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India records nearly 1.80 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases; active cases cross 700,000-mark

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India records nearly 1.80 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases; active cases cross 700,000-mark

India reported another massive spike in 1,79,723 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Monday as variants of Omicron continued to spread rapidly in the country, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Moff). The updated figures also show that the number of active cases has crossed the 700,000 mark.

India is witnessing a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as the virus rages across states, leading to a surge in daily infections. This is the fourth day that India’s daily statistics remain above the 100,000 mark.

The number of Omicron has also surged and now stands at 4,033, with Maharashtra having the highest number of infections (1,126). It was followed by Rajasthan (529), Delhi (513), Karnataka (441) and Kerala (333), according to the Health Ministry.

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The ministry also reported 146 new deaths, bringing the total to 483,936. After Monday’s new infections, the cumulative number of cases stood at 3,57,07,727.

According to the Ministry of Health, the daily positivity rate soared to 13.29%, while the weekly positivity rate was 7.92%.

The ministry’s figures also showed that the national Covid-19 recovery rate fell to 96.98 per cent. In the past 24 hours, as many as 46,569 people have recovered, bringing the cumulative number to 3,45,00,172.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a meeting on Monday to review the pandemic situation in five states and one Union Territory (UT), news agency PTI reported.

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The health ministers of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and the United Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Dammam and Diu will be present.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation across the country where he directed the officials to speed up vaccinations.

Meanwhile, India began administering the ‘precaution dose’ of the Covid vaccine to frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities. Eligible beneficiaries can walk-in to their nearby vaccination centre and get the third dose, according to the Centre’s guidelines.

The guidelines also mandate the same vaccine to be administered to the beneficiary and no mix-match is allowed as of now. This means those who were administered with Covaxin as their first and second dose will receive the same as their ‘precautionary dose’, and people who received Covishield will be given the same vaccine again.

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The stock market opened in red on Thursday, with the Sensex trading below 187.91 points and the Nifty below 46.45 points. The 30-share Sensex rose by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. Eight of the 13 major sectors declined at the open, while the broader, more domestically focused small-caps and mid-caps traded flat.

Ajay Bagga, market expert, said that the overhang remains for the next 10 to 15 days, the time it took in the previous two instances from the terrorist strike to the retaliatory Uri and Balakot strikes. On Wednesday, stock markets extended their surge to the seventh day, with Sensex share jumping 520 points to close above 80,000 level for the first time in four months.

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The stock market closed in green for the 7th day on Wednesday, with the 30-share Sensex rising by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. During the day, it surged by 658.96 points or 0.82 per cent to 80,254.55. The NSE Nifty rallied 161.70 points or 0.67 per cent to 24,328.95. HCL Tech surged the most by 7.72 per.

Cent after posting an 8.1% increase in consolidated net profit at ₹4,307 crore for March quarter 2024-25, mainly on account of large deals with a total contract value of about ₹25,500 crore. Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, ITC, and UltraTech Cement were also among the laggards, according to PTI Both the Sensex and Nifty reversed their seven-day.

Uptrend and settled lower on Thursday, amid profit-taking and disappointing Q4 earnings of Hindustan Unilever. Selling in blue-chips ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, and a largely muted trend in Asian and European equities also dragged the markets down, PTI reported. In the past seven trading days, the BSE benchmark gauge zoomed 6,269.34 points or 8.48 per cent, and the Nifty.

jumped 1,929.8 points or 8.61 per cent ​Indian stock markets experienced significant declines on April 25, 2025, amid escalating geopolitical tensions with Pakistan following a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which resulted in 26 civilian deaths. The BSE Sensex fell by 1,195 points during intraday trading, closing 570.8 points lower at 79,227, while the NSE.

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The market downturn was driven by widespread losses across sectors, with 12 out of 13 major indices ending in the red. Broader markets were also affected, as mid-cap and small-cap Nifty50 dropped 207.3 points to settle at 24,039 indices declined over 2%. Investor sentiment was further dampened by India’s strong diplomatic response to the attack, which included.

suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari border crossing, and revoking visa privileges for Pakistani nationals The Indian rupee weakened, closing 0.2% lower at 85.45 against the U.S. dollar, influenced by month-end dollar demand and increased geopolitical uncertainty. Bond yields also rose, reflecting heightened risk aversion among investors

Analysts caution that the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan could continue to impact market stability. While a full-scale conflict is considered unlikely, the situation remains fluid, and investors are advised to monitor developments closely In Pakistan, the Karachi Stock Exchange’s KSE-100 index fell by 2.12%, or 2,485.85 points, as investors reacted to India’s.

The United Nations has urged both nations to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue diplomatic measures and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty Indian stock markets slipped into the red on April 25, 2025, following India’s strong diplomatic actions against Pakistan after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. The BSE Sensex.

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