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The cumulative COVID-19 caseload reported in the country has risen to 4,19,52,712 including 14,35,569 active cases. Active cases account for 3.42 per cent of the total cases.
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New Delhi: India on Thursday announced that its top diplomat in China will skip the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics while describing as “regrettable” the Chinese side fielding a military officer involved in the Galwan Valley clash as its torchbearer for the mega sporting event. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi […]
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New Delhi: Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), confirmed on Thursday that the two-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka will have a pink-ball Test to be played in Bengaluru. After the white-ball series against the West Indies concludes in Kolkata on February 20, India will […]
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Hyderabad: Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23. With this Budget, India has marked 75 years of Independence through Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Apart from this, the budget also lays down a plan for the next 25 years and refers to the same period as Amrit Kaal. It has also announced some […]
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that the government has taken up the issue of pending salaries of Indian workers with the Gulf countries. Responding to a question about loss of wages of Indians working abroad, the Minister said that the data of pending salaries was not available but he took […]
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New Delhi: Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), confirmed on Thursday that the two-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka will have a pink-ball Test to be played in Bengaluru. After the white-ball series against the West Indies concludes in Kolkata on February 20, India will […]
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The death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
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New Delhi: The focus of the Union Budget is on providing basic amenities to the poor, middle class and youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, and asserted that it is imperative that India becomes self-reliant. In his address on ‘Aatmanirbhar Arthvyavastha’ at a BJP event, he said that post-Covid, the possibility of a […]
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New Delhi: Reiterating his vision to help India join the digital bandwagon, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said the ongoing investments are a reflection of the company’s confidence in the future of the country and its digital economy. The company, which announced a $10 billion Google for India Digitisation Fund last year, has […]
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New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 1,61,386 new COVID-19 cases and 1,733 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country’s overall COVID-19 cases tally has reached 4,16,30885, while the death toll has mounted to 4,97,975. India on Tuesday reported 1,67,059 new COVID infections and 1,192 deaths. With […]
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Hyderabad: Budget 2022’s emphasis on logistics, specifically for the Gati Shakti Plan, reiterates how the logistics sector is integral to the economic and trading activities of India. In India, road transportation dominates the logistics sector, with a majority share of 60 per cent, followed by Railways, which has a 30 per cent contribution. Neeraj Bansal, […]
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New Delhi: In further respite for startups amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the government on Tuesday announced to extend the period to avail tax incentives by one more year. To incentivise startups, the government had last year extended the eligibility for claiming tax holidays for startups by a year to March 31, 2022. It had […]
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New Delhi: India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. India on Monday reported 2,09,918 fresh COVID-19 cases and 959 fatalities. However, with the addition of 1,192 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, […]
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Muscat: The Indian women’s team made a great impact on its FIH Pro League debut on Monday, beating China 7-1 in a match played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here. The Indian team, which has been invited to participate in this year’s FIH Pro League edition following the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand, […]
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St John’s: The big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer remained unavailable due to fitness issues as the West Indies named a 16-member squad for the T20 series against India, keeping faith in the outfit that defeated England in a five-match home contest earlier this month. The three T20Is against India will be played in Kolkata on February 16, […]
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New Delhi: India’s economic growth is expected to remain in the range of 8 to 8.5 per cent in 2022-23 as against a projected growth of 9.2 per cent in the current financial year and a sharp contraction witnessed in 2020-21, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the parliament on Monday. “With the […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday lauded India’s Covid-19 inoculation drive calling it a proof of the country’s capability in fight against the pandemic. Kovind was addressing the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget session. “We have made a record of administering more than 150 crore […]
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New Delhi: India’s smartphone market revenue crossed $38 billion in 2021 with 27 per cent (on-year) growth, as shipments grew 11 per cent to reach 169 million units, a new report showed on Monday. India’s smartphone market retail ASP (average selling price) grew 14 per cent (on-year) to reach its highest ever at $227 (nearly […]
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With this, the total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country moved up to 4,13,02,440 including 18,31,268 active cases which account for 4.43 per cent of the total cases.
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Hyderabad: In his Twitter tirade, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao slammed the BJP-led Central government for its discrimination towards Telangana State. He reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the latter’s promises and urged him to support progressive States like Telangana. In a series of tweets, Rama Rao who is also TRS working president shared news […]
