New Delhi : Fitch Solutions on Monday cut its forecast for India’s economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal that ends March 31, saying manufacturing could come under pressure from weak domestic demand and supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The GDP growth is forecast to recover slightly to 5.4 per cent […]
The historic City Chowk, the commercial hub in old Jammu, was renamed as ‘Bharat Mata Chowk’ following the passage of a resolution by the general house of the BJP-led Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), officials said on Sunday. The renaming of the chowk drew mixed reactions from the people with most of them welcoming the decision […]
The government said on Monday two people in India had tested positive for coronavirus. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was in the southern state of Telangana, the government said in a statement. The patients had a travel history from Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, the statement said. Both […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday said the signing of the peace deal between the US and the Taliban does not come as a “surprise” to India and that it was like seeing the movie Pakeezah after more than a decade’s wait. “What we saw at Doha was not a surprise. Everybody knew something like this was happening. […]
With the viral outbreak spreading to more countries, the price of oil has dropped precipitously as global demand weakens even further. That has sent shares tumbling for oil giants like Exxon and Chevron while smaller producers with idling rigs continue to slash jobs. Hundreds of new cases of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease […]
Frustrated India captain Virat Kohli criticised his team and sparred with a journalist as New Zealand won the second Test inside three days to sweep the series on Monday. Home skipper Kane Williamson celebrated “an outstanding performance” as New Zealand, who won the first Test by 10 wickets, claimed the second by seven wickets to […]
New Delhi: Hundreds of Indian Youth Congress members on Monday organised a protest march from Dr Rajendra Prasad Road here against the communal riots in Delhi, demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation, but were stopped by police shortly after. Police barricaded the road even as the protesters tried to climb them. Several IYC protesters were detained. […]
Real Madrid won the Clasico and might have saved their season as they ended their slump in the best way possible on Sunday by beating Barcelona 2-0 and returning to the top of La Liga. Vinicius Junior’s deflected finish and a stoppage-time goal from Mariano Diaz decided a frenzied contest at the Santiago Bernabeu, where […]
SRINAGAR: The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has arrested two IAS officers on Sunday in connection with the issuance of over two lakh arms licenses in eight districts of the erstwhile State. The arrests were made two months after the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) conducted raids at multiple places including office and residential complexes of […]
China on Monday said 202 new confirmed cases and 42 deaths were reported across the country in the last 24 hours as authorities here tightened measures against imported cases with the outbreak situation rapidly worsening globally. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 80,026 by the end of Sunday with 2912 people dying […]