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In a report on Thursday, rating agency Icra said the Year-on-Year (YoY) contraction in Indian GDP (at constant 2011-12 prices) is estimated to have narrowed appreciably to 9.5 per cent in Q2 FY2021 from 23.9 per cent in Q1 FY2021.

Indira Gandhi was born on November 19 in 1917 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.

After Wednesday's dip, there has been a further decline of Rs 170 in the price of gold (both 22-carat and 24-carat) in Chennai.

TCS' board of directors had approved a proposal to buy back up to 5,33,33,333 equity shares of the company for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 16,000 crore.

Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are different ball games, TMC spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami, meanwhile, asserted that the anticipated release of Sasikala would not alter the stand of AIADMK to keep her and her kin at bay, both from the party and the government.

The government introduced the said quota after he was 'moved' by the plight of these students unable to pursue medical education, the chief minister said.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said Mewalal Choudhary, former vice chancellor of an agriculture university and a first-time minister, faces serious charges of cheating, dishonestly and criminal conspiracy.

Earlier, the top court had said that it would like to give an authoritative pronouncement on the issue of EC's power on issuance of separate notifications for holding by-polls for regular and casual elections to fill vacancies in Rajya Sabha.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is going to add 250 additional ICU beds to the existing 250 ICU beds in addition to creating 35 BIPAP beds in the next 3 to 4 days at its COVI...

The survivor stated that she was raped by a former Village Pradhan named Rajiv, and two of his aides named- Anil and Akash, inside a toilet. The incident happened when the survivor went to defecate along with a six-year-old.

In an interview to CNN-News18, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said that certain regulations may be imposed if the crowds and Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Delhi markets.

Launched on August 15, 2019, the Jal Jeevan Mission aims at creating a uniform water supply infrastructure across the country so that every rural household has functional household tap connection by 2024. It has a vision of providing water in adequate qua...

Pace bowler Kane Richardson has withdrawn from Australia's limited overs series against India to spend time with his newborn son and been replaced by Andrew Tye, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.

Manali shivered at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, a day after heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh, while Keylong was the coldest place in the state at minus 6.6 degrees Celsius.

A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon was informed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma that the instructions are still awaited as the decision is to be taken by the empowered committee of the Central government, which has n...