More than 250 containers, each with 20 tonne of electronic goods, gadgets, mobile phones and accessories were stuck at various places including ports, wholesalers said.

Indian spice oleoresins, widely used for natural colours and flavours in the food products, currently dominate the world market with over Rs 2,000 crore export. A few companies based in Kerala account for a major share of the world spice oleoresin market.

The maker of Dettol and Lizol disinfectant reported best ever global sales growth for the March 2020 quarter as customers stocked up on hygiene products amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with like for like growth up 13%, higher market share and strong growth in e-commerce.

In view of the fresh guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 1 and after evaluating the ground situation, the company has resumed production at all manufacturing locations, Dabur India said in a regulatory filing.

The upcoming Rs 1 lakh cr Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project offers huge investment opportunities for investors, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said, urging players to invest in proposed townships & wayside amenities. The minister also exhorted industry players to look into the possibilities of setting up clusters of leather, plastic and other products along the highway.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging an interim judgment of the Madras HC to close liquor outlets run by state-run Tasmac. Following the violations of conditions imposed by the court, the high court said no liquor shops shall be kept open till the lockdown imposed by the Centre and the state government is lifted or modified.

Coronavirus patients developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged, the health ministry said on Friday in its revised discharge policy for Covid-19 cases. Earlier, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he/she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours.

A tweet attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah’s verified Twitter handle, in which he says that he has bone cancer is being circulated across social media platforms. In the tweet, Shah can be seen imploring Muslims to pray for his good health during Ramzan.

The evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them, Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on Saturday. He said 1.5 crore answer sheets of already conducted class 10, 12 exams will be delivered to teachers.

Chinese scientists have claimed that they have successfully tested the country's first vaccine against Covid-19 on monkeys, which is a significant development in the race to find a cure for the virus. According to the reports, PiCoVacc, an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate made by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, has shown promising results.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday relaxed certain lockdown measures in non-containment areas across the state, including permission to do takeaway services at teashops. This will come into effect on May 11. All private establishments can function with 33% strength between 10.30am and 6pm in Greater Chennai Police limits and 10am and 7pm in the rest of the state.

Two Indians, who were among the 363 nationals brought back to Kerala from the Gulf, have tested positive for Covid-19, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. With this, the total number of active cases has climbed to 17 in the state. The patients have been admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode and Kochi.

India’s Covid-19 count is nearing 60,000 mark with 59,662 cases after new cases topped 3,000 for the third consecutive day. The overall death toll too was just short of 2,000 at 1,981. Overall, 3,294 fresh cases were reported from states in past 24-hour. Stay here for all live updates