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India should focus on protecting economy, says ex-RBI governor

India was placed under one of the strictest lockdowns in the world in late March for more than two months to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but cases have continued to rise steadily since the government eased restrictions in June, stymieing hopes of an economic recovery.

Aug 6, 2020

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC maintains status quo, repo rate intact at 4%

Accordingly, the repo rate or short-term lending rate for commercial banks and reverse repo rate remain unchanged at 4 per cent and 3.3 per cent, respectively.

Aug 6, 2020

Beirut evacuation ordered; dangerous toxic chemicals in air suspected

The authorities have confirmed that the blast was caused by around 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at the city's cargo port.

Aug 5, 2020

How Beirut bride's happiest day turned disaster; blast amid wedding photoshoot

Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise.

Aug 5, 2020

Big blow to Indians: Trump signs order that will ban hiring H1-B visa holders for federal contracts

The executive order Donald Trump signed increases scrutiny of federal contractors' use of H-1B visas to bring in temporary foreign labour for high-skilled jobs rather than relying on US citizens.

Aug 4, 2020

Amid inflation pressure will RBI Gov Shaktikanta Das risk slashing repo rates

Amid rising inflation concerns in times of the pandemic, economists predict RBI could ease monetary policy now. This, by cutting the repo and reverse repo rates by at least 25 bps to 3.75% and 3.10% respectively.

Aug 3, 2020

Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok in US by September 15

The Satya Nadella-led company in a blog post revealed that Microsoft has discussed the security concerns with Trump and it plans to seal the deal with TikTok's parent company Bytedance by September 15, 2020.

Aug 3, 2020

Vine trends as TikTok ban worries US users; Meme fest kicks off

Donald Trump's annoucement of banning TikTok stirred a meme fest on social media where online users wished the authorities to bring back Vine as a replacement for the Chinese video sharing app.

Aug 1, 2020

Covid impact: GST collection drops 14% to Rs 87,422 cr in July

Only in June GST collections recovered to touch Rs 90,917 crore.

Aug 1, 2020

67 acres of land in Ayodhya acquired by the Government of India in 1993, handed over to

Vishwa Hindu Parishad to collect soil from Dalit temples for Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has reached out to Dalit temples for soil to conduct the bhoomi pujan of the Ram Mandir in early August.

Jul 31, 2020

Meet Kamal Pant, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner

Both Bhaskar Rao and Kamal Pant belong to the 1990 batch of the Indian Police Service.

Jul 31, 2020

Senior IPS officer Kamal Pant replaced Bhaskar Rao as new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

The incumbent Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS will complete his one-year-tenure as the top cop on August 2.

Jul 31, 2020

Photos of Bengaluru college students uploaded on porn websites, two arrested

The pictures of the students and the faculty members were taken from several social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook.

Jul 30, 2020

Florida man buys Lamborghini with COVID-relief money; busted

David T. Hines, 29, of Miami, Florida was arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Authorities seized a $318,000 sports car and $3.4 million from bank accounts at the time of the arrest.

Jul 28, 2020

EPFO witnesses huge withdrawal in lockdown months, highlights grim economic picture

In line with the latest trend, EPFO estimates that nearly 10 million would withdraw from their saving in coming days.

Jul 28, 2020

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Search Results for: economic recession

India should focus on protecting economy, says ex-RBI governor

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC maintains status quo, repo rate intact at 4%

Beirut evacuation ordered; dangerous toxic chemicals in air suspected

How Beirut bride's happiest day turned disaster; blast amid wedding photoshoot

Big blow to Indians: Trump signs order that will ban hiring H1-B visa holders for federal contracts

Amid inflation pressure will RBI Gov Shaktikanta Das risk slashing repo rates

Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok in US by September 15

Vine trends as TikTok ban worries US users; Meme fest kicks off

Covid impact: GST collection drops 14% to Rs 87,422 cr in July

Vishwa Hindu Parishad to collect soil from Dalit temples for Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

Meet Kamal Pant, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner

Senior IPS officer Kamal Pant replaced Bhaskar Rao as new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

Photos of Bengaluru college students uploaded on porn websites, two arrested

Florida man buys Lamborghini with COVID-relief money; busted

EPFO witnesses huge withdrawal in lockdown months, highlights grim economic picture

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]