India

In today’s wrap, India’s GDP posts the biggest contraction among major economies last quarter, India captures heights near Southern Bank of Pangong Lake after foiling China bid to move in, former President Pranab Mukherjee to be cremated in Delhi today, W...

Speaking about the rapport the two leaders share, Pence said that Trump and Modi are both "larger than life figures."

Barring fertiliser, all seven sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement and electricity — recorded negative growth in July. The rate of contraction in the sectors, however, has come down from 37.9 per cent in April.

The trial, at the stage of arguments, is on the verge of conclusion. Prosecuting agency CBI has already filed 400 pages of written arguments which the defense counsels rebutted on Monday by filing their own written arguments.

Pranab Mukherjee, who was the former President of India, passed away at the age of 84 at the Army's Research and Referral (R&R) hospital in Delhi after being in coma for several days following a brain surgery.

India's economy contracted at its steepest pace of 23.9% in the June quarter as the pandemic lockdown dented consumer and business spending, putting pressure on the government and central bank for further stimulus and a rate cut.

Former president Pranab Mukherjee's funeral will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday at the Lodhi Road crematorium, his family said.

The upgradation of the fleet of around 5,500 old Delhi Transport Corporation and Cluster buses aims to provide a safe travel experience to passengers, especially women, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said.

Jain said the government had sufficient stock of COVID-19 testing kits for 10-15 days, but it was procuring more from the market to meet the target of 40,000 tests per day.

India said it had foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to change the status quo on their disputed and ill-defined border in a fresh flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries.

Mallya had filed the petition seeking review of the apex court's 2017 order by which he was held guilty of contempt of court for transferring $40 million to his children in violation of the order.

Defying claims, the police officials said that the youth was not tortured and he had developed COVID like symptoms before dying.

India, the world’s second-most populous country, has been posting the highest single-day caseload in the world every day since Aug. 7, exceeding the tallies of both the United States and Brazil.

The company claimed that the NEPLTA is adamant on its demand and the first round of talks has failed, while the agitators alleged that the PSU has not taken any initiative to address their issues.

The vessels have been deployed all along the Indian Ocean, especially the Malacca Straits which is China's preferred route to move towards other countries.

"Today morning, the IAF launched a Mi17V5 helicopter to rescue 02 youth and an elderly man from their inundated houses near Mowad village in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh situated along the banks of the overflowing Wainganga river," the IAF said in a tweet.