According to the ministry, the loans, which were previously intended for specific sectors such as small borrowers, can be claimed until September 30 or until total guarantees worth three trillion rupees ($41 billion) are offered. Sunil Mehta, chief executive of the Indian Banks’ Association, said at a briefing that around …
Read More »Miami Beach extends state of emergency, curfew & road closures for 3 weeks as police struggle to contain wild parties (VIDEOS)
The commission granted Interim City Manager Raul Aguila the authority to extend the restrictive measures for up to three more weeks if needed, following an emergency meeting on Sunday. The emergency curfew will remain in place for parts of South Beach until 6am Monday, and extended as authorities see fit, …
Read More »‘Mutants are a reality’: Germany extends lockdown until March 7 as Merkel urges caution over Covid-19 variants
Exceptions to the lockdown, which has been in place since December, mean that hairdressers are able to reopen from March 1 and federal states can decide on their own timetables for the reopening of schools. But German bars, restaurants, hotels, leisure centers and non-essential shops will remain closed until the …
Read More »UK government ‘quietly’ extends local authorities’ lockdown powers in England until July 17 – media
The regulation that allows local authorities to close pubs, restaurants, shops, and public spaces was due to expire last week, but it was extended earlier this month until July 17, according to a report in the Telegraph. A Department of Health source told the paper that MPs had voted for …
Read More »Google EXTENDS Trump’s YouTube ban for at least another week as ‘Borat’ actor urges PERMANENT bans to ‘stop HATE’
“In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, the Donald J. Trump channel will be prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for an additional minimum of seven days,” Alphabet Inc, Google and YouTube’s parent company, said in a statement on Tuesday. One of the more prominent voices …
Read More »Facebook extends Trump account ban for AT LEAST 2 weeks, citing Capitol riots
Declaring that the “risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service” during the run-up to Biden’s inauguration are “simply too great” to allow, CEO Zuckerberg announced in a Thursday post that the president’s accounts will remain locked for “at least the next two weeks.” Zuckerberg said Trump intends …
Read More »DC mayor extends emergency order until after Inauguration Day as police confirm 4 fatalities amid US Capitol unrest
Washington, DC Police Chief Robert Contee confirmed on Wednesday night that a woman who died of a gunshot wound was actually shot by the US Capitol Police. In addition, three others died of undisclosed “medical emergencies” amid the chaos. Police also recovered pipe bombs both at the RNC and the …
Read More »‘Restrict contact to absolute minimum’: Merkel extends German national lockdown until at least end January
“We need to restrict contact more strictly… We ask all citizens to restrict contact to the absolute minimum,” Merkel told journalists on Tuesday. Shops, bars, and restaurants in Germany, as well as schools, will remain shut at least until the end of January, Merkel announced, following a video conference with the …
Read More »Israel extends coronavirus lockdown as finance minister warns of businesses ‘collapsing’
The country’s coronavirus cabinet met late into Tuesday night to discuss an exit plan from the lockdown, re-imposed in September amid a wave of new infections, but decided the measures would remain in force over the weekend. “The decision to ease restrictions and allow for a gradual exit from the …
Read More »EU extends anti-Russian sanctions
The European Council will consider the issue of sanctions in December. The EU intends to continue sanctions against Russia without debate. This was written in the Twitter the correspondent of Radio Freedom Rikard Jozwiak. “At the moment it seems that the decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia will be …
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