Month: October 2020

PM pays tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, on his Jayanti

DELHI, OCTOBER 15: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, paid tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, on his Jayanti today.  Prime Minister said, “Tributes to Dr. Kalam on his Jayanti. India can never forget his indelible contribution towards national development, be it as […]

PM chairs review meeting of the research and vaccine deployment ecosystem against COVID-19

DELHI, OCTOBER 15: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took a review meeting of the research and vaccine deployment ecosystem against the COVID-19 pandemic including testing technologies, contact tracing, drugs and therapeutics etc. The meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Shri Harsh Vardhan; Member (Health), NITI Aayog; Principal […]

Special Window to States for meeting the GST Compensation Cess shortfall

DELHI, OCTOBER 15: Under Option-I States were to be provided a Special Window of Borrowing of ₹1.1 lakh cr, and over and above that, an authorisation for additional Open Market Borrowings of 0.5% of their GSDP. The authorisation for increased OMBs of 0.5% of GSDP has been issued […]

Sensex declines over 200 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 11,900

Mumbai, Oct 15: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in opening trade on Thursday tracking losses in index majors TCS, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid weak cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 248.36 points or 0.61 per cent lower at 40,546.38, and the […]

COVID-19: 67,735 new cases take India’s virus tally to 73,07,097

New Delhi, Oct 15: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases […]

Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks

Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks, hoping that demand for higher data speeds will spark demand for new phones. That might not happen as quickly as Apple would like. In a virtual presentation Tuesday, the company announced four […]

Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senators’ final questions

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings as senators dig deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election — the Democrats running out of time to stop Republicans pushing her […]

Nagorno-Karabakh tensions rise sharply, Azerbaijan warns over pipelines

YEREVAN/BAKU – Azerbaijan accused Armenia on Wednesday of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines and warned of a “severe” response as tensions rose sharply around a fraying ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia hit back by saying Azeri forces wanted to seize control of […]

Tata Group pulls ad featuring Hindu-Muslim family after outcry

NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, India – A subsidiary of India’s tea-to-telecoms Tata Group has withdrawn a jewellery advertisement featuring a Hindu-Muslim family celebrating a baby shower, following threats to one of its stores and wide criticism on social media. Muslims make up about 15% of India’s 1.3 billion people, most […]

India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.24 million

BENGALURU – India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose by 63,509 in the last 24 hours to stand at 7.24 million on Wednesday, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 730 to 110,586, the ministry said. India crossed the 7 million mark on Sunday, adding a […]

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