Amid mystery surrounding the firing by Nepal border guards in which one Indian national was killed, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which mans the border on the Indian side, said it was a completely local issue that has emerged from a local altercation.

Rajesh Chandra, Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), said a factual report that has been formed on the basis of preliminary findings has been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided to waive off fees for late filing returns between July 2017 to January this year in a bid to minimise the impact of COVID-19 crisis on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Due to the countrywide lockdown stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of return filing has been pending and revenue collections have been depressed.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday slammed the BJP and said that the Rajya Sabha elections could have been conducted two months back, but were postponed for no reason but to let BJP complete the horse-trading.

The Congress has accused the BJP of trying to poach ruling party MLAs ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 3,255.02 crore for the January-March quarter of financial year 2019-2020.

In the January-March period of 2018-19, the company had posted a net profit of Rs 969.25 crore.

M&M said in a regulatory filing that revenue from operations declined to Rs 9,004.72 crore during the fourth quarter compared with Rs 13,807.88 crore in the same period of corresponding fiscal.

HCL's 24x7, Integrated Control Centre for Covid-19 in Gautam Buddha Nagar has responded to close to 250,000 citizen queries since its launch in April, and majority of the calls it received were related to food.

The all-in-one control room, which can be reached on toll free number 18004192211, was set up by HCL at one of its facilities in Noida, with support from the GB Nagar district administration, the police, the health department and both Noida Authority and Greater Noida Authority.

With a daily increase of 10,996 in total cases, India’s tally has risen from 286,579 to 297,535, an increase of 3.8 per cent, listing India as the fourth-most-affected nation by number of coronavirus cases.

Death toll has reached 8,498 with 396 new fatalities, the most ever in a day.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Friday transferred Health Secretary Beela Rajesh and posted her as Secretary, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department.

J. Radhakrishnan, IAS, is the new Tamil Nadu Health Secretary.

The news came to light after a Public (Special A) Department issued a notice on the same earlier in the morning.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that the lockdown imposed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 will not be extended in the national capital.

No, the lockdown will not be extended, Jain said on being asked if there have been discussions to extend lockdown in the national capital considering the spike in coronavirus cases.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken against private employers who did not pay wages to their workers during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and also comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MR Shah was hearing a batch of petitions by several companies challenging an order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

As the coronavirus cases in Maharashtra continues to surge, another state Cabinet Minister reportedly tested positive.

Moreover, five members of the personal staff working for the minister also tested positive for the virus.

All of them are in stable condition and have been put in isolation.

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