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Travelling to Bengaluru? Restrictions on travel from Kerala, foreign countries A file photo of Bangalore airport. (Bloomberg)Premium There are 5,698 coronavirus active cases in the state Share Via Read Full Story The Karnataka government has imposed restrictions on travel on those coming from Kerala. This comes after two clusters were reported in Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is on its toes after 42 students from nursing college in RT Nagar and 103 residents of an a...

Indian foreign ministry in a statement said: The concepts of the Quad – an informal grouping of India, Japan, Australia and the US – and the Indo-Pacific were receiving growing international support adding that the changes in the world were making a strong case for countries to work together.

India fully vaccinates 3.42 lakh health workers, Maharashtra records fresh spike in virus cases Premium Share Via Read Full Story Over 342,000 healthcare workers are now protected from the coronavirus infection in India after they got their second and final dose of the vaccine. India began giving the second dose on 13 February, four weeks after vaccinations began. This period has seen a marked decline in new infections, though that trend appears to be breaking in Maharashtra after fresh spikes ...

Europe locked its economy in place. Unlocking it could be ugly Europe’s enthusiasm for job-furlough programs is partly based on Germany’s experience during the 2008-09 global financial crisis (Bloomberg)Premium Tom Fairless, Share Via Read Full Story For nearly a year, large swaths of Europe’s economy have been in a deep freeze. Trillions in state-backed subsidies and inexpensive loans have kept businesses alive, while governments pay millions of furloughed workers to stay home. In much ...

WHO is seeing a fresh challenge of mutant coronaviruses spreading across the world, and has called for a minimum of 15 samples per week from sentinel surveillance systems

A bet on reforms-driven growth despite India’s fiscal compression India’s finance minister also announced a set of financial sector reforms, be it in insurance, banking or development finance. Success would depend on how well these are carried out. (Photo: iStock)Premium Sudipto Mundle The budget has announced some laudable reform initiatives but their success will depend on how well they get implemented The budget has surprisingly opted for fiscal compression at a time when our economy ne...

Engineers India, Oil India to jointly bid for BPCL stake in Numaligarh Refinery Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Assam. Photo: Bloomberg. 1 min read Numaligarh Refinery is the largest customer of OILs crude produced from its North Eastern fields The deal is likely to happen by March, N. Vijayagopal, director, finance, BPCL had said on 9 February Share Via Read Full Story State-run Oil India (OIL) and Engineers India (EIL) will jointly bid for acquiring Bharat Petroleum Corporations (BPCL) 61.65% ...

India is not participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise, clarifies Navy Ships take part in Indian Navys largest war game (PTI)Premium Share Via Read Full Story Indian Navy said on Thursday that it is not participating in the two-day naval exercise dubbed "Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021" in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. "The news reports regarding Indian Navy participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise is incorrect," the force clarified. TRENDING STORIESSee All 4 min re...

Indian markets continued to edge lower for the third consecutive day on Thursday as investors remained concerned about lockdown fears due to rising new covid cases and an increase in crude prices.

Jaishankar to visit Maldives and Mauritius next week Premium (ANI Photo) On the second leg of his two-nation tour, Jaishankar will arrive in Mauritius on 22 Feb Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar will be visiting the two key Indian Ocean region countries Maldives and Mauritius from 20-23 February, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday. Jaishankar’s first stop will be Maldives where he will arrive on 20 February on a two day visit. “During his vi...