India

New Delhi, Sept 8: PUBG Corporation on Tuesday said it has made the decision to no longer authorise the Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile franchise to China-based Tencent Games in India, opening the possibility of the ban being lifted. The popular game is distributed in India by Tencent Holdings. "In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made the decision to no longer

New Delhi, Sept 8: Fitch Ratings on Tuesday projected a massive 10.5 per cent contraction of India's economy in the current financial year. India recorded one of the sharpest gross domestic product (GDP) contractions in the world in April-June. India's GDP shrank by a staggering 24 per cent year-on-year amid the imposition of one of the most stringent global nationwide lockdown. "GDP should

Mumbai, Sept 8: A private hospital in Jalna Maharashtra has been asked by the district administration to deposit Rs 1.93 lakh into the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for allegedly overcharging COVID-19 patients, officials said. Jalna Collector Ravindra Binwade issued the order on Monday following complaints that some private hospitals were charging hefty amounts from COVID-19 patients. The collector

Miffed over being placed 28th in the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) ranking 2019 covering states and Union Territories, Kerala on Monday held that the process lacked clarity on some counts and asked the Centre to disclose the criteria applied in deciding the ranking. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation's Managing Director S. Harikishore (KSIDC) said that his organisation, as the state's

The novel coronavirus seemed like a distant problem in Boisar, a small factory town about two hours from Mumbai, until Daniel Tribhuvan died. The 35-year-old tutor started feeling feverish in April, while bringing his father home from a chemotherapy appointment in the Indian financial capital. When a test confirmed Tribhuvan was infected, the local health system’s reaction was shambolic. After he

Moscow, Sept 7: The clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine for coronavirus will be held this month in several countries including India, confirmed Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Monday. Dmitriev told Sputnik that the clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and Brazil will begin this month. "The post-registration

Lucknow, Sept 7: Putting an end to speculation about him joining the Congress after being released from jail recently, Dr Kafeel Khan said that he is a doctor and would like to remain so. He was recently released from Mathura jail after the Allahabad High Court quashed his detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). The court had ordered his immediate release, asserting that his

New Delhi, Sept 7: After wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and drinking the staple 'kadha', a new anti-coronavirus item has arrived in the market and people are flocking to buy it. This is the COVID-19 'shut-out' card that looks like a small ID, which is to be worn around the neck. The card claims that it wards off the virus and if a person wears the card around his neck, he/she can

New Delhi, Sept 6: India's COVID tally surpassed Brazil to become the second most corona-hit country in the world. The US still retains the top position with over six million cases followed by India. Brazil has now slipped to No.3 folowed by Russia. There are 8,62,320 active cases of coronavirus infection in India accounting for only 20.96 per cent of the total caseload. Yet, the health ministry

Prayagraj, Sept 6: The Allahabad high court has dismissed with cost a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking revocation of citizenship of Kanhaiya Kumar, former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students’ union, in connection with the alleged anti-national slogans that he and others raised at a gathering on the central university campus in 2016. A bench comprising justice