SBI Sydney is offering Zero remittance fee on AUD-INR transactions for those who are :
- Supporting their families and friends back in India to fight COVID-19
- Donating funds to PM Cares Fund to support Covid-19
To avail the offer, purpose of transfer needs to be selected as "Covid-19 - Medical emergency / PM Relief Fund"
Offer valid till 30.06.2020
In the first few days of the lockdown, social media was also flooded with reports of overzealous police using bamboo sticks to repeatedly whack those thought to be in breach of the lockdown laws.
In cities such as Mumbai, officers forced alleged violators to do squats and push-ups, while in the state of Uttar Pradesh, police were filmed forcing poor migrant workers to hop on the side of the road, prompting a senior superintendent to issue an apology after public outrage.