A study by IIT-Bombay has revealed State Bank of India and several other banks in the country have been imposing excessive charges on certain services wbich are provided to those with zero-balance or Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA). According to the study, the decision by SBI, which is country's largest public lender, to levy a charge of Rs 17.70 for every debit transaction beyond four by the BSBDA account holders is not reasonable.

In light of the rising cases of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has stopped the physical hearing of cases.

Regular functioning of the Allahabad High Court will take place through virtual mode from Monday (April 12) onwards.

According to a statement, initially 25 courts will be made functional for hearing through virtual mode but may increase or decrease as per the existing workload (number of cases) and requirement.

Haridwar is all set for the second royal bath of Maha Kumbh, which will be held on Monday under the COVID-19 protocols amid the alarming situation of coronavirus cases in Uttarakhand.

Speaking to ANI, Inspector-general of Police, Haridwar Kumbh Mela, Sanjay Gunjyal said, this year the second and the third royal bath will be held with the interval of one day.

Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government in the state is planning to restrict the general public from using Mumbai local train services in order to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The Maharashtra government may reimpose restrictions on the suburban services to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, reported a leading portal.

Fuel prices in the country remained unchanged on Saturday with oil marketing companies continuing on the pause mode and keeping petrol and diesel prices static for 11th consecutive day.

Accordingly, pump price of petrol and diesel remained at previous days level of Rs 90.56 and Rs 80.87 a litre, respectively, in the capital.

Telangana registered nearly 3,000 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single day spike this year, pushing the tally to over 3.24 lakh, while the toll rose to 1,752 with six more fatalities.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 487, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 289 and Nizamabad 202, a government bulletin said on Saturday providing details as of 8 PM on April 9.

China imposed a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. after an anti-monopoly probe found that it had abused its dominant market position.

The penalty is triple the previous high of almost $1 billion that Qualcomm Inc. had to pay in 2015.

YS Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Friday said she would float a political party in Telangana.

Addressing a public meeting in Khammam, about 200 KM from here, Sharmila said the outfits name, agenda and other details would be announced on July 8.

The next few months will be critical for India as the renewed Covid-19 surge challenges the country's immature economic recovery, global forecasting firm Oxford Economics said on Friday.

It also said that while the impact so far appears milder and the economy more resilient, Indian policymakers have no room for complacency.

People who have tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected to be suffering from the disease will be able to cast their votes from 5:30 PM to 6 PM during the upcoming assembly bypolls in Rajasthan, a senior official said on Friday.

Bypolls to Sujangarh, Sahara and Rajsamand assembly seats will be held on April 17.

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