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March 2020 - 1:40 pm IST

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UK PM and health minister test positive for Covid-19, to work from home

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday disclosed he has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to discharge his duties from self-isolation. He becomes the second high-profile British leader to test positive for coronavirus in recent days after Prince Charles, the heir to the the throne.

IS terrorist involved in attack on Sikhs in Kabul was Kerala shopkeeper

One of the four terrorists involved in the terror attack on Sikhs in Kabul was a 30-year-old shopkeeper who had fled along with 14 other youths from Kazargode in Kerala to join the Islamic State (ISIS) four years ago.

RBI cuts key rates to 4.40%, maintains accommodative stance

The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank in an unscheduled meet reduced the repo rate, the key interest rate at which the RBI lends short term funds to commercial banks, by 75 basis points to 4.40 per cent from 5.15 per cent.

EMI payments on loans across spectrum eligible for 3-month stay

In a major relief to auto and home loan borrowers, the RBI on Friday permitted lenders, including banks and NBFCs, the power to impose a three-month moratorium on EMIs of borrowers on loans that they have disbursed.

China bars foreign visitors as imported COVID-19 cases rise

China on Friday announced a temporary ban on all foreign visitors, even if they have visas or residence permits due to an increase in the number of imported coronavirus cases in the country, the epicentre of the pandemic.