Lockdown, Day 51: Lifeline for labourers In the second segment of the government's fiscal stimulus unveiling, the focus turned to India's migrants, small traders, street vendors, and the unorganised sector. In other news, the Railways has now cancelled all passenger trains till June 30. Special and shramik trains will continue to run. Track the latest updates from the day...
COUNT SO FAR  | Toll in Delhi mounts to 115; tally climbs to 8,470 | | Mumbai toll rises to 596; case tally at 15,747 | | 22 new cases reported in Karnataka; total tally now 981 | | Kerala case count rises to 560 | | Rohini jail inmate tests positive | | 1,001 police personnel test positive in Maharashtra | | Indore tally rises to 2,238; toll at 96 | | 73 new cases reported in Odisha; total number mounts to 611 | | Rajasthan tally reaches 4,418; death toll at 122 | | BSF personnel tests positive in Tripura; state now count 156 | | Seven new cases in Goa | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 43,47,015 | 2,97,197 | 78,003 | 2,549 | COVID BOOSTER FINE PRINT | Free food grain to all migrant workers for next 2 months | | Nationalisation of ration cards | | Rs 5,000 crore credit facility for street vendors | | Additional Rs 30,000 crore released to farmers | | Rs 2 lakh crore concessional credit boost for farmers | | Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme extended up to March 2021 | LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN | Phase II of Vande Bharat to start from 16 May | | India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones | ECONOMY AND BUSINESS | Sensex plunges 886 points; Nifty ends below 9,150 | | India's fiscal deficit may balloon to 7.9% in FY21 | | April WPI eases to 3.6%; headline number suspended on inadequate data | | BMW India initiates service campaign | GLOBAL ECONOMY | UN forecasts world economy to shrink by 3.2% | | Pandemic will cost global insurers $203 bn: Lloyd's | | Italy cabinet passes €55 billion package | | Australia's jobless rate at five-year high | | French unemployment at 11-year low | AROUND THE WORLD | Globally tally tops 43 lakh; toll at 2,97,197 | | United States tally rises to 1,389,935; toll at 84,059 | | Russia cases pass 250,000 | | Spain tally rises to 2,29,540; death toll at 27,321 | DEBATE THIS | Will a self-reliant India become a protectionist India? Tell us here | | |
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