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Singapore social media outlets issue correction notice on COVID-19 variant following Kejriwal s remarks
Facebook and Twitter along with Singapore s largest media house have complied with the government s directive to issue a correction to the users of social media platforms in the city-state after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted about a new COVID-19 Singapore variant . Singapore s Ministry of Health on Thursday invoked the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) in response to a statement circulating online claiming that there is a new variant of COVID-19 which originated in the city-state that is more harmful to children. Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote on Twitter claiming that the new strain of the coronavirus found in Singapore could be very dangerous for children and urged the Indian government to cancel all air links with Singapore.
The key barometer indices were trading in a narrow range near the day s high in afternoon trade. The Nifty was trading above 15,100 mark. All the sectoral indices on the NSE were in the green. Banks and financial shares were in demand.
At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 669.20 points or 1.35% at 50,234.06. The Nifty 50 index jumped 194.55 points or 1.31% at 15,100.60.
HDFC Bank (up 2.95%), Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) (up 2.39%) and ICICI Bank (up 2.29%) boosted the indices.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.83%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.77%.
Buyers outpaced sellers. On the BSE, 1,968 shares rose and 1,040 shares fell. A total of 149 shares were unchanged.
RBI approves transfer of Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to Centre
This will be for the accounting period of nine months ended March 31. It has also decided to maintain the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 per cent
BusinessToday.In | May 21, 2021 | Updated 13:32 IST
Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to Centre
The Reserve Bank of India Central Board has approved transfer of Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to the central government. This will be for the accounting period of nine months ended March 31. It has also decided to maintain the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 per cent.
The decision was taken during the 589th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India on Friday held through video conferencing.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Appoints Dr Ashok Gulati as an Additional Independent Director on its Board
Posted On: 2021-03-05 09:41:07 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited today announced the appointment of Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Ashok Gulati as an Additional and Independent Director on the Bank s Board, for a term of five years, effective 6th March, 2021, subject to the approval of the Members of the Bank.
Prakash Apte, Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank said, We are truly delighted to have Dr. Ashok Gulati on the Bank s Board of Directors. His insights on the national and international agriculture sector and his experience as a Researcher and writer on the rural economy will immensely add value to our Bank.