State-owned BSNL has issued a directive to all its units to curtail expenditure on contract works which is likely to result in retrenchment of around 20,000 workers engaged with the telecom firm through contractors, according to BSNL Employees’ Union.

The union also claimed that 30,000 contractual workers have already been retrenched under the company's retrenchment process and added that all such workers remained unpaid for more than a year.

On the occasion of Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary and offered gratitude to the teachers across the country.

Hailing the teachers as heroes, the Prime Minister lauded them for their contributions towards shaping minds and building the nation.

Covid-19 cases in India have gone from one million to nearly four million in less than two months, with the daily number of cases registering a global record on some days.

The pandemic has spread and the numbers are expected to continue to rise as the country resumes business activity. A few states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, are contributing to the maximum caseload. Experts believe that this may also be because of better testing infrastructure in these states.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to effectively conduct the door-to-door survey, contact tracing and medical testing to control COVID-19 infection.

A press note from the Information and Public Relations Department of Uttar Pradesh said, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to conduct the process of surveillance, door-to-door survey and medical tests effectively to control the Covid-19. He also asked to make extra efforts to augment ICU beds capacity.

Three unidentified militans were killed and three security forces personnel, including an Army officer, injured in an encounter in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Yedipora in the Pattan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir following specific information about the presence of the militants, a police official said.

Highlighting the great relationship that he has developed with Indian Americans and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said that he would think that Indian Americans would vote for him in the November 3 presidential election.

We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi. I would think that the Indian (American) people would be voting for Trump, the president told reporters at a White House news conference.

A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau have raided actor Rhea Chakraborty's house. NCB is conducting the house search under the provisions of NDPS act. Top officers of NCB, along with a woman staff, raided Rhea's apartment.

The team of NCB have also detained Rhea's brother Showik from his home. Samuel Miranda, another name linked to the case, has also been detained on Friday morning. Samuel was detained under provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 after the search at his residence.

The rupee witnessed high volatility in opening session on Friday amid heavy selling in domestic equities and a rebound in the American currency.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened on a strong note at 73.38 against the US dollar, then gained further to quote at 73.35.

Shares of Adani Gas hit an all-time high of Rs 201 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday after the company said rating agency ICRA has upgraded its long-term rating and re-affirmed the short-term rating with a stable outlook.

The stock of Adani Group bounced back 9 per cent from its early morning low of Rs 183 on the BSE. In the past one month, it outperformed the market by surging 23 per cent against a 2 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Vodafone Group Plc’s India unit is planning to raise about $1.5 billion as it seeks to turn around its fortunes in the country’s fiercely competitive wireless market, people familiar with the matter said.

Vodafone Idea Ltd. is discussing a funding plan that could include a share sale, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. It is working with advisers including New York-based investment bank PJT Partners Inc. as it seeks potential strategic partners to buy stakes, the people said.

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