• Saturday, April 05, 2025

India’s Covid-19 cases jump to 276,583

INDIA’s Covid-19 cases climbed to 276,583 on Wednesday (10) with 9,985 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The country registered  279 fatalities in a day. The death toll now stands at 7,745, the health ministry said. India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic after the…

Covid-19 cases in India’s capital could touch 500,000 soon, say…

Authorities in India’s capital warned Tuesday (9) that they expect cases in Delhi to shoot up almost 20 times to more than half a million in the coming weeks. India is easing its national lockdown to ease the devastating economic blow dealt by the virus, but the disease is still…

Indian football domestic season to begin on August 1

Indian football's domestic season will begin from August 1 when the transfer window opens, two months later than normal times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a circular sent on Tuesday to all the state units, the AIFF said it has got clearance from the world body FIFA to hold…

BAME groups paid ‘disproportionate price’ during pandemic, says Johnson in…

BORIS JOHNSON has said BAME groups “paid a disproportionate price” during the pandemic as he acknowledged that the raging emotions triggered by the death of George Floyd in the US could not be ignored. The custodial killing of the unarmed African American sparked demonstrations around the world over police brutality.…

India-China troops disengage at 4 standoff points in eastern Ladakh

China are withdrawing soldiers deployed in the Galwan area of eastern Ladakh and thinning out troops in the Pangong Tso sector where it was locked in a standoff with Indian military for a month, people familiar with the development. Top government officials said the process of the Chinese side withdrawing…

India’s Infosys forms global partnership with Celonis

INDIAN IT major Infosys on Monday (8) announced its global partnership with Celonis, a market leader in AI- enhanced process mining and process excellence software, to transform ERP modernisation and business process optimisation. This partnership will enable customers to embark on long term transformation projects with significant operational savings, overcoming…

Kangana Ranaut opens up about her next directorial Aparajitha Ayodhya

Leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who made her directorial debut with historical drama Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi (2019), wherein she also played the titular role, is set to go behind cameras once again. The three-time National Film Award-winning actress will next call the shots for the upcoming film Aparajitha Ayodhya, which she…

JLR raises $705 million loan from Chinese banks

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by India’s Tata Motors, has entered into agreements with lenders in China for an unsecured 3-year term loan facility of £560 million ($704.50 million), marking its first debt financing in China, it said. The loan is expected to be drawn from the week starting June…

India’s Covid-19 tally could reach 300,000 by Friday

THE death count due to Covid-19 in India has nearly doubled in the last 17 days. The number of infections is now twice what it was 16 days ago, shows the health ministry data. The country could hit the 300,000-mark by Friday. The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to…

Reliance Jio attracts $13 billion investment in just seven weeks

INDIAN oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries has said that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will buy 1.16 per cent of its digital unit Jio Platforms for 56.83 billion rupees ($752 million). Reliance, controlled by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, has now sold just over 21 per cent of Jio Platforms…