[ad_1] RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivered the keynote address at the 7th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave COVID-19 is the worst health and economic crisis in last 100 years, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. “The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is unambiguously the worst health and economic crisis in […]
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[ad_1] Industrial output contracted 34.71 in May according to Reuters calculations based on available data. The government said on Friday it was suspending the release of headline industrial output numbers for May, part of a more-than two-month lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, due to inadequate data collection. Most industrial businesses were not operating […]
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[ad_1] WHO said the evidence for the virus being airborne was not convincing, says report (Representational) Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The […]
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[ad_1] There has been a surge in domestic child abuse during the coronavirus pandemic, suggests the experience of one specialist UK children’s hospital. The study was published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. In just one month, the number of new cases rose by 1493% compared with the same period in the previous […]
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[ad_1] Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha were all set for April 2020 wedding. (Image courtesy: alifazal9) Highlights “I am so glad I found you,” Richa Chadha wrote to Ali Fazal “My life couldn’t be worth much if I hadn’t known you,” wrote Ali Fazal Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal announced their relationship status in 2017 […]
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[ad_1] Joe Biden is currently leading in national polling. (File) Wilmington: US Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday he will not hold presidential campaign rallies during the coronavirus pandemic, an extraordinary declaration that stands in stark contrast with Donald Trump who has already held large campaign gatherings. “This is the most unusual campaign I think in […]
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[ad_1] Pakistan on Monday reopened the Kartarpur Corridor more than three months after it was temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but no Indian pilgrim visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, a top official said. India temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan on March 16 in view of […]
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[ad_1] Majority of the projects under China’s ambitious multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are either adversely or partially affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Chinese official. About a fifth of the projects under the BRI, which aims to boost trade and investment across Asia, Africa and Europe to further China’s global influence, […]
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[ad_1] Pakistan has announced a record increase in fuel prices days before the end of a fiscal year in which the country’s economy contracted for the first time in 68 years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The hike, which ranges from 27% to 66% depending on the petroleum product, was announced Friday night. […]
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[ad_1] Gita Gopinath spoke to NDTV on the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. New Delhi: India will grow at slightly over 1 per cent over 2020 and 2021, Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday, as the global agency found that the coronavirus pandemic has caused wider […]
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