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New Delhi: India has recorded 78,64,811 coronavirus cases so far with 50,129 new infections. 578 deaths in the last 24 hours have raised the total death count to 1,18,534. 62,077 patients have recovered from the infection in the country in the last 24 hours. With 70.78,123 people in the country …

Written by Nitin Sharma | Chandigarh | Updated: October 25, 2020 11:51:26 am Mandeep Singh in action in the UAE (Source: BCCI) On Saturday night, as Kings XI Punjab hitter Mandeep Singh prepared to open the tickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the International Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it …

Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of the Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years after being hospitalized for a heart attack. Lee, 78, helped his father Lee Byung-chull’s noodle trading business grow into a powerhouse, with dozens of affiliates ranging from electronics and …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through the monthly ‘Mann ki Baat‘program and stated about the importance of using local products, such as Khadi. He also praised the restraint shown by people in celebrating festivals taking into account the prescribed guidelines for protection against coronavirus. Here’s a …

Many countries are now facing China, Mohan Bhagwat said. Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that India needs to grow more than China in terms of shakti Y vypati (power and scope), adding that the world knows the expansionist designs of that country. Mr. Bhagwat …

The CEO of Yes Bank Ltd., which helped the lender out of India’s biggest bailout, is bracing for the fallout from the pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has “created a problem” in the loan portfolio, even as progress has been made in addressing key drawbacks, such as weak governance, fundraising challenges …

NAGPUR: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) boss Mohan bhagwat on Sunday he said that India needs to grow more than China in terms of shakti and vypati (power and scope), adding that the world knows the expansionist designs of that country. Bhagwat spoke at the annual RSS meeting Vijayadashami rally, which …

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday criticized US President Donald Trump for calling India “dirty” and admonished him for speaking that way about “friends.” “President Trump called India ‘dirty’,” Biden wrote in a tweet. “It’s not about how you talk about your friends, or how you solve global challenges …

On October 27, India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange Cooperation Agreement (BECA), the last of the four fundamental military agreements that allows both countries to share geospatial data. The signing is the culmination of 13 years of negotiation, delays and reflects the mistrust between New Delhi and …

In February 1993, five years after replacing his father in South Korea’s Samsung Group, Lee Kun-hee, 51, was frustrated that he was not making his mark. He summoned a group of Samsung Electronics executives to a Best Buy store in Los Angeles to check out the reality of the Samsung …