Top GKToday’s News Headlines-25 March 2020

March 24, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 25 March, 2020

PM announces nationwide total lockdown for 21 days from March 25 to prevent spread of coronavirus
MP: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan wins confidence motion in the state Assembly
Odisha CM launches Mo Jeeban (My Life) programme; urges people to take a pledge to stay indoors
TN CM announces creation of state’s 38th district named Mayiladuthurai, carved out from Nagapattinam
TN CM hikes pension of village temple priests to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000, to launch a new TV channel dedicated to shrines
TN CM announces Rs 1,000 cash assistance for ration card holders to compensate for livelihood loss due to coronavirus outbreak

UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launches ‘The Global Network Resiliency Platform’ to ensure availability of telecommunication services during the current coronavirus crisis
Albert Uderzo, who drew the Asterix comic books, died at the age of 92 on March 24, 2020.
Cameroon-born African saxophone legend Manu Dibango dies in Paris at the age of 86 after catching coronavirus
World Tuberculosis Day observed on March 24 with its theme as ‘It’s time to End TB!’
International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims observed by the UN on March 24

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces range of measures to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic
Charges on cash withdrawals from ATM of other banks waived
Charges on keeping saving account minimum balance waived for 3 months
Last date for filing of income tax return for 2018-19 extended from March 31 to June 30
Interest rate on delayed payments reduced to 9 per cent from 12 per cent for FY19
Last date for linking Aadhaar and PAN cards extended to June 30 from March 31
Threshold triggering insolvency proceedings raised to Rs 1 crore from Rs 1 lakh.
Last date for GST returns for March, April and May extended to June 30
Deadline for tax amnesty plan ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ extended to June 30

BSE Sensex ends 692.79 points or 2.67 per cent higher at 26,674.03
NSE Nifty settles 190.80 points, or 2.51 per cent, higher at 7,801.05
Coronavirus outbreak: Govt. bans export of all sanitisers and ventilators with immediate effect