LIVE: Cabinet approves Rs 520-cr package for Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

Supreme Court will today hear a batch of petitions that have raised issues concerning the six-month moratorium on loan payments. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

9:07 AM

India set to slip below Bangladesh in 2020 per capita GDP, says IMF

Bangladesh is set to beat India in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) this calendar year, thanks to a sharp contraction in the Indian economy due to Covid-19 and the economic lockdown.

 

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Economic Outlook (WEO), Bangladesh’s per capita GDP in dollar terms is expected to grow 4 per cent in 2020 to $1,888. India’s per capita GDP, on the other hand, is expected to decline 10.5 per cent to $1,877 – the lowest in the last four years. The GDP figure for both countries is at current prices. This makes India the third poorest country in South Asia, with only Pakistan and Nepal reporting lower per capita GDP, while Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives would be ahead of India. Read on...

9:01 AM

Uttarakhand: Upper Ganga Canal to remain closed from October 15 to November 15

Uttarakhand: Upper Ganga Canal to remain closed from the midnight of October 15 to midnight of November 15, 2020 for repair and maintenance work ahead of Haridwar Kumbh 2021.

8:59 AM

Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs in an IPL match in Dubai

8:56 AM

Mumbai Police summons Republic TV executive editor Niranjan Narayanaswamy & journalist Abhishek Kapoor in connection with fake TRP racket: Official

8:56 AM

15-year-old Dalit girl, who was allegedly gang-raped, commits suicide in UP's Chitrakoot district; 3 arrested: Police

8:35 AM

Telangana: Various parts of Hyderabad face waterlogging and flooding due to heavy rainfall

8:21 AM

The possibility of foul play/sabotage can't be denied in the power outage incident of Mumbai: Nitin Raut

7:45 AM

GST shortfall: Govt allows 20 states to borrow Rs 69,000 crore more

A day after the goods and services tax (GST) Council meeting ended in a deadlock, the Centre on Tuesday allowed 20 states to borrow an additional Rs 68,825 crore through the market to make up for the compensation shortfall amid inadequate cess collection.

 

Meanwhile, dissenting states like Kerala, West Bengal, Punjab and Chhattisgarh said they are exploring legal options, including moving the Supreme Court, to counter the Centre’s move.

7:39 AM

Kareem Daniel rises from intern to streaming czar in Disney's shake up

As a kid, Kareem Daniel used to spend hours at the comic-book store at his local mall poring over the titles, sometimes with his mom waiting patiently in the car.

 

On Monday, he ascended to a top job at the dominant force in comic-book lore -- and many other forms of entertainment -- Walt Disney Co. Read on...

7:36 AM

Reliance Jio continues to remain the fastest mobile network: Trai

Reliance Jio continues to remain the fastest mobile network, with an average download speed of 19.3 megabits per second (mbps), while Vodafone recorded the highest speed in terms of upload in September, according to the latest data from the telecom regulator. Read on...

7:10 AM

Bengaluru riots: Police names Congress corporators in charge sheet

The Bengaluru police's Central Crime Branch, which is probing the Bengaluru riots case triggered by an alleged insidious social media post, has filed a preliminary charge sheet, naming former Congress mayor R. Sampath Raj and Congress corporator of Pulakeshinagar, Abdul Rakeeb Zakir as accused.

 

CCB sources said that both Congress leaders have been named in the 850-page preliminary charge sheet filed on Monday, but did not divulge further details.

 

Raj and Zakir had been questioned earlier, but were not arrested so far. However, the CCB arrested Raj's personal assistant Arun Kumar on August 19 for allegedly remaining in touch with alleged conspirators of the riots. Read on...

6:55 AM

NEET 2020: Students who could not appear for the exam due to Covid-19 infection or because of containment zone restrictions will get a chance to appear for it

The result of medical entrance exam NEET will be announced on October 16, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said Monday. Students who could not appear for the exam due to COVID-19 infection or because of containment zone restrictions will get a chance to appear for it on October 14.