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Mahabharata battle won in 18 days, war against coronavirus will take 21 days: PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Mahabharata battle was won in 18 days while the war against coronavirus will take 21 days. He was interacting with the citizens of Varanasi via video conferencing on Wednesday. “Mahabharata war was won in 18 days. The was that the whole country is now fighting against corona will take 21 days. Our aim is to win this war in 21 days,” said PM Modi. In his first public engagement after the announcement of the lockdown, the Prime...

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus Prince Charles has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Duke of Cornwall is displaying mild symptoms, according to a Clarence House spokesperson. “He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual,” the spokesperson said. The spokesperson further revealed that the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, was also tested but she has not contracted the virus. “The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but does not have the virus. In accordance with Government and medical advice,...

Will increase COVID-19 testing in Karnataka by ten-fold: K Sudhakar Medical education minister of Karnataka, K Sudhakar, on Wednesday said that the state would increase number of individuals being tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) by nearly ten-fold, with the combined efforts of private and government laboratories. Sudhakar said that the department is seeking more permissions to involve private labs as well as scale up the number of individuals being tested for the deadly virus in Karnataka. “In the next eight to ten days, my target is around 50,000 tests,” Sudhakar told Mint. Source: Livemint

Every battered stock will not deliver, look for guaranteed survivors: Arora NEW DELHI: Dalal Street veteran Samir Arora says one should look for guaranteed survivors, and not niche players, to sail through the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the market. In an interview with ET NOW, Arora said he does not subscribe to the idea that the ongoing pandemic has brought in a life-time opportunity for investors to buy stocks. “Every crisis is not an opportunity on Day 1 or Week 1 of the crisis,” said Arora, Founder and Fund Manager of Singapore-based Helios Capital. Source: The Economic Times

E-commerce, Grocery Stores Will Operate: Amitabh Kant After Flipkart, Grofers and Big Basket Halt Work New Delhi: Amid concerns over availability of essential supplies and services after Prime Minister Narendra Modi decreed a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said the government has taken all steps to ensure that supply chain of basic need goods is not broken. Speaking to CNN-News18, Kant said the home ministry guidelines on what all essential services will remain operational during the lockdown were absolutely clear in an appeal to people not to panic. “I have...

Remain optimistic about future despite uncertainty due to virus: TCS CEO India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday said it is actively engaging with customers to overcome the current crisis in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and that it remains “positive and optimistic about the future” despite the “uncertainty in the next few weeks and months”. In a blogpost, TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan highlighted that the company’s priority has been to safeguard the health and well-being of its associates while continuing to support critical IT backbones globally. Source: Business Standard

Walmart India elevates Sameer Aggarwal as CEO Walmart India on Wednesday said it has elevated Sameer Aggarwal as its CEO and the appointment will be effective from April 1. Aggarwal succeeds Krish Iyer who is set to retire on March 31. Iyer, would get into advisory role from full-time management of Walmart India after leading the retail major for eight years. Aggarwal, who was elevated as Deputy CEO earlier in January this year, has now been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Best Price, Walmart India, effective from April 1, Walmart said in a statement. Aggarwal will directly report to...

Flipkart to Resume Shipping and Deliveries from Later Today, Confirms CEO Flipkart, one of the two largest e-commerce companies in India, has confirmed that normal services on its platform will resume by the end of the day. The e-commerce platform had suspended operations since morning today, March 25, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced yesterday the commencement of a 21-day lockdown period pan India, to curb the community spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. After some confusion among authorities that led to services of many e-commerce and delivery-based services to be suspended, Flipkart has officially confirmed that its shipping and deliveries of groceries and essential services will resume...

Ivanka Trump lauds Ritesh Agarwal’s OYO for offering free stays to doctors in US amid COVID-19 crisis Ivanka Trump, the senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has lauded an initiative by Ritesh Agarwal-founded Indian start-up OYO Hotels to offer free stays to doctors, nurses in the US helping in the fight against the novel coronavirus, describing the gesture as “impactful acts of benevolence”. She made her comment as she retweeted a press release by the OYO, which said that the start-up is “opening the doors to its hotels” and offering free stays to doctors, nurses and other medical first responders who...

Amitabh Bachchan Shares Pics of Empty Landmarks of Kolkata, Says Impossible to Imagine the Sight Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan is shocked to see streets and landmarks of his favourite city Kolkata deserted, in the wake of the complete lockdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Reacting to photographs of a completely vacated Howrah Bridge, Red Road and other parts of Kolkata shared by a fan on Twitter, Bachchan could not believe his eyes. Retweeting the pictures, he wrote: “This is incredible .. especially for those that have lived and do live in Kolkata .. this is Howrah Bridge, Red Road (?)...