The kits were reportedly produced by Chinese firms Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics. Pictured: Wondfo's test, which was recently rejected by the British Government.
India's TVS Motor, which bought the British brand out of administration for £16m earlier this month, is reportedly set to invest tens of millions of pounds in the luxury motorbike maker.
The country of 1.3billion saw its total number of cases rise to 46,432 while the death toll is now 1,568 after another 195 fatalities, India's health ministry said (pictured, a woman buying drinks in Delhi).
India is to be declared 'open-defecation free' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday evening, despite scepticism from critics about whether every citizen has access to a toilet.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hindu nationalist-led government but its approval has triggered fury in the states of Assam and Tripura in north east India.
Authorities in New Delhi have declared a public health emergency Friday as air pollution in the city hit its worst level this year. It comes as German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the region.
Indian businessman Pankaj Oswal claims the Institut Le Rosey, an exclusive Swiss school that charges annual fees of £100,000, failed to adequately protect his daughter.
'Pakistan has already lost three wars. Our armed forces will not take more than 7-10 days to make Pakistan bite the dust,' Narendra Modi said in a speech in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The High Court in London reconstructed events from more than 70 years ago after a legal battle re-emerged about who would get The Nizam of Hyderabad's £1million fortune.
India Sturgis gives her verdict on a selection of recipes from social media for recreating drinks that have proven popular in UK coffee shops.
LeBron James has missed 17 of the last 18 games with injury and the team have struggled as a result, posting a 27-27 record. On Tuesday night, they lost by 42 points at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.
It's a battle of endorsements in Indiana, as Cruz gets support of Pence while Fiorina rips into Trump for touting 'tough guy' Mike Tyson endorsement.
India INX, India’s first international exchange is all set to launch INR-USD futures and options contracts on May 8.This is expected to help the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduce the volatility in the value of the Indian rupee and avoid a repeat of the 2013 taper tantrum when the rupee tumbled by 20%.In April 2019, London surpassed Mumbai in Rupee trades, totaling $46.8 billion against $34.5 billion in India, essentially ceding control to foreign players. India’s first international exchange, India INX is all set to launch INR-USD futures and options contracts. This will help the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in curbing the influence of foreign trade centers like Dubai and Singapore in the Rupee derivatives trade.Initially recommended by the Dr. Usha Thorat Committee in 2019, the Rupee derivatives
Angry protesters carrying dead bodies stormed an Indian chemical plant on Saturday to demand the facility's closure after a toxic gas leak that killed 12...
India captain Virat Kohli believes cricket will be robbed of its "magical moments" if games are forced into empty stadiums when the sport emerges from its...
Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with 19, 063 followed by Gujarat with 7,402 cases and Delhi with 6,318 cases.
India's National Pension System (NPS) has bucked the downtrend triggered by Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown to contain it. During the first three weeks of April, the scheme along with the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has seen an upsurge in new enrolments and an increase in assets under management (AUM) of these programmes.ALSO WATCH: The CEO of mutual fund house explains how to invest your savings in the post-coronavirus world In financial parlance, NPS and APY are Central government backed schemes which are administered by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). The PFRDA is the statutory authority established by an enactment of the Parliament, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the NPS and the pension schemes to which this Act applies.75468072The
India has the highest rate of interest in finance. If this is not reduced, MSMEs will continue to struggle as the working capital will become expensive.
Indian politician and Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra and Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena, Priyanka Chaturvedi, in conversation with Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief BW Businessworld, Jyotsna Sharma, Sr. Editor, BW Businessworld and Abhinav Trivedi, Managing Editor, BW TV & Digital about leadership, women empowerment and the Maharashtra government’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the deadly Covid-19.
India must, as the lockdown is gradually lifted, quickly establish export-oriented manufacturing capabilities. A once-in-a-century pandemic can create a rare opportunity. It is India’s to seize.
The Modi government should ensure that its social and political agenda over Jammu & Kashmir, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act does not divert its attention from competent economic governance. 2020 could be the tipping year for the Indian economy – for better or for worse.
It takes a while to get into this book because first you have to navigate a prologue and not one but two forewords, the first by the author’s 11-year-old grandson, who reveals that at 4 a.m. without make-up Stephanie Beacham has green skin, witch-like hair and gives him nightmares, muses JOHN HARDING
Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (pictured) delivered a touching tribute in perfect French to Parisians following the Notre Dame cathedral fire and the internet is swooning.
Authorities said the latest shooting took place around 3.55pm on Sunday at a Walmart store located at 2936 E. 79th Avenue in Hobart, Indiana. The person who was shot is in stable condition.
The granddaughter of the late Lord Mountbatten has revealed how he gave up his German title of 'Prince Louis of Battenberg' when relations were at their worst with the country, during World War I.
Prince Charles' goddaughter India Hicks has shared a glimpse at her son Conrad's 17th birthday in lockdown at their sprawling family home in the Bahamas.
Prince Charles' goddaughter has shared a peek at her life a she isolates with her family at their home on the sun-soaked island of the Bahamas.
India Faulkner-Wiley, 38, from Lancashire, told Femail that her weight went up to 13.5st when she became addicted to takeaways after the birth of her children, Jazmine, 13, and Saffron, 5.
Developed by Indian technology company Wellnesys, the smart YogiFi mat has been hailed as the FitBit of the yoga industry. But at a hefty $605 AUD, what makes it worth the investment?
