Tag: India

Foreign-Direct-Investment
FDI In India Jumps 13 Pc To Record USD 49.98 Billion In 2019-20

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India rose by 13 per cent – the sharpest pace in the last four fiscals – to a record of USD 49.97 billion in 2019-20, according to official data. The country had received FDI of USD 44.36 billion during April-March 2018-19. Foreign investments in the last fiscal grew […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India COVID-19
India reports highest 1-day spike in COVID-19 cases, tally at 165799 with 4706 deaths

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 and the number of cases to1,65,799  in the country on Friday, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 89,987 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
China-India-Standodff
Sino-India border standoff: China rejects Donald Trump's offer to mediate

Beijing: China on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between India and China to end their current border standoff. In a surprise move, Trump on Wednesday offered to “mediate or arbitrate” the raging border dispute between India and China, saying he was “ready, willing and able” to ease the tensions, amid the […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India GDP Rate Down
India's Q4 FY20 GDP Down To 3.1%, 2019-20 Growth Shrinks To 4.2%

New Delhi: A massive contraction in manufacturing and construction activities pulled India’s GDP growth rate down to 3.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2019-20 from Q3’s 4.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent rise reported for the like period of the previous fiscal. Consequently, India’s FY20 GDP declined to 4.2 per cent from […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Indian-Economy-Crisis
India's Economic Revival May Take 6 Months, Say Business Leaders

New Delhi: India will emerge stronger from multiple crises of economy, pandemic and super cyclone in the next 6-9 months, say industry leaders, based on the resilience shown by people, businesses and the government. The telecom and information technology will be key to survival and revival of lives and economy, said the business leaders as […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
trump-g7
Donald Trump postpones G7 summit, wants India to be included

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced he was postponing the G7 leaders’ summit, adding it was “outdated” and that he would like to invite more countries to the meeting, including India. “I’m postponing it because I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It is a […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Covid-19 cases in Odisha
India’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 5394, total cases mount to 190535

New Delhi: With 8,392 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 1,90,535, the Union Health Ministry stated on Monday. Of the total cases, 93,322 are active and 5,394 are fatalities so far while at least 91,819 people have recovered from the disease. #COVID19 India Update: 8392 new #coronavirus […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Ladakh
It is for India and China to resolve eastern Ladakh dispute bilaterally: Australia

New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remained engaged in a tense standoff in eastern Ladakh, Australia on Monday said it was for India and China to resolve the row bilaterally and there was no role for any other country. At the same time, Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell said his government is concerned over […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
COVID-19
COVID-19 Death Toll Soars To 5598 In India With 198706 Confirmed Cases

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the Health Ministry said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) climbed to 97,581 and as many as 95,526 people have recovered and one patient […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Odisha-COVID-19
India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 2 Lakh Mark, 217 dead in last 24 hours

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 5,815 and the total number of cases climbed to 2,07,615 in the country, registering an increase of 217 deaths and 8,909 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 1,01,497, while 1,00,302 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
COVID-19
COVID-19 Cases In India: 9851 new cases, 273 deaths in last 24 hours

New Delhi: With the biggest-ever jump of 9,851 new cases and 273 deaths in past 24 hours, the Covid-19 tally in India reached 2,26,770 on Friday, a Health Ministry data revealed. The surge comes amid the first phase of unlock after a two-month shutdown even as the government plans to open religious places from next […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Asian-Women-Football-Cup
India set to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 finals

New Delhi: The Asian Football Confederation has granted All India Football Federation (AIFF) the rights to host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 finals. The decision was taken at the AFC Women’s Football Committee. In a letter to AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, AFC General Secretary Dato Windsor John wrote: “The Committee awarded the hosting […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
COVID-19-India
India Reports Biggest 1-Day Spike In COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 236657 With 6642 Dead

New Delhi: With the biggest-ever jump of 9,887 new cases and 298 deaths in past 24 hours, the Covid-19 tally in India reached 2,36,657 on Saturday, a Health Ministry data revealed. India’s death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 6,642 with a record increase of 294 deaths in the 24 hours till Saturday 8 AM. […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Recovery Rate In India Stands At 48.20%

New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Saturday said that the recovery rate from Covid-19 in the country stood at 48.20 per cent, from a total of 2,36,657 confirmed cases. Notably, India has now overtaken Italy, which has recorded 2,34,531 cases in total. “During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,611 COVID-19 patients have been cured. […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India-COVID-19
India Records 9971 COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours, Death Toll Climbs To 6929

New Delhi: India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, with 9,971 new infections taking the country’s tally to 2,46,628, while the death toll rose to 6,929, according to the Union Health Ministry. India registered 287 deaths in the last 24 hours since Saturday morning. India reports […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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