India will “leapfrog” Britain and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy in 2018, ahead of an oncoming major global economic shift towards Asia, according to a British research organisation. The World Economic League Table (WELT) 2018 released on Monday by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said that in dollar terms India […]
Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Tuesday opened higher after the extended Christmas weekend. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 33,940.30 points on the last trading day of last week (December 22), opened higher at 33,980.76 points. Minutes into trading, it was quoting […]
Five Pakistani soldiers have been killed over the last two days on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts, Defence Ministry sources said on Tuesday. Three Pakistani soldiers were killed and another injured when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid in Nowshera sector of the LoC in Rajouri district on Monday […]
Shashi Arora, CEO and Managing Director of Airtel Payments Bank, has stepped down, the company announced on Friday – nearly a week after the Unique Identification Authority of India, (UIDAI) suspended its Aadhaar linked e-KYC services because of alleged misuse. “Shashi Arora has been associated with Airtel in senior leadership roles since 2006. He has […]
An ongoing cold wave is likely to intensify in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the night temperatures dropped several notches below the freezing point, according to the weather office. The office has also forecast a further drop in the minimum temperatures during the next 48 hours because of clear night sky expected during this […]
Broadly positive Asian markets, along with bargain hunting lifted the key indices of the Indian equities market during the early-morning trade session on Friday. According to market observers, healthy buying trend was witnessed in capital goods, automobile, banking and oil and gas stocks. At 9.30 a.m., the broader 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange […]
In yet another attempt to flush out fake news from its platform, Facebook has announced that it will no longer use Disputed Flags (red-warning icons) to identify false news. Instead, the social media giant will use its Related Articles tool to fight misinformation in its News Feed. “Instead of Disputed Flags, we’ll use Related Articles […]
India has criticised the Security Council’s impotency in confronting the terrorism threat in Afghanistan, which poses dangers beyond its borders. “While new threats emerge from the IS/Daesh (Islamic State), the Security Council cannot even decide whether to designate the new leaders of Taliban(as global terrorists) or to freeze the assets of the slain leader of […]
Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city to prevent separatist-called protests post the Friday prayers against civilian killings during gunfights between the security forces and the militants. Senior separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, was placed under house arrest at his Nigeen residence on the city outskirts. A police officer said restrictions under section 144 […]
It was a foggy morning here on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. At least 15 trains were cancelled, 28 delayed and nine were rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India. “There was moderate fog in the morning reducing the visibility to […]