India’s inflation target band appropriate for next 5 years – RBI report
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s current medium-term inflation target band is appropriate for the next five years, the Reserve Bank of India said in an internal report published on Friday. FILE PHOTO: People buy More...
India records 16,577 COVID-19 fresh infections, 120 deaths
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) India recorded its single-day increase in coronavirus cases above 16,000 for the second consecutive day as the infection tally rose to 1,10,63,491, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,50,680, More...
India’s economy probably resumed growing last quarter – Reuters poll
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s economy probably returned to growth in its fiscal third quarter after a recession earlier in 2020, economists said, and the recovery is expected to gather pace as consumer demand More...
183 kin of Maharashtra cops who died on duty get jobs
Nagpur, Feb 25 (PTI): The Maharashtra police have provided jobs to more than 180 family members of police personnel who died while on duty, including those in fight against coronavirus, DGP Hemant Nagrale said on More...
Maharashtra reports 8,807 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths
Mumbai, Feb 24 (PTI) The rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra continued unabated on Wednesday with the state reporting 8,807 new infections, taking its total count to 21,21,119, the health department said. A woman More...
New COVID-19 strains not ‘more infectious’, need to aggressively monitor situation: AIIMS Director
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): With two new strains of Covid-19, one each from the UK and Brazil, confirmed in a number of states, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that vaccines will be able More...
SC rejects plea for extra chance in UPSC exam to those having exhausted last attempt amid pandemic
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI):The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking an extra chance to appear in the UPSC civil services exam by aspirants who have exhausted their last attempt last year amid the COVID-19 More...
COVID-19: India reports 13,742 new cases
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI): India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,10,30,176 with 13,742 new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,26,702, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated More...
India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 1.5 lakh; no fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI): India”s tally of active COVID-19 cases fell below the 1.5-lakh mark on Tuesday and was pegged at 1,47,306, comprising 1.34 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry More...
COVID-19: India records 10,584 new cases
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI): India”s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,10,16,434 with 10,584 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 1.07 crore, according to the Union More...