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The coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting countries and territories around the world and causing deaths and major disruption to the global economy. India has seen over 400 cases and 10 deaths so far, as it goes into a 21-day lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. No country or city alone can prevent a global risk like COVID-19. Governments and ...

The match that was looking to be heading towards a 1-1 draw at end of first three quarters, witnessed hosts thrashing Canada in the last quarter of the match.  India’s Chinglensana Singh (46th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and Amit Rohidas (51st) did four goals in quick succession to help India crush Canada with a 5-1 defeat. With this win ...

It’s almost nine months since Justin Trudeau’s controversial India visit that marred bilateral relations. There had been no official engagements between the two governments after the visit and no breakthrough is expected in near future as none of the government seems inclined to start the dialogue again. The political experts are also predicting that the fresh boost to bilateral relations ...

South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa, accepted to be the chief guest for India’s Republic Day celebrations in 2019, reported news agency ANI. President Cyril Ramaphosa will be accompanied by a high level delegation and a number of accords are expected to be signed during his visit for which more details are awaited. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited US ...

The government would bring a bill in the coming winter session of the Parliament as part of its efforts to check the menace of NRI husbands abandoning their wives, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said. “We have already launched an institutional mechanism, where you must have seen that 25 passports of such NRI husbands have been revoked. We are also ...

As polling came to a close in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, with 74.61 per cent voters exercising their franchise experts are predicting a very close finish for BJP and Congress. Though state Congress chief Kamal Nath said that he is confident of Congress winning over 140 seats and forming the next government, BJP on other hand is claiming that they ...

The YES Bank stock closed lower in trade today after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the private lender’s ratings and changed the outlook for the bank to negative. The large cap stock closed 2.55% lower at 183.15 compared to its previous close of 187.95. The stock has been losing for the last three days and has fallen 6.06% during the period. The stock ...

The BSE benchmark Sensex rose for the second day, gaining over 159 points on hectic buying in banking and IT stocks as easing concerns on the macro-economic front bolstered investors’ risk appetite. The broader NSE Nifty too witnessed a rise of 57 points. Market sentiments were boosted by a host of positive factors including stable rupee, falling crude oil prices, ...

Technology has greatly changed the way we do business. From clunky cash registers, price stickers, bulky desktop computers and mobile phones, we have come a long way to POS systems, bar codes and tablets/laptops and smart phones. Micro and small businesses are increasingly realising that the right technology can vastly improve the systems and processes and make their business faster, efficient and ...

India recorded the highest average real wage growth in South Asia during 2008-17, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Reflecting more rapid economic growth than in other regions, workers in Asia and the Pacific have enjoyed the highest real wage growth among all regions over the period 2006-17, with countries such as China, India, Thailand and ...