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Indians among minority groups in UK worst hit by Covid19
Figures released by National Health Service show that of 13,918 patients those identifying with Indian ethnicity made up 3 per cent
23 Apr 2020 2:39 PM
Covid19: Congress CMs blame Centre for not giving any financial assistance to states
Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry demanded a financial package for states to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic
23 Apr 2020 1:31 PM
India's remittances likely to decline by 23% due to coronavirus: World Bank
Globally remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 per cent this year due to the economic crisis
23 Apr 2020 1:04 PM
Finance Ministry notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA law
Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms
23 Apr 2020 12:42 PM
Fitch slashes India's economic growth to 0.8% in FY21
Unparalleled global recession was underway due to disruptions caused by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns: Fitch
23 Apr 2020 12:14 PM
WHO becoming tool of 'Chinese propaganda': US
US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization
22 Apr 2020 11:08 AM
Rushing to ease lockdown curbs could cause resurgence: WHO
Governments must remain vigilant to stop the spread of virus. Lifting of lockdowns, social distancing measures must be done gradually
21 Apr 2020 2:52 PM
Humans responsible spread of coronavirus and other zoonoses
It is human activity that enabled the virus to jump to people, and specialists warn that if nothing changes many other pandemics will follow
21 Apr 2020 11:48 AM
AirAsia cuts staff salaries by up to 20% for April amid lockdown
Those drawing Rs 50,000 per month or less have been spared from the wage cut
20 Apr 2020 2:31 PM
Toll collection resumes on National Highways
National Highways Authority of India as well as highway developers resumed collection at toll plazas
20 Apr 2020 11:34 AM
Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic damage
Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities
19 Apr 2020 12:42 PM
Oil jumps after Trump lays out plan for reopening of virus-hit US
Oil markets tracked a rise in Asian stock markets and on Wall Street overnight
17 Apr 2020 9:03 AM
FICCI calls for interest-free loans to support small businesses amid lockdown
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said small and medium enterprises are incurring losses and facing cash flow disruption
16 Apr 2020 2:38 PM
Domestic airlines refuse to refund for cancelled tickets
Aviation regulator DGCA issued a circular stating all international as well as domestic flights will remain suspended during the lockdown
15 Apr 2020 4:46 PM
IMF approves immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries
The fund together with the World Bank have called for rich nations to stop collecting debt payments from poor countries
14 Apr 2020 4:13 PM
Asian Development Bank triples covid19 response package to $20 billion
Asian Development Bank sees India's economic growth slipping to 4% in FY21
13 Apr 2020 5:11 PM
India's near-term growth outlook has deteriorated sharply: RBI Governor Das
Reserve Bank will remain vigilant and will not hesitate to use any instrument to mitigate the impact of Covid-19
13 Apr 2020 2:04 PM
Asian markets dip after OPEC+ deal to cut oil production
Oil benchmarks surged in early Asian trade, with WTI climbing nearly eight percent and Brent up five percent
13 Apr 2020 9:58 AM
Gold ETFs witness inflows in 2019-20 amid virus volatility
The latest inflow comes amid a sell-off in broader markets and sharp plunge in international crude oil prices
12 Apr 2020 11:55 AM
US senators urge Saudi officers to take concrete action to cut oil output
Saudi Arabia and Russia were close to finalizing a deal to cut crude output by a record 10 million barrels per day
12 Apr 2020 9:39 AM
Columns
The US, as yesterday’s hegemon, has woefully diminished its persuasiveness
The processes that have been adopted can be checkmated only through stout resistance by society and a show of statesmanship
The question that Judge Varma had to decide was whether Rahul implied that all people with the surname of “Modi” were economic offenders
Will we ever see our diplomacy undertaking manoeuvres of the kind China has pulled off here?