New Delhi: India should come out with a large enough stimulus package to revive demand, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said on Tuesday, asserting that putting cash in the hands of people would be the best way to boost the economy post lockdown. Banerjee, while talking to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi through video-conferencing, suggested giving […]
New Delhi: Engineering entrance examination JEE will be held from July 18-23, while medical entrance exam NEET will be conducted on July 26, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Tuesday. The two crucial exams were postponed due to the lockdown imposed in the country to combat COVID-19. “JEE-Mains will be held from July 18-23, […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday appointmented retired IAS officer, B R Sharma as Chairman of the J&K Public Service Commission. As per an order issued by Secretary General Administration Department, Farooq Ahmad Lone, Sharma shall hold the position till he attains the age of 62 years. He was appointed by Lieutenant Governor […]
New Delhi: The Central government is likely to operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to bring home around 14,800 Indian nationals stranded abroad because of the coronavirus lockdown, said senior government officials on Tuesday. These special flights would be operated by Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express to repatriate Indians from […]
United Nations: More than five million people were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict and violence in 2019, constituting the highest number of new internal displacements in the world during the period followed by the Philippines, Bangladesh and China, according to a UN report. The Lost at Home’ report, published by the […]
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that overcoming the coronavirus pandemic will require the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”. His remarks came as the world leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion euros (approximately […]
Washington: The Department of Homeland Security and FBI warned states earlier this year that Russia could look to interfere in the 2020 U.S. elections by covertly advising political candidates and campaigns, according to a law enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press. The February 3 document details tactics US officials believe Russia could use to […]
Washington: The United States Treasury department said it plans to borrow USD 2.9 trillion during the April-June quarter to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. According to The Wall Street Journal, this is five times of what the United States borrowed at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis. During the April-June quarter, the US Treasury expects […]
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Monday what he called a normalization plan to gradually ease restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic as the death rate falls, but warned of tougher measures to come should the number of infections rebound. In a televised address following a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan said shopping malls would be […]
Beijing: China has reported 16 new coronavirus cases, including 15 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of infections in the country to 82,881, health officials said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said that one confirmed imported case of a Chinese national returning from abroad was reported in Shanghai on Monday. With 15 new […]