Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday after the two southern states were hit by heavy rains and assured them of all possible support and assistance from the Centre in the rescue-and-relief work. … Read more
Year: 2020
China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose
United Nations, Oct 14 (AP) China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost. Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a … Read more
Cinema Halls To Open Today In Several States with 50% Occupancy
Cinema halls in several parts of the country will reopen today after seven months in the shadow of the pandemic. Theatres and multiplexes, closed since March because of the coronavirus crisis, recently allowed to resume operations as per guidelines issued under Unlock 5. Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya … Read more
Young, healthy people may not get coronavirus vaccine until 2022: WHO
Healthy and young people might not get shots of coronavirus vaccine until 2022 as WHO’s health officials are considering immunising the elderly and vulnerable group first. According to World Health Organisation’s chief scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan said, health workers, elderly and frontline workers might get the COVID-19 vaccine first, thought … Read more
Ghanaian International Kwesi Appiah to play for NEUFC
Northeast United FC has announced joining of Kwesi Appiah ahead of Season 7 of the ISL. Kwesi makes the move having last played for AFC Wimbledon in the English Championship where he scored 4 times last season. A product of the Ebsfleet. United PASE Youth System, Kwesi has played for … Read more
China’s trade growth accelerates in Sept; exports up 9.9%
China’s trade growth accelerated in September as the world’s second-largest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. Exports rose 9.9% over a year earlier to 239.8 billion, up from August’s 9.5% growth, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports gained 13.2% to 202.8 billion, up from the previous month’s 2.1% contraction. Exporters have … Read more
SIP inflows drop for 6th month in Sept; investors prefer to maintain liquidity
Investment in mutual funds through SIPs remained lacklustre with inflow dropping for the sixth-consecutive month to Rs 7,788 crore in September amid challenging economic environment. The trend is expected to reverse only slowly as investors feel more confident to save more once their own income stream stabilises, said Vidya Bala, … Read more
India’s GDP may contract 10.3% in FY21 : IMF
With the country and world reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian economy is expected to grow at -10.3 % ( i.e., a contraction) in 2020 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Global growth is projected to be -4.4% ( i.e., a contraction in output of … Read more
Facebook, Google, Amazon, LinkedIn could face domestic taxes
Global internet giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn and Netflix could face larger domestic tax liability in India after OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) postponed a common tax framework for global companies. This move will allow countries like India to go ahead with their own plan to … Read more
Akshay Kumar starts filming YRF’s ‘Prithviraj’ after wrapping up ‘Bell Bottom’ shooting in the UK
Superstar Akshay Kumar has started shooting for Yash Raj Film’s (YRF) biopic on Samrat Prithiviraj Chauhan. Titled “Prithviraj”, the movie will be directed by critically-acclaimed writer-director Chandraparaksh Dwivedi. YRF is producing the project. Dwivedi is best known for directing and starring in television epic “Chanakya” (1991). He also directed movie … Read more