Moderate inflation in India provides room to support growth – RBI MPC minutes
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Moderate inflation and a stable near-term outlook warrant keeping India’s monetary policy accommodative to support a broad-based recovery from the pandemic, minutes of the latest monetary More...
India bond yields surge, market expects more RBI intervention
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian bond yields surged on Monday, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields and as underwriters sold off bonds in the open market they were forced to buy at an auction on Friday. Brokers More...
COVID-19: India records 13,993 new cases
New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI): Daily cases of COVID-19 in the country climbed to about 14,000 after nearly 22 days, taking India”s tally to 1,09,77,387, while the recoveries surged to 1,06,78,048, according to Union More...
COVID-19 variant N440K spreading more in southern states: CSIR-CCMB
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) said there is emerging evidence that coronavirus variant N440K is spreading “a lot More...
Over 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) Over one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country till now with the highest single-day vaccinations of more than 6 lakh jabs given on Thursday, the Union Health More...
823 new COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, highest spike since December
Mumbai, Feb 19 (PTI) With addition of 823 coronavirus cases, Mumbai on Friday recorded the highest single-day spike in infections since December, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. A health worker More...
India reports 13,193 new COVID-19 cases, 97 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): As many as 13,193 new COVID-19 cases and 97 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday. A More...
China reveals 4 soldiers killed in June 2020 border clash with India
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said for the first time on Friday four Chinese soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June 2020, adding that the men were given posthumous awards. Representational More...
India’s inflation target band up for review – finance minister
New Delhi (Reuters): India’s inflation target band of 2%-6% is up for review as the five-year term for the current monetary policy framework draws to a close, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Vendors More...
Farmers block trains in northern India to protest new agricultural laws
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of protesting farmers blocked trains on Thursday by sitting on railroad tracks in parts of northern India to press their demand for the repeal of new agricultural reform laws that have More...