India

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday launched another funding scheme to help the distressed MSMEs. The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) which is also called “Distressed Assets...

New Delhi: Patanjali had not disclosed that its new medicine kit was for COVID-19 while applying for licence, an official in Uttarakhand said on Wednesday. Yoga guru Ramdev had earlier...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the Indian economy will contract by 4.5 per cent in 2020, which will be a historic low for the country. In 2019,...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to bring co-operative banks under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through an ordinance. Announcing the Cabinet decision at a virtual press...

Bhubaneswar: Several speakers at a webinar organised by Odisha Alochana Chakra (OAC) warned that unless the government takes immediate steps, the state could see large-scale incidence of hunger and starvation...

New Delhi: With the health and security of citizens in mind amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced a slew of regulations...

Rahul Dravid beat Sachin Tendulkar to the tag of ‘greatest Indian Test batsman’ in a social media poll conducted by Wisden India. Dravid, who was referred to as ‘The Wall’...

Frustrated with online classes and homework, Khushi, a 12-year-old schoolgirl committed suicide in Gujarat’s Rajkot. Her father, who has incurred a huge loss in business during the lockdown, had recently...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has urged state governments, public, and private institutions and hospitals to ‘scale-up testing for COVID-19’ in view of the increasing number...

New Delhi: The price of diesel overtook that of petrol following the 18th-day consecutive hike. Diesel is now 20 paise more expensive than petrol here. Diesel is priced at ₹79.88...