Category: India News

Indian Overseas Bank seeks about Rs 1,000 cr capital support from govt

New Delhi, Nov 8: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has sought a capital support of about Rs 1,000 crore from the government in order to create buffer for any exigency, a top official of the bank said. The state-owned lender, which has posted profit for the last three consecutive quarters, […]

Third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi worst so far; cases to come down soon: Health Minister Jain

New Delhi, Nov 8: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the national capital has hit the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases suggests it has been the worst so far. The government has increased the number of beds for COVID-19 patients […]

Vote in maximum numbers, set record: PM Modi’s appeal to Bihar voters

New Delhi, Nov 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record. In a tweet, he also asked them to wear masks and maintain social distancing. Polling is […]

Nearly 46% turnout till 3 pm in 3rd phase of Bihar polls

Patna, Nov 7 : An estimated 46 per cent of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway in the third and final phase of elections on Saturday. While the polling so far has been […]

COVID-19: India records 50,356 fresh infections, 577 deaths

New Delhi, Nov 7: India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to?84,62,080 with 50,356 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 92.41 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry […]

Facebook’s WhatsApp starts payments service in India

DELHI – Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp will start its payments service in India on Friday, the messaging app said in a blog post, after it received approval from the country’s leading payments processor to roll out the much-delayed system. WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with more […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 84 lakh with 47,638 fresh infections

New Delhi, Nov 6: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 84 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 77.65 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.32 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. India’s total coronavirus cases […]

Priyanka raises issue of irregularities in power billing in UP; demands halving of rates for farmers

New Delhi, Nov 6:  Voicing concern over alleged irregularities in electricity billing in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the Yogi Adityanath government to act against those responsible for it and demanded that the rate of power for farmers be halved immediately. The Congress […]

India sees early vaccine launch as AstraZeneca deliveries run late

NEW DELHI – India raced ahead with work on its coronavirus vaccine while Britain’s AstraZeneca said its deliveries were running “a little bit late” as countries around the world sought to conquer the pandemic and rescue their economies. A vaccine is seen as the world’s best bet for […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload mounts to 83.64 lakh with 50,210 new cases

New Delhi, Nov 5:  India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 83.64 lakh with 50,210 new cases in a day, while 77,11,809 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 92.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted […]

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