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UN economic experts hail India’s ‘impressive’ stimulus package to revive economy hit by coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS: Top UN experts have hailed as impressive India's Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package, the largest so far among the developing countries,...

Shoaib accuses ICC of bias after being trolled by apex body

KARACHI: The flamboyant Shoaib Akhtar has accused the ICC of "throwing neutrality out of window" after being trolled by the apex body for claiming...

Long-term goals put you under stress, I prefer short-term targets: Rohit Sharma

MUMBAI: Emphasising that long term goals can put stress and pressure on a player, star India opener Rohit Sharma says he prefers short term...

Dhoni’s incredible gut feeling is his biggest strength: Du Plessis

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an unconventional and unique leader, whose biggest strength is his incredible gut feeling, says his Chennai Super Kings...

Coronavirus stages comeback in Goa; 8 new cases found

Panaji, May 14 After being free of COVID-19 for more than a month, Goa has recorded eight fresh cases, one of them a member...

HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to de-link Aarogya Setu app from website promoting e-pharmacies

New Delhi, May 14 The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking to de-link from Aarogya Setu mobile app...

Over 8,000 kg poppy seized in J-K

Jammu, May 14 Police have seized over 8,000 kilograms of poppy being smuggled from Srinagar to Punjab on a truck and arrested one person...

900 migrants return to J-K from Maharashtra

Jammu, May 14  Nine hundred migrants from Jammu and Kashmir, including 400 students belonging to the Valley, were ferried home from Maharashtra by a...

ED arrests Wadhawan brothers in Yes Bank case

New Delhi, May 14  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan in connection with its money laundering probe...

2nd tranche of eco package to focus on migrant workers, small farmers: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the second tranche of economic stimulus package will be for the benefit of migrant workers,...

Cong trying its best to save Nirav Modi: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of trying "its best to save" fugitive businessman Nirav Modi who faces extradition proceedings in a...

Jet Airways insolvency resolution professional seeks fresh EoI for defunct airline

Mumbai, May 13  Jet Airways insolvency resolution professional on Wednesday invited fresh expressions of interest (EoI) for the grounded airline. This is the fourth time...

8 migrant workers killed, nearly 50 hurt in road accident

Guna, May 14  Eight migrant workers were killed and nearly 50 others injured when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck...

UN: Address mental health needs amid pandemic

United Nations:United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging governments, civil society and health authorities to urgently address mental health needs arising from the coronavirus...

Rlys to cancel tickets for travel till Jun 30 on regular trains; Shramik Spl, spl trains to continue

New Delhi: The railways has decided to cancel all old bookings for regular trains scheduled till June 30 and provide full refund for it. However, the...

Global trade fell 3% in first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19: UN

United Nations: The coronavirus pandemic has led to a three per cent drop in global trade in the first quarter of 2020 and this...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,549; number of cases cross 78,000-mark in country: Health Ministry

New Delhi:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,549 and the number of cases climbed to 78,003 on Thursday, registering an increase...

Coronavirus: Trump to look into legislation proposing to sanctions on China

Washington:  US President Donald Trump has said that he will look into the legislation introduced in the Senate a day earlier that proposes sanctions...

COVID19 pandemic becoming child rights crisis as 6,000 children could die daily: UNICEF

United Nations: The UN's children agency has warned that an additional 6,000 children could die daily from preventable causes over the next six months as...

FM announces major booster to MSMEs to revive economy, protect jobs

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday unveiled a major booster dose entailing a series of initiatives for micro, small and medium enterprises, including Rs...

Video shows policemen damaging houses, shops in Budgam

SRINAGAR: A video purportedly showing policemen damaging shops and houses of people in Budgam district after a deputy superintendent of police got injured in...

Opposition dominated Rajya Sabha for 39 of 68 yrs, but law making not impacted: Naidu

NEW DELHI: The Opposition has had an upper hand in the Rajya Sabha for 39 of the 68 years in terms of numbers, but...

Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 2,415; cases climb to 74,281: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 2,415 and the number of cases climbed to 74,281 on Wednesday, registering an increase...

Echoing Mamata’s views, Chhattisgarh CM accuses PM of taking unilateral decisions

NEW DELHI: Lending a strong voice of support to Mamata Banerjee who charged the Centre with discrimination, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that...

TDS/TCS rate for non-salary payments cut by 25 pc till Mar’21; ITR filing deadline extended to Nov’20

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday slashed TDS/TCS rate for non-salary payments to residents by 25 per cent for the remaining months of the...

Employees, employers’ contribution to PF cut to 10%

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced reduction of statutory provident fund contribution by both employers and employees to 10 per cent...

Imposing Kohli can’t share power, split captaincy won’t work for India: Nasser Hussain

NEW DELHI: An "imposing character" like Virat Kohli will not be comfortable sharing power and hence split captaincy is not something that will work...

Not ideal to play without fans but have to get used to it: Ian Bell

LONDON: Former England batsman Ian Bell says playing cricket behind closed doors is "hard to imagine" and "not ideal" but players will have to...

Political parties in Kashmir condemn Budgam civilian killing

Srinagar: Political parties in Kashmir on Wednesday condemned the killing of a civilian by CRPF personnel in Budgam district and called for an impartial...

FM announces Rs 3 lakh crore collateral free automatic loan for businesses

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced Rs 3 lakh crore collateral free automatic loan for businesses, including MSMEs. (LLC in California) This...

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