Coronavirus accelerating digital transformation: SCO Secretary-General
Islamabad: The coronavirus pandemic has incurred enormous damage to public health and global economy, but at the same time it has also brought new opportunities by accelerating the process of digital transformation in all sectors, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Vladimir Norov has said. Norov was speaking at the inaugural plenary of four-day 23rd Sustainable Development […]
22,065 daily new cases of COVID-19 recorded after 161 days, caseload crosses 99 lakh
New Delhi: India’s daily COVID-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months, while the national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The daily new coronavirus cases stand at 22,065 after 161 days, the ministry said. The daily case […]
Farmers’ protest resulting in daily loss of Rs 3,500 cr: Assocham
New Delhi: Industry body Assocham on Tuesday urged the Centre and farmers’ organisations to resolve the impasse over the new agri laws, saying that the protests are inflicting a heavy blow to the economies of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. “A daily loss of Rs 3,000-3,500 crore is resulting in the economies of the […]
‘Time to turn the page’, says Biden after Electoral College confirms his win over Trump in US election
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has told election-weary Americans that it is time to “turn the page”, after the Electoral College affirmed his triumph over President Donald Trump, who has refused to concede and filed a litany of legal challenges to overturn the poll results. The 538-member Electoral College on Monday pushed Biden past the […]
No winter session of Parliament, govt suggests convening budget session in January 2021
New Delhi: The government has said the winter session of Parliament will not be held this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and that it will be appropriate to convene the budget session in January next year. In a letter to leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad […]
Govt extends deadline for completing GST anti-profiteering probe till March 2021
New Delhi: The government has extended the deadline till March 31, 2021 for completing GST anti-profiteering investigations, which were to be completed by November this year. Through a notification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) extended the deadline for completion of such investigations by authorities, like DGAP, under section 171 of GST […]
Decimation of parliamentary democracy is complete: Cong slams govt over no winter session of Parl
New Delhi: Slamming the government for its decision to not hold Parliament’s winter session in view of COVID-19, the Congress on Tuesday said the “decimation of parliamentary democracy is complete” and asked if election campaigning can be done amid the pandemic then why can’t the session be held. Senior Congress leader and the party’s chief […]
S&P betters India growth forecast; economy to contract 7.7% in current fiscal
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday raised India’s growth projection for the current financial year to (-)7.7 per cent from (-)9 per cent estimated earlier on rising demand and falling COVID-19 rates. For the next financial year 2021-22, S&P projected growth to rebound to 10 per cent. Its revision in growth forecast for the […]
Opposition misleading farmers as part of conspiracy: PM Modi
Dhordo (Guj): Farmers gathered near Delhi are being misled as part of a conspiracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Speaking after laying foundation stones for some development projects in his home state Gujarat, Modi also said his government is addressing farmers’ concerns over the new agri laws. “Farmers gathered near Delhi are being […]
Two people booked for destroying polling materials inside booth in Poonch
Jammu: Two people were booked by the police for destroying polling materials in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The presiding officer of the Keri polling station in the Balakot District Development Council constituency informed the Gursai police station about the destruction of polling materials at a booth on Sunday, they said. […]
