COVID-19 pandemic

India’s GDP expected to contract by 9.6 per cent this fiscal: World Bank

12:43 pm October 8, 2020

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday said that India’s GDP is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent this fiscal which is reflective of the national lockdown and the income shock experienced by households and firms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the country’s economic situation is “much worse” than ever seen before. The […]

Saina, Kashyap pull out of Denmark Open

4:22 pm October 6, 2020

New Delhi: Star Indian badminton couple Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap on Tuesday pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament, which will restart the international calendar at Odense from October 13. The BWF World Tour was shut down following the completion of the All England Championships in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Jantar Mantar buzzes with activity as protesters gather to seek justice for Hathras gang-rape victim

11:25 pm October 2, 2020

New Delhi: Jantar Mantar in central Delhi buzzed with activity on Friday as the venue witnessed perhaps its first biggest protest ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with hundreds of protesters gathering there to demand justice for the Hathras gang-rape and murder victim. Social distancing norms and wearing of masks went for a toss as many of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

IIT Kharagpur launches telemedicine software

5:34 pm October 2, 2020

Kolkata: With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, IIT Kharagpur on Friday launched a telemedicine software which facilitates critical health care support to patients at their doorsteps through remote consultation by a physician. The system iMediX which is accessible by any standard internet browser and also from a mobile device, has been developed by researchers at […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Delhi Metro again appeals to commuters to stagger travel

11:52 pm October 1, 2020

New Delhi: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Delhi Metro authorities on Thursday issued a fresh appeal to commuters to stagger their travel in a day and cited that in some sections of the the network, occupancy is very high during peak hours. Delhi Metro resumed full operations from September 12 and since then, people have broadly […]