Month: June 2021

Support from all sides needed to nurture economic recovery hit by 2nd wave of COVID: RBI Guv

Mumbai, Jun 18:  Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has pitched for policy support from all sides — fiscal, monetary and sectoral — to nurture recovery of the economy hit by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The dent on economic activity due to the second wave of […]

Swedish PM faces no-confidence vote, what happens now?

STOCKHOLM, June 18 – Swedish centre-left Prime Minister Stefan Lofven looks headed for defeat in a no-confidence vote on Monday after the formerly communist Left Party withdrew its support over plans to ease rent controls on new-build housing. The motion of no-confidence was submitted to parliament on Thursday […]

Explainer: Mystery behind slump in India’s Adani Group company shares

CHENNAI, June 18 – Shares of companies controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani are set to record their biggest weekly losses ever. The six stocks cumulatively lost nearly 2 trillion Indian rupees ($26.98 billion) of value in four days through Thursday. THE FUNDS Indian newspaper Economic Times reported […]

EXCLUSIVE Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid

Summary HMN Tech’s bid priced at more than 20% below rivals – sources World Bank said all bids deemed non-compliant U.S. warned Chinese firms posed a security threat Undersea cables emerged as sensitive area of Pacific diplomacy SYDNEY/BEIJING, June 18 – A World Bank-led project declined to award […]

Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favor

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran voted Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. State-linked opinion polling and analysts put hard-line judiciary chief […]

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of racial reckoning in America, more is needed to change policies that disadvantage too many of their brethren. “It’s great, but it’s not […]

PM launches ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers’

One lakh youth will be trained under the initiative in 2-3 months: PM 6 customized courses launched from 111 centres in 26 states Virus is present and possibility of mutation is there, we need to stay prepared: PM Corona period has proved importance of skill, re-skill and up-skill: […]

ECI releases an Atlas on General Elections 2019

DELHI, JUNE 18: Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sushil Chandra along with Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey released ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’ on June 15, 2021. Shri Sushil Chandra commended the officers of the Commission for compiling this innovative document […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

More than 27.90 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs More than 2.58 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered DELHI, JUNE 18: As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, JUNE 18: India’s Active Caseload declines to 7,98,656; less than 8 lakh after 73 days India reports 62,480 new cases in last 24 hours 2,85,80,647 Total Recoveries across the country so far 88,977 patients recovered during last 24 hours Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New […]

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