China has agreed to support and participate in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) fresh probe to trace the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic that has globally infected 21.9 crore people while claiming 45.5 lakh lives.The WHO, this week, launched a new task force — Scientific Advisory Group on the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) –…Continue Reading
A man was found hanging with his hands and legs chopped off near the farmer’s protest site on Singhu border — the Haryana-Delhi border in India. As per the recent developments and statements by the umbrella body of the protesting farmers, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the man was murdered by a Nihang group. Deceased man…Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, has claimed that WION built a narrative to prove that Pakistan is unsafe for women. The Pakistan minister claims that WION produced 175 videos in a single day on the Minar-e-Pakistan incident. However, his claims are unjustified and have been made without any evidence. Through his statement,…Continue Reading
There is more transparency, trust and technology-driven approach in India’s defence sector now than ever before and major reforms are taking place for the first time since Independence while discarding stagnant policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. In an address at an event to dedicate seven new defence companies to the nation, Modi, referring…Continue Reading
In an exclusive conversation with WION’s correspondent Molly Gambhir, India’s chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh talked about the Malabar exercise. Talking about the origin of the Malabar exercise, he said it was started as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, Japan became…Continue Reading
U.S. stock indexes rose on Friday as better-than-expected third-quarter earnings reports set the S&P 500 on track for a winning week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 340 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 added 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3%.The Dow and the S&P 500 sat 1.1% and 1.7%, respectively, below their all-time…Continue Reading
Consumers spent at a much faster pace than expected in September, defying expectations for a pullback amid pervasive supply chain problems, the Census Bureau reported Friday.Retail sales for the month increased by 0.7%, against the Dow Jones estimate for a decline of 0.2%. Excluding auto-related sales, the number rose 0.8%, better than the 0.5% forecast.Compared…Continue Reading
Goldman Sachs posted Friday third-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations, as investment banking revenue surged nearly 90%, and the bank reaped record fees from equities financing.Here are the numbers:Earnings: $14.93 a share vs. $10.18 consensus estimate, according to RefinitivRevenue: $13.61 billion vs. $11.68 billion consensus estimateProfit at the bank surged 63% to $5.28 billion, or…Continue Reading
India has not only faced the COVID-19 crisis with great resilience and fortitude but has also played a major role and “walked the talk” on the global fight against it, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Pointing out the fast recovery of India’s economy, Sitharaman in her address to the Development Committee of the…Continue Reading
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 15, 2021 10:39:19 am Visitors at Vaishno Devi Bhawan during the ongoing Navratri festival, at Katra in Reasi district, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (PTI) India recorded 16,862 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Friday, taking the country’s total infections to over…Continue Reading