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India’s economy is poised for its biggest annual contraction in records dating back to 1952, as the rapid spread of coronavirus cases and measures to contain them hurt businesses and households. Gross domestic product will contract 7.7% in the financial year ending March 2021, the statistics ministry said in its …

A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a surprising attempt to overturn the U.S. presidential election, undermine the nation’s democracy and prevent the Democrat from Joe Biden replaced Trump in the White House. Follow our hotline …

NEW DELHI: Congress returned to session Wednesday night to resume the certification process Joe bidenvictory of the presidential election after a mob protesting the defeat of Donald Trump violently invaded the United States Capitol and threw Washington into chaos. In response to violent clashes that left four dead, the mayor …

President Donald Trump called for “peaceful” protests on Wednesday National Guard troops are mobilizing in Washington and neighboring states after protesters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the White House and Pentagon said, the AFP news agency reported. President Donald Trump called for “peaceful” protests on …

WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US are about to seize control of the United States Senate after winning a second round in Georgia and establish a narrow lead on another in a repeat presidential election. The partial results, which strengthened the hands of the Democratic Party and is a setback for …

BEIJING: Delays in a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic “is not just a visa issue,” Beijing said on Wednesday. A year after the outbreak began, international health experts were expected to arrive in China this week for a highly politicized …

DELHI / LONDON: Weeks before the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, which was to be the main guestBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled his visit to India on Tuesday citing a new lockdown in England and the rapid spread of the new Covid strain. Both sides downplayed the development …

Two people directly familiar with Tuesday’s development at SIAC confirmed this. SIAC, on October 25, had approved a provisional order in favor of Amazon, preventing Future Group from continuing with the agreement. Amazon has also asked the Indian market regulator to prevent Future Group from merging six of its companies, …

Hrithik Roshan used his Twitter account to share a sweet birthday wish for the beautiful Deepika Padukone. The actor asks her to continue to dazzle the world as only she does. Check out his Tweet here: Happy birthday my dear @deepikapadukone! Keep shining and dazzling the world like only you …

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health said Tuesday that the government is ready to implement a Covid-19 vaccine within 10 days of the approval date. The announcement means that the vaccination process in India could start no later than next week. On January 3, the Comptroller General of Drugs …