BENGALURU: After a massive dip of 72% in 2020 — a year that saw extraordinary measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 — the number of foreign students arriving in India has seen a 14% increase in 2021. Most are from the immediate neighbourhood. Data from the ministry of external affairs (MEA) shows 23,439 foreigners…Continue Reading
Home / News / India / After Omicron detection in India, Centre lists out need of the hour. Read here Premium Increased Covid-19 vaccine uptake need of the hour, do not delay in getting fully vaccinated, says VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog 1 min read . Updated: 02 Dec 2021, 05:40 PM IST Livemint Increased…Continue Reading
Pakistan’s hockey team will participate in the men’s junior World Cup to be hosted by India as people-to-people exchanges between the two countries increases as the COVID-19 crisis abates. The men’s junior World Cup will take place in Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga stadium from November 24 to December 5. The Pakistan national hockey team will leave for India on Saturday and…Continue Reading
New Delhi, India – Greta Thunberg, the 18-year-old Swedish superstar climate activist, pulled no punches when she delivered her verdict on the final agreement cobbled together by world leaders at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland this month. “COP26 is over. Here’s a brief summary: Blah, blah, blah” she tweeted. But in…Continue Reading
After the Reserve Bank of India governor warned investors against digital currency, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Saturday to address the concerns about the virtual currency market. The meeting talked about making sure that the young people are not misled about digital currency through over-promising and non-transparent promises. Also read | Even…Continue Reading
After China’s property giant Evergrande Group faced a debt repayment deadline, another real estate developer Kaisa Group is at risk of default, escalating fears of further problems in the country’s embattled property sector. Shares of Kaisa Group, a Shenzhen-based developer, were suspended from trading on Friday in Hong Kong. The company’s subsidiaries, which were also…Continue Reading
Following the Centre’s announcement of slashing Excise duty on fuel and the Odisha government’s orders in reducing VAT on petrol and diesel, consumers have raised hopes that the prices of other essential commodities will come down soon. The Odisha government on Thursday announced a reduction of Rs 3 Value Added Tax (VAT) on each litre of…Continue Reading
After years, the saffron farmers of Kashmir valley are happy. It’s a bumper crop this year. The late rains across the Kashmir Valley, have helped the farmers with the best produce after a long time. Farmers associated with saffron are busy plucking the saffron flowers from the fields. Around 3700 hectares of land are being…Continue Reading
The elite FAANG stocks have a combined market capitalisation of about $7.416 trillion so far this year, up from about $5.8 trillion last year. MAANG? MANGA? Or MAMATA?Facebook’s rebranding to Meta Platforms has launched a search for a new name for the high-flying FAANG group that also includes Apple, Amazon.com, Netflix and Alphabet.Facebook on Thursday…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 29th October, 2021 14:11 IST Bengaluru, Oct 29 (PTI) Ramappa temple, a 13th century architectural icon and an engineering marvel that earned the coveted UNESCO heritage tag three months ago, was the highlight of the presentation given by Telangana government officials at an ongoing tourism and culture ministers’ conference in Bengaluru. A special…Continue Reading