India’s first participation in the final of the Chess Olympiad is undoubtedly proof of its growing stature internationally. But warnings accompany glory. The feat is undoubtedly historic, but India is still far from living up to the performance of chess superpowers like…
read moreDue to a strict national lockdown due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during most of the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21, gross domestic product India’s GDP for the April-June quarter (Q1) fell 23.9%, according to provisional estimates released Monday by the…
read moreThe first phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR), scheduled for this year but postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, could be delayed by a year because it does not there is no sign of…
read moreThe 2020 Export Preparedness Index (EPI) released on Wednesday highlighted regional disparities in ‘poor’ export infrastructure, trade support and growth direction, as well as research and development infrastructure as key obstacles to boosting India’s exports. While the index attempts to counter the…
read moreA riot broke out in the Swedish city of Malmö on Friday, where around 300 people had gathered to protest anti-Islamic activities, Reuters reported. Right-wing extremists torched a copy of the Koran, the report said, increasing violence in the town which local…
read moreThe prime minister’s office met earlier this month with representatives of the Election Commission and the Ministry of Justice to discuss the possibility of having a common voters list for the panchayat, municipality, State assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra…
read moreIn the first virtual national sports awards ceremony forced due to the coronavirus pandemic, a record 74 Indian sports heroes were honored on the anniversary of the birth of the legend of the hockey, Major Dhyan Chand, which takes place annually. like…
read moreWhile the Center decided on Thursday to attribute much of the blame for the delays in GST compensation payments to the downturn inflicted by the pandemic, the delays preceded the Covid-19 shock by nearly a year, when payments were due for August…
read moreA bronze statue of the Indian physician Dwarkanath Kotnis, revered in China for his contributions during the Chinese revolution led by its founder Mao Zedong and World War II, will be unveiled outside a north Chinese medical school next month, according to…
read moreThe Atal tunnel in Rohtang, near Manali, is almost complete in all respects and was finalized before Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened it at the end of September. The 9 km long tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountain range, named after former…
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