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Economy
India on way to becoming fastest growing economy in world: FinMin report
Rapid vaccination and teeming festivities will push India's ongoing recovery, as per the report
10 Nov 2021 1:52 PM
Aakar Patel | As world keeps growing, India’s sinking, going back to the past
According to the government data, our economic growth began braking sharply before January 2018
29 Jun 2021 7:28 AM
Jeff Bezos tops Forbes 400 richest list, Trump's ranking drops to 352
Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom Video Communications, was one of 18 newcomers on the list with a net worth of $11 billion
09 Sep 2020 7:04 AM
GDP to contract 16.5% in Q1 as COVID cases continue to surge: SBI report
The degrowth in corporate gross value added has been significantly better than revenue degrowth in Q1 FY21
18 Aug 2020 10:18 AM
Need to conclude free trade agreements with US, others: RBI Governor
Stating that recent agriculture reforms have opened new opportunities, the RBI Governor said the farm sector is emerging as a bright spot
27 Jul 2020 1:18 PM
Air India to send staff on leave without pay for upto five years
Air India to send employees on LWP for six months or for a period of two years extendable upto five years
16 Jul 2020 10:02 AM
India needs Rs 50-60 lakh cr foreign investments to boost economy: Gadkari
Gadkari further said that talks are on with investors from Dubai and the US for various sectors, including MSMEs
02 Jul 2020 3:54 PM
World Bank says global economy to shrink 5.2%, worst recession since WWI
Per capita incomes are expected to decline by 3.6 per cent, which will tip millions of people into extreme poverty this year
09 Jun 2020 11:06 AM
Rishi Sunak sets out plans to taper off UK's Ccovid19 job saving scheme from August
From July 1, employers will have maximum flexibility to decide to bring back employees for a number of days per week
30 May 2020 3:13 PM
Singapore cuts GDP outlook again as virus batters economy
Singapore’s economy shrank 0.7% year-on-year in the first quarter and 4.7% on a quarter-on-quarter
26 May 2020 9:00 AM
Economic damage for India from lockdown to be significant, says Moody's
Indian economy already was growing at its slowest pace in six years and with the stimulus measures falling short of expectations
22 May 2020 2:06 PM
135 million Indians may lose job due to coronavirus impact
The worst impact will be felt by India's most vulnerable in terms of job loss, poverty increase and reduced per-capita income
17 May 2020 4:25 PM
Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases
Leaders of both countries receive criticism for intensified attempts to reopen their economies
15 May 2020 11:56 AM
New Zealand plans spending spree to counter virus job losses
New Zealand finance minister unveils new budget on the same day the nation lifted most of its lockdown restrictions
14 May 2020 11:00 AM
US to temporarily ban immigrant visas including H-1B
Nearly 500,000 migrant workers are employed in the US in the H-1B status
09 May 2020 8:44 AM
UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe
United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 621 on Saturday to a total of 28,131 as of May 1
03 May 2020 11:04 AM
Businesses reopen in a few US states
Enterpraises are asked to make sure the coronavirus doesn’t come storming back by employing their own restrictions within premises
02 May 2020 11:41 AM
Telangana makes a departure on lockdown strategy
The state would do well to ease its lockdown restrictions in two phases
30 Apr 2020 11:19 PM
Japan passes $240 billion virus package including cash handouts
Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced into a U-turn on cash handouts, reversing an initial plan to offer means-tested assistance to families
30 Apr 2020 4:37 PM
Latest coronavirus updates from around the world
More than 2.97 million people have been reported to be infected and 205,948 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of on Monday
27 Apr 2020 1:47 PM
Columns
The reasons behind the BJP’s victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not work across states
In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain and members.
The media space was saturated with rocket attacks on Kabul, boosting Islamophobia sky-high.
The hard reality is that the Modi factor was absent in all the four states.