₹20 tn economic package

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Philadelphia ordinance that requires gun owners to tell police when a firearm has been lost or stolen was ruled illegal Monday by a state court, with one of the judges who voted to throw out the law lamenting that their ruling would put people’s lives at risk.A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel ruled unanimously against the city law and issued a permanent injunction, saying the state Uniform Firearms Act preempts it. Philadelphia Police had sought a $2,000 fine against a man charged with violating the lost-and-stolen reporting mandate.The defendant had pleaded guilty in January 2019 to other firearms offenses, telling a city judge he had been the straw purchaser of six guns.

Premier League players have been banned by FIFA after breaking Covid regulations last year.Giovani Lo Celso, Christian Romero, Emiliano Martinez, and Emiliano Buendia have all been punished for their roles in Brazil and Argentina's World Cup qualification clash.The group had all dodged Brazil's Covid rules, which stated all arrivals must spend 14 days in quarantine after entering the country.However, the Premier League players all travelled from the hotel to the stadium with their national teammates.The resulting situation caused chaotic scenes when health officials stormed the pitch after six minutes to haul the players off for breaking the rules.FIFA released a statement: "After a thorough investigation of the various factual elements and in light of the applicable regulations."The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that the match should be replayed on a date and at a location to be decided by FIFA."In addition, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has concluded that the abandonment of the match stemmed from several deficiencies of the parties involved towards their respective responsibilities and/or obligations in connection with the former."As such, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has also decided to suspend the Argentinian players Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero for two matches each for not complying with the FIFA Return to Football International Match Protocol." What do you think of the punishment? Let us know in the comments section Both countries FA's have also been fined due to their failure to maintain order and security.Argentina have been hit with a £160,000 fine, while Brazil were ordered to fork over £300,000.The two nations will also pay an additional £40,000 fine

Chief political correspondent David Akin has the latest on the Ottawa protests, as police moved in over the weekend to clear the blockage at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario.

Addressing a news conference Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed that military intervention on civilians should be avoided “at all costs.” This is why, he said, the solution is focused on police forces, enforcing existing laws and protecting public order are the ways to deal with the ongoing trucker protests and border blockades.

Justin Trudeau consulted premiers about using the Emergencies Act Monday, while an Ontario judge granted an injunction to enforce noise and idling bylaws related to the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa.City solicitor David White requested the injunction Friday, saying the protesters were flagrantly violating bylaws against relentless noise, idling of trucks, setting off fireworks, and open air fires.The injunction, which does not have an end date, was designed to give the police and bylaw officers an extra tool to enforce city bylaws, lawyers acting for the city of Ottawa said Monday. Trudeau expected to invoke Emergencies Act to aid convoy blockade response: sources The Attorney General’s office intervened in the court hearing to make it clear that the injunction would also apply to federal property in Canada’s capital city.The protest by antigovernment demonstrators blockading city streets around Parliament Hill is now in its third week and has spread to several Canada-U.S.

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported a total of four deaths and 257 COVID-19 cases from Saturday to Monday.The deaths involved three individuals in their 80s and 90s and one in their 50s.LHSC, meanwhile, is caring for 89 inpatients with COVID-19, 17 of whom are in adult critical care.As noted, LHSC is caring for 89 COVID-19 inpatients, with 17 inpatients in adult critical care. Last Monday, LHSC was caring for 119 COVID-19 inpatients, with 25 in adult critical care.Of the 89, there were 10 in Children’s Hospital with five or fewer in pediatric critical care.

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Browser listens during a public safety briefing at the Marion S. Barry, Jr., Building in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2021.

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Los Angeles Rams lies on the ground after an injury in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, Califor INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Los Angeles Rams star Odell Beckham Jr.

When Muzaffer Kayasan first caught Covid-19, he thought he was destined to die, as he was already suffering from leukemia.

In a letter sent to FM on Wednesday, FIDC, the representative body of NBFCs, has sought changes to the three liquidity schemes - ₹30,000 crore liquidity support scheme, ₹45,000 crore partial credit guarantee scheme and ₹3 lakh crore guaranteed loans for MSMEs

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared some key proposals of the government’s ₹20 trillion economic package for the poor and businesses hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Just as India was showing initial signs of emerging from a slowdown, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was forced to confront a totally unexpected challenge: a pandemic. The government had to redraw battle plans and impose a lockdown, which triggered an economic collapse. Over the course of last week, the finance minister has outlined the contours of a ₹20 trillion stimulus package. In an interview on Tuesday, Sitharaman defended the government’s decisions and said it will not hesitate to take more steps to support Indian businesses. Edited excerpts:

NEW DELHI : India's $266 billion economic rescue package rests mostly on boosting company credit but contains scant new public spending, tax breaks or cash support to revive demand and prevent firms from collapsing, business leaders and economists say.

NEW DELHI : Continuing its attempt to provide fillip to the economy whilst combating the spread of covid-19, the Union government on Sunday announced an extension to the ongoing lockdown till 31 May.

NEW DELHI : The fifth and last tranche of economic stimulus announced by the government on Sunday will boost entrepreneurship, help public sector units and revitalise the village economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced setting up of public health laboratories at block levels, a move that will boost testing facilities in rural India.

NEW DELHI: India will suspend bankruptcy proceedings for one year so that companies are not dragged into tribunals at a time they are trying to get back on their feet, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.

NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to make some key announcements today as she addresses the fifth and last press conference on the ₹20 lakh crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier. To revive the Indian economy hit by the impact of coronavirus, the Modi government has decided to make India 'self-reliant' with a combination of several reforms, fiscal and liquidity measures. PM Modi has said that the measures and reforms will create many business opportunities and contribute to economic transformation.

Sitharaman will announce the last tranche of ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package at 11 am today

NEW DELHI : The economic measures announced by his government on Saturday will create many business opportunities and contribute to economic transformation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

NEW DELHI : After having announced economic package and relief measures for farmers, migrant labourers, MSMEs, SMEs, NBFCs, MFIs and other categories, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will release the fourth tranche of her ₹20 lakh crore economic package today. As announced the Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier, the stimulus to revive the Indian economy hit by coronavirus is being released in several tranches. Equivalent to 10% of India's GDP, the economic package includes both fiscal and liquidity measures to make India self-reliant under the 'Aatmanirbhar Abhiyan'.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the government should rework on the ₹20 trillion economic stimulus package, announced to mitigate the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, by giving money directly to people to spur demand instead of focusing on a loan-centric approach.

New Delhi: Fast moving consumer goods companies on Friday welcomed the government's third tranche of the economic relief package aimed at supporting and reforming the farm sector, as well as developing infrastructure to support India's agriculture sector.

NEW DELHI : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is releasing the third tranche of the ₹20 lakh crore economic package today with a focus on agriculture, fisheries and allied activities. In the previous two parts of the package, FM's focus was on MSMEs, NBFCs, MFIs, migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that the package is aimed at making India self-reliant. He has also hinted at bringing in several reforms to revive the Indian economy hit by the nationwide spread of the contagious coronavirus disease and the prolonged lockdown.

KOLKATA : The TMC on Thursday dubbed the announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a hoax and said the Centre had failed to provide West Bengal with the foodgrains it had promised or had sent those of inferior quality.

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said about 80 million migrant workers, not covered under central or state food distribution systems, will be given free rice, wheat and gram or chickpea for the next two months. The measure will cost the central government ₹3,500 crores.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation this week on the ₹20 trillion stimulus package and the extension of the covid-19 lockdown drew 193 million viewers across 197 television channels, according to data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a fresh set of measures for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), housing finance companies (HFCs) and micro finance institutions (MFIs) as part of the government’s economic rescue package for the covid-19 crisis. It allocated an amount of ₹30,000 crore for the purchase of investment grade debt of NBFCs, HFCs and MFIs. The second measure is a partial guarantee scheme worth ₹45,000 crore on primary market paper issued by NBFCs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a series of liquidity measures to prop up the economy amid the pandemic, which senior Congress leader and former FM P. Chidambaram said "is a cruel blow to those who toil every day".

Here is the full text of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements during the press-meet

Indian equity market on Wednesday closed over 2% higher as investors cheered the government's ₹20 trillion stimulus package to revive the economy, which has come to a grinding halt due to the lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW DELHI : As announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is now releasing details of the ₹20 lakh crore economic package to revive the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Aimed at all sections of the society, including the middle-class, SMEs, labourers, farmers and the industry, the economic package is themed around the 'Self-reliant India campaign'.

India's small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which is among the worst-hit sectors amid the covid-19 crisis, hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ₹20 lakh crore economic relief package would revive liquidity, bringing the sector back to life.

Indian equity markets rallied in early trade on Wednesday as the size of the economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is significantly higher than the Street's expectations. The package of ₹20 trillion, which accounts for 10% of India’s GDP, includes the fiscal and monetary support extended by the finance ministry and Reserve Bank of India earlier.

NEW DELHI: Government bonds declined on Wednesday as investors worried about India's fiscal deficit after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a massive ₹20 trillion package to revive the economy, brought low by the lockdown to contain the covid-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI: The Center on Tuesday announced a massive ₹20 trillion stimulus, comprising 10% of India's GDP, to revive the economy that has been brought to its knees by a severe, nearly 50-day lockdown to contain the covid-19 pandemic.

Indian stock markets are expected to rise on Wednesday, riding on the economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night. Rally in SGX Nifty indicate that Indian benchmark indices may see a strong opening.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will definitely prove to be a milestone.

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announced ₹20 trillion relief package on Tuesday to help Indian economy kickstart its slowing engine, infected in order to prevent the deadly coronavirus pandemic spread. If analysts work the numbers in Modi's total ₹20 lakh crore economic package, experts estimate that it could be around 10.71 lakh crore.

In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted at a continuation of the lockdown India has been under for several weeks but added that the coming phase would be “totally different" from the previous phases, the contours of which will be decided based on the suggestions given by states.

PM Modi announces a ₹20 trillion stimulus package to reinvigorate the economy and a new strategy to ensure that the country becomes self-reliant

NEW DELHI : The Modi government takes decisions in the interest of the country and the just announced ₹20 lakh crore relief package will help the poor, farmers and middle class, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

In his latest address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon a lot of things affecting the country during the pandemic. However, the biggest announcement of all is a mega economic relief package amounting to ₹20 lakh crore. PM gave a clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) during the crisis and he said the package will help achieving that.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the long-awaited stimulus package of Rs20 trillion for businesses and workers to soften the devastating blow from the coronavirus lockdown that has pushed many companies to the brink of bankruptcy with revenues and cash flows disappearing overnight.

NEW DELHI : Cash-strapped state governments on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally intervene to announce a special financial package for them.

New Delhi: Barring containment zones, economic activities should be allowed to resume in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said during a video conference chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with CMs of different states on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte with both leaders discussing the measures required to address the health and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in their own countries as well as at a global level.