A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking COVID-19 vaccination for all above the age of 18 years beacuse of a sudden upsurge in coronavirus cases across the country.

The plea filed by advocate Rashmi Singh said that widespread vaccination of all young and working population is essential to arrest the deadly surge of the coronovirus in its second wave.

Shares of multiplex operators like PVR and Inox Leisure continued to remain under pressure, hitting seven-month lows on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced sweeping restrictions in a bid to break the chain of Covid-19 infections in the city.

Among individual stocks, PVR slipped 3 per cent to Rs 1,030, while Inox Leisure dipped 2.5 per cent to Rs 248.45 on the BSE in intra-day trade today.

India recorded 2,17,353 daily coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours as states face shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccine doses, on Friday (April 16). The fresh cases in the deadly second wave took the total caseload to over 1.42 crore.

As many as 1,18,302 discharges and 1,185 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.

Gold price on Friday was fell to Rs 50,030 for 10 gm from Rs 50,120 and silver price is trending at Rs 67,800 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

Shares of Wipro rallied 8.2 per cent to Rs 466 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday after the company reported a healthy IT services revenue growth and margins in the March quarter (Q4FY21). The stock had hit its record high of Rs 467, in the intra-day trade on January 13.

The company’s consolidated net profit grew 27.78 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 2,972 crore, as against Rs 2,326 crore posted in the same period last year.

The new fiscal year 2020-21 has started for about 1.14 lakh employees of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on a happy note with over 25 per cent hike in their pay packets, said a top union leader.

The Central government on Thursday notified the revised pay packets for LIC employees.

HDFC Bank Q4 preview: Just when India Inc was getting back on its feet, coming out from the Covid-19 pandemic-led disruption, the second wave of infections is making analysts wary of the recovery. Hence, when HDFC Bank reports its March quarter results (Q4FY21) on Saturday, April 17, all eyes would be on the management’s growth outlook.

The Indian health regulator will take a decision within three working days of a foreign vaccine maker seeking emergency use approval, the Centre said on Thursday in a definite move to accelerate the inoculation process.

Also, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will work in a time-bound manner for every step connected to vaccine approval.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the list of players centrally contracted for the Senior Indian team (Men) from the period of October 2020 to September 2021. The list included 28 players divided into four categories namely, A+, A, B and C grades.

Only three players were there in the top-most grade, i.e., A+ where the payment structure is for INR 7 Crores.

The Central government has given its employees the option to work from home along with the staggered office timings. This new development has come amidst the alarming rise in cases of COVID-19 in Delhi.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday night has issued a notice to its employees in this regard. In its notice, the Home Ministry has asked its officers up to the level of under-secretary to avail the work from home option.

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