As the Covid-19 pandemic has caused roadblocks for the political parties to launch mass connect initiatives and hold large rallies without worrying about physical distancing ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission has come to their aid by doubling the broadcast time on DD and AIR.

The Reserve Bank of India, in an affidavit, filed before Supreme Court in the loan moratorium case, said that it would not be possible to give more time as a relief for sectors hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centre made it clear that further relief is not possible beyond waiver of interest-on-interest for certain categories of loan account having borrowing up to Rs 2 crore.

Goa has become the first 'Har Ghar Jal' state in the country by providing 100% tap water connections in rural areas covering 2.30 lakh households, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Friday.

The government's Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024.

As IBM splits into two companies globally, separating the heritage IT infrastructure-managed services business from the futuristic hybrid cloud and AI piece, Arvind Krishna, Indian-born chief executive officer (CEO) of the technology major, has said the split will have no material impact on its Indian operations and structure while it unlocks enough potential in the country in both the spaces.

The Spanish government declared a state of emergency for the Madrid region, as Europe’s leaders step up efforts to contain an unrelenting surge in coronavirus cases across the continent.

Europe surpassed 100,000 daily reported Covid-19 cases for the first time, after countries, such as Spain, France, Russia, Romania, and the UK saw no respite in the mounting number of infections every day.

Pakistan on Friday imposed a ban on Chinese video-sharing Chinese app TikTok after it received a number of complaints from different segments of the society, as reported by Pakistani media Dawn. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued instructions to impose a ban. The regulatory body said that several complaints were made against immoral/indecent content that was shared on the app.

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan's mortal remains arrived at Patna airport in the early hours on Saturday. The last rites will be held today afternoon, (October 10).

From 8 am Saturday, the general public will be allowed to pay their last respects, and the cremation will take place with full state honours at 1.30 pm at the Janardan Ghat in Patna.

The planned October 15 US Presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was officially cancelled on Friday, a day after Trump rejected a decision by the nonpartisan commission organising it to change its format to a virtual event to guard against the spread of COVID-19.

The debate, originally scheduled as a town hall-style encounter in Miami, was intended to be the second of three presidential debates.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 36.4 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,060,860, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 36,435,290 and the fatalities increased to 1,060,869, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

Shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) surged 16 per cent to Rs 20.60 on the BSE on Friday after the private sector lender said that it had received an indicative non-binding offer from the Clix Group.

The offer suggests the private equity firm comprising Clix Capital Services Private Limited, Clix Finance India Private Limited and Clix Housing Finance Private Limited would be amalgamated with LVB.

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