Maharashtra government has decided to allow barbershops, salons and beauty parlours to resume operations from June 28 in the State, under its Mission Begin Again Phase IV.

Barbershops, salons, and beauty parlours with restricted entry with prior appointments only. Only select services such as haircut, dyeing hair, threading etc are allowed. Skin related services will not be permitted presently. This should prominently be displayed in the shops, read an order from the state government.

Acharya Balkrishna, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Patanjali, said that all procedures were followed to manufacture the medicine, Coronil, and they have not done anything wrong while obtaining the licence.

We have followed all procedures to manufacture the medicine (Coronil). We applied for the licence based on classical evidence of the compounds used in the medicine. We worked on the compounds and put out the results of the clinical trial before people, Acharya Balkrishna said.

Petrol prices on Friday crossed the Rs-80 mark in Delhi as fuel compnaies announced the 20th hike in a row. Petrol price was increased by 21 paise to Rs 80.13 per litre in Delhi. Diesel jumped by 17 paise to Rs 80.19 per litre.

In Mumbai, the price of petrol touched Rs 86.91 a litre and diesel went up to Rs 78.51 a litre. In Kolkata, the prices were at Rs 81.82 a litre and Rs 75.34 a litre, respectively.

IndiGo announced a flexible payment option allowing customers to secure booking on a domestic flight by paying 10 per cent of the ticket price upfront or minimum Rs 400 per passenger. Customers will have to pay the balance upto fifteen days from date of booking or fifteen days before departure, the airline announced said.

The move will help customers lock in fares and help IndiGo grow bookings as it expects a shift in demand from other airlines.

Even though the country is witnessing a rapid day-by-day increase of coronavirus cases, the central government is likely to ease more restrictions as it looks to issue guidelines for Unlock 2.0 around June 30.

Sources in the government said that it is likely to allow international air travel on certain selected routes. As per reports, international flights are set to resume by Mid July as several airlines have raised objection to Air India’s monopoly in Vande Bharat Mission. India may start flights to the US, UK, France, and Germany.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan' for migrant workers returning to UP on Friday. The scheme is part of the government's nationwide initiative 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan' which was launched on June 20.

The project is aimed at generating employment with a thrust towards creating infrastructure in backward regions of the country.

A terrorist has been killed by security forces in an ongoing encounter that broke out late evening on Thursday in Chewa Ullar village of Tral in Pulwama district of South Kashmir.

Informing about the development, a top police official said, one body of terrorists visible at encounter spot and searches are going one.

At least 24 people died while 12 were injured in the different parts of Uttar Pradesh due to lightning, according to a release by state's Information and Public Relation Department.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences and announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday raked up yet another controversy as he referred slain terrorist and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden as a shaheed (martyr) while addressing the National Assembly.

Bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in Pakistan's Abbottabad in May, 2011.

Shares of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC RE) surged as much as 8.5 per cent to Rs 165.75 on the BSE on Thursday after the company's net profit jumped 98 per cent to Rs 1,197 crore in Q4FY20 compared to 603 crore in the same period a year ago due to lower tax provisions.

The reinsurer’s pre-tax profit for the March quarter stood at Rs 1,101 crore compared to Rs 1,194 crore in Q4FY19.

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