China’s official media reported on Wednesday that the Chinese military in Tibet has held night-time high-altitude “infiltration exercises behind enemy lines” amid on-going border tensions with India.
New Delhi/Mumbai: Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them, according to data collected from seven Indian states.
New Delhi: Around 144.5 million people who are eligible to be provided grain (wheat or rice) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) did not get their entitlement for the month of May, data released by the Centre on June 3 show.
The Covid-19 outbreak and the ensuring lockdown has hurt almost all industries in India, but for the country’s $370 billion shadow banking sector, this might be the last nail in the coffin.
Since the past two years, several non-banking financial companies (NBFC) in India have been dealing with one bad news after another, including cash crunch, high cost of capital, and burgeoning bad loans.
The rupee surrendered all intra-day gains to provisionally settle 11 paise lower at 75.47 against the US dollar on Wednesday, even as domestic equities were trading in positive territory.
Forex traders said positive domestic equities, sustained foreign fund flows, revival of business activities and weak US dollar supported the local unit, but there are still a slew of risks, including US-China trade tiff and concerns that it may jeopardise the Phase-1 deal.
China’s official media reported on Wednesday that the Chinese military in Tibet has held night-time high-altitude “infiltration exercises behind enemy lines” amid on-going border tensions with India.
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former IAS officer turned politician Shah Faesal, and two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders Sartaj Madani and Peer Mansoor. The trio is likely to be released soon.