New Delhi: A single-day rise of 51,667 COVID-19 infections took India’s case tally to 3,01,34,445 while the weekly positivity rate declined to 3 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data on Friday The death toll climbed to 3,93,310 with 1,329 more people succumbing to the viral disease in a day The number of active […]
SHANGHAI: The virus that causes Covid-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central city of Wuhan, a new study showed on Friday. Researchers from Britain’s University of Kent used methods from conservation science to estimate that SARS-CoV-2 first appeared from […]
New Delhi: Pakistan continues to remain in the ‘Grey List’ of FATF as the global body against money laundering and terror financing on Friday said that Islamabad has failed to take action against UN-designated terrorists like India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar. The FATF also said that Pakistan should continue to work to […]
New Delhi: In a first in India, a new online art exhibition is looking at promoting digital ownership of artworks through blockchain technology. Conceptualised and created by Terrain.art (a blockchain-powered online platform focusing on art from South Asia) and curated by Arjun Sawhney, the first edition of ‘Masters’ features 27 artworks by Bengal-born artist Lalu […]
Mumbai: The rupee saw a marginal 2 paise drop to end at 74.20 against the US dollar on Friday as month-end demand for the American currency from oil companies brought the domestic unit under pressure. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 74.15 per dollar as against its previous close of 74.18. […]
Washington: President Joe Biden has announced a hard-earned bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle. But he openly acknowledged Thursday that Democrats will likely have to tackle much of the rest on their own. The […]
New Delhi: Gold in the capital on Friday dipped marginally by Rs 66 to Rs 46,309 per 10 gram, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 46,375 per 10 gram in the previous trade. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat in Delhi were down by Rs 66 reflecting overnight weakness in […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday extended the date of linking of of PAN and Aadhar to 30 September from 30 June. Under Section 139AA, it is now mandatory for every person to quote Aadhaar number in their income tax return and the application for the allotment of PAN, provided they are eligible to get […]
Mumbai: Sliding from a lifetime high, India’s forex reserves declined by USD 4.148 billion to reach USD 603.933 billion for the week ended June 18 due to a fall in gold and currency assets, RBI data showed on Friday. The forex kitty had surged by USD 3.074 billion to a record high of USD 608.081 […]
Southampton: New Zealand pacer Tim Southee says the World Test Championship triumph over the mighty Indian team will take at least a couple of weeks to sink in. New Zealand defeated world number one India by eight wickets in the final here on Wednesday. For Southee, it wasn’t just about 15 players in the current […]