As India recorded over 700 new Covid-19 cases after a gap of four months, the Union Health Ministry asked six states – that are experiencing a sudden spike in infections – to follow a risk assessment-based approach to handle the spread. The ministry on Wednesday advised Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat,Read More

New Delhi: The Indian government, on Monday, issued a statement on the ongoing saga over Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Bank and said that it does not see risks of contagion to India’s startup or banks on the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank. ET NOW has learnt that the governmentRead More

The apparent ganging of the corrupt when demonstrative actions are being initiated against some political leaders point out the rot in the system. The issue is will Prime Minister Narendra Modi be able to set it right, the way Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore was able to do, by takingRead More

H3N2 Influenza News Updates: Two people have died due to H3N2 influenza, sources at the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. While one person died in Haryana, another person died in Karnataka. So far, there are around 90 cases of H3N2 influenza in the country and eight cases of theRead More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow address a post-Budget webinar on ‘Economic Empowerment of Women’ being organized jointly by the Ministries of Women and Child Development and Rural Development. The webinar is part of a series of post-Budget webinars being organized by the Government, with an aim to brainstorm andRead More

Like all emerging markets that rely upon the rest of the world for commodities and capital, India has spent the last two years battling the twin challenges posed by more expensive raw materials and a stronger dollar. In the past, trouble would come individually – not as a pair. WhenRead More

New York : Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that women are not just “homemakers” but also the nation-builders , India ‘s permanent ambassador to United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said in a video message. “This also aligns perfectly with the priority theme of the 67th session of the UN Commission onRead More

Will Congress be able to return to power in Karnataka this time? Will the ‘Modi wave’ help BJP retain its ground? Or will Kumaraswamy again become the ‘compromise CM’? These are the questions that are lingering in the people’s mind as the State prepares for the Assembly polls later thisRead More

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to travel to at least two states in March as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Pravas, said sources on Friday. Shah will travel to Madhya Pradesh and Odisha this month apart from holding a regional anti-drug movement conference in Karnataka.Read More

India’s foreign exchange reserves dropped USD 325 million to USD 560.942 billion as of February 24, making it the fourth consecutive week of decline in the kitty, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined USD 5.68 billion to USDRead More