economic package stressing on self-reliant India Programme. She discussed reforms that need to be done in eight key sectors.
3. Know who said what on FM's 4th tranche of stimulus announcement
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a slew of reform measures for defence and coal mining among others, many political leaders and industry participants have suggested that liquidity support is the need of the hour.
4. Cyclone Amphan: About 7 lakh people likely to be affected
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed the officials to ensure that every human life is saved as a cyclonic storm named Amphan is brewing over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to affect the coastal districts of the state.
5. FDI increase in defence sector will attract foreign investment: Lt General DS Hooda
In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda said that the inaccuracies in the defense sector has made finance ministry corporatise the Ordinance factory Board.
6. Outer space missions to be open for private sector: FM Sitharaman
In an announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the central government has decided to allow private sector players to use Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities for future projects of planetary exploration and outer space.
7. Exclusive: Farmers are fighting like warriors amid Coronavirus pandemic, says Tomar
In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar talked extensively on the relief package of Rs 20 lakh crores that was announced by the Prime Minister on May 12.
8. Railways ferried over 15L people in 1,074 Shramik Special trains: Goyal
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Indian Railways has ferried over 15 lakh stranded migrant workers in the last 15 days in more than 1,074 Shramik Special trains amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of novel coronavirus.
9. Priyanka Gandhi arranges 500 buses for migrant workers from Rajasthan to UP
Office of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has arranged 500 buses from several districts of Rajasthan to take migrant workers of Uttar Pradesh to their home towns, sources said. These buses will reach UP state border by tomorrow morning.
10. With 1,606 new cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 count reaches 30,706
With 1,606 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, Maharashtra's corona count has reached 30,706, according to the state's Health Department.
