India is followed by China ($67 billion), Mexico and Philippines ($34 billion each), according to World Bank.

The acceptance of Indian currency is good news for Indian tourists as earlier they lost a sizeable amount due to exchange rates.

NRI deposits between April & August saw an inflow of $4 billion, compared with $5.7 billion in the same period last year. NRIs in the Gulf, who contribute the maximum to the deposit chunk, are showing preference towards mutual funds.

"Thirty new cases of COVID-19 (six from Delhi and 24 from Tripura) have been reported from different establishments. All of them are under the best available medical care at AIIMS-Jhajjar and G B Pant Hospital, Agartala," BSF spokesperson Shubhendu Bhardwaj said in a statement.

This is the phase two of the Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) programme, the ministry said, adding that airfields of the Indian Air Force were upgraded in the first phase.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the DGs of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) where he appreciated the commendable work done by these forces and expressed concern over increasing COVID-19 cases, a home ministry spokesperson said.

Immediately on receipt of information, on May 7 , Indian Army rescue columns with personnel of ITBPs too, moved on foot, traversing dangerous terrain in bad weather, to the helicopter landing site to evacuate the individuals and provide medical aid, for which a doctor of the ITBP also accompanied.

Nepal's Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said the government "has learnt with regret" about the inauguration of the link road connecting to Lipulekh pass, which Nepal claims to be part of its territory. The 80-Km new road inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday is expected to help pilgrims visiting Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet in China.

Globally, the pandemic has had a far-reaching impact and responsible organisations will choose not to put any employee at risk, feels Dayapatra Nevatia, chief operating officer, Mindtree.

Industry captains say economy and jobs must be central focus now, and policymakers have to recognise that the country will have to live with and work around Covid-19. India Inc’s growing call on reopening India for business comes amidst a blizzard of grim economic forecasts. Economic growth in FY21 can be negative, according to Nomura, ICRA and others.

Component makers are also working overtime to restart factories, but delays in getting approvals are causing hindrance in some states, especially in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu that have the biggest automotive manufacturing hubs, industry insiders said. This, they said, could weigh on the plans of the automakers.

“I have been trying for the last two years to pursue the scrappage policy. I have asked the Secretary (ministry of road transport and highways) to expedite the scrappage policy. Because this will help reduce production cost,” Gadkari said in an interaction with SIAM Institute on Thursday.

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. ​So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.

China on Friday named its first Mars exploration mission to be launched later this year as Tianwen-1 as it celebrated 'Space Day' to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the country's first satellite Dong Fang Hong-1 in 1970.

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier.

Texas A&M is the first US institution in the clinical trial to have federal clearance for testing on humans. Researchers hope to demonstrate that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin or BCG mitigates the effects of the novel coronavirus, allowing fewer people to be hospitalised or to die from COVID-19.

The study, published in the journal Pathogens, found that all four drugs were effective in inhibiting, or blocking, the coronavirus' RNA proteins from making genomic copies of the novel coronavirus.

The scientists, including those from the University of Sheffield in the UK, said overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers, and low genetic diversity caused by intensive farming techniques increase the likelihood of these pathogens becoming a major public health risk.

CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh are currently sequencing the genomes of the novel coronavirus, he said. Other CSIR institutes are also expected to join the process.

The rationale behind the lockdown was not that it would prevent infections but that it would allow us to build the health infrastructure to be able to cope with larger numbers infected, opined Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Nitin Gadkari, the minister for MSME and road transport and highways, also called upon the retailers to start exploring option of home delivery.

The board has considered and approved the proposal to raise debt of up to Rs 2,000 crore, a company statement said.

This is the first instance when a fund house is shutting its schemes because of coronavirus related pandemic.

We manufactured a crisis much before the pandemic hit the financial world.

The company's consolidated net profit stood at Rs 146.7 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Analysts in an ETNow poll had projected the number at Rs 3,000 crore.

With restrictions on travelling and no sporting activity allowed, the 34-year-old Haryana boxer is spending time with his family in Delhi.

The multi-year deal will see Baseline managing all the commercial interests of Garg. Born in Meerut, UP, Garg made his first-class debut against Goa in 2018 where he went on to score an unbeaten 117. He recently led the Under-19 Indian team at the World Cup in South Africa where they finished runners-up.

During the webinar, titled ‘Physical Literacy: For Nation’s Development’, the panelists discussed a lot of topics related to physical literacy, including its meaning, the challenges it faces, its need of promotion, the lax attitude towards it and its importance in everybody’s life. The panel also discussed the lax attitude towards physical education in India.

Higher exports from India, the world's biggest producer of sugar, could put pressure on global prices and limit shipments from rivals such as Brazil and Thailand.

Palm oil has ended lower for the past three sessions, and has lost 5% so far this week.

In the international market, silver was quoting 1.44 per cent higher at $15.82 per ounce in New York.

The High Court passed the interim order on Friday as a result of the blatant violation of the conditions that the court had prescribed under which liquor shops could function. These conditions included adhering to social distancing norms while also deploying additional staff to manage the crowd.

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The first public demonstration of colour TV broadcast happened this week 90 years ago, setting the foundation for a major change in the way audio-visual media is consumed.

In a telephonic interview Mumbai-based Sharma talks about her own experiences as a single woman and what has changed for single women over the years and what hasn’t.

In NYC and most of the US even today, non-northern European foods termed are 'ethnic'.

Children of Indian immigrants are going against the tide and becoming internet content creators, even if it means giving up stable and well-paying jobs.

"After the moratorium, it was expected that there would be outflows."

‘We are a cash generating company and virtually carry no leverage’

‘Don’t sell but use dips in the market to deploy money’

‘Industry leaders would benefit from both the demand revival as well as consolidation.’

Privately-held real estate investment firm Cain International has signed an agreement with the Oberoi Group for the operation of 23 serviced residences in Mayfair in London.

Hotels newly earmarked in Delhi include the Taj Palace Hotel, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel and Le Meridien, according to people aware of the matter.

In case, the examination results are not ready by July 31, students will have the opportunity to provisionally register and move on to the next semester, the VC said. The entire monsoon semester registration process will be completely online making it easy for the students to register even from their homes.

The Railways has ordered a comprehensive probe into the Aurangabad accident in which 16 migrants workers who were sleeping on the tracks were mowed down by a goods train early on Friday.

Shramik special trains were run from May 1 on the request of different state governments. The railways has suspended passenger, mail and express trains to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) since March 24.