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor that a comment made by a detective while standing over Dreasjon Reed's body invoking a 'closed casket' was 'unacceptable.'
India has been the world's fourth-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) since 2011, gradually increasing LNG imports as the country's domestic natural gas production declined and domestic consumption increased. India's LNG import capacity more than doubled during the past 10 years, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects it to increase by a third in the next 3 years as regasification facilities currently under construction come online. However, the construction of domestic pipelines to move LNG from the coastal import facilities to major demand centers further inland has experienced delays. Future growth in India's LNG imports will depend on the timely completion of natural gas pipeline networks.
Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on the lock screen of Android -powered smartphones, has amassed 100 million daily active users, it said today. The subsidiary of ad-firm InMobi Group reached the milestone in 21 months in what appears to be the shortest duration for any popular internet service to gain their […]
Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on the lock screen of Android -powered smartphones, has amassed 100 million daily active users, it said today. The subsidiary of ad-firm InMobi Group reached the milestone in 21 months in what appears to be the shortest duration for any popular internet service to gain their […]
Prices fall as farmers struggle to sell fruit seen as national delicacy
India has emerged as one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the last decade, reporting growth each quarter even as handset shipments slowed or declined elsewhere globally. But the world’s second largest smartphone is beginning to feel the coronavirus heat, too. The Indian smartphone market grew by a modest 4% year-over-year in the quarter […]
India said today Zoom is ‘not a safe platform’ and advised government employees to not use it for official work as the video conference service surges in popularity in many nations including the world’s second largest internet market as billions of people remain stuck at home due to the coronavirus crisis. “Zoom is a not a […]
Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on the lock screen of Android -powered smartphones, has amassed 100 million daily active users, it said today. The subsidiary of ad-firm InMobi Group reached the milestone in 21 months in what appears to be the shortest duration for any popular internet service to gain their […]
Byju’s, an education learning startup in India that has seen a surge in its popularity in recent weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak, is in talks to raise as much as $400 million in fresh capital at a $10 billion valuation, said three people familiar with the matter. The additional capital would be part of the […]
Operators grapple with fierce competition in their battle to boost profits
Indian entrepreneur claims a small group of executives were involved at the hospital group
The Reserve Bank of India lowered its benchmark repurchase rate by 75 bps to 4.40 percent from 5.15 percent on 27th March in an unscheduled move, joining central banks around the world in delivering stimulus to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The central bank also cut the cash reserve ratio by 100 basis points to 3% to boost liquidity. . Interest Rate in India averaged 6.59 percent from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14.50 percent in August of 2000 and a record low of 4.25 percent in April of 2009. In India, interest rate decisions are taken by the Reserve Bank of India's Central Board of Directors. The official interest rate is the benchmark repurchase rate. In 2014, the primary objective of the RBI monetary policy became price stability, giving less importance to government's borrowing, the stability of the rupee exchange rate and the need to protect exports. In February 2015, the government and the central bank agreed to set a consumer inflation target of 4 percent, with a band of plus or minus 2 percentage points, from the financial year ending in March 2017. This page provides - India Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Cost of food in India increased 8.76 percent in March of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in India averaged 5.92 percent from 2012 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14.72 percent in November of 2013 and a record low of -2.65 percent in December of 2018. The Consumer Food Price Index accounts for 39.06 percent of the total consumer price index. This page provides - India Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
India Treasury Bill 91 Day Yield decreased to 3.64 percent on Friday May 1 from 3.73 percent in the previous day. Interbank Rate in India averaged 7.36 percent from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 12.97 percent in July of 1995 and a record low of 3.10 percent in July of 2009. In India, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - India Treasury Bill Yield - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
The stocks of goods held by firms in India increased by 646.68 INR Billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Changes in Inventories in India averaged 433.52 INR Billion from 2004 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 731.25 INR Billion in the first quarter of 2015 and a record low of 184.29 INR Billion in the second quarter of 2004. In India, changes in inventories are often a leading indicator for the overall performance of the economy. This page provides - India Changes in Inventories - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Cement Production in India decreased to 24934 Thousands of Tonnes in March from 30962 Thousands of Tonnes in February of 2020. Cement Production in India averaged 19567.69 Thousands of Tonnes from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 33124 Thousands of Tonnes in March of 2019 and a record low of 9355 Thousands of Tonnes in August of 2004. This page provides - India Cement Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Central Bank Balance Sheet in India increased to 25377.42 INR Billions in March from 22099.01 INR Billions in February of 2020. Central Bank Balance Sheet in India averaged 9116.55 INR Billions from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 25377.42 INR Billions in March of 2020 and a record low of 1624.31 INR Billions in August of 2001. This page provides - India Central Bank Balance Sheet - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Remittances in India decreased to 15185.47 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 16373.32 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019. Remittances in India averaged 10102.67 USD Million from 2010 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 16373.32 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 5999.10 USD Million in the third quarter of 2010. In India, Remittances refers to inflows of migrants’ and short-term employee income transfers (personal remittances). This page provides - India Remittances - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Fiscal Expenditure in India increased to 24653.54 INR Billion in February from 22683.29 INR Billion in January of 2020. Fiscal Expenditure in India averaged 5514.02 INR Billion from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 24653.54 INR Billion in February of 2020 and a record low of 136.55 INR Billion in April of 1997. Fiscal expenditure refers to the sum of government expenses, including spending on goods and services, investment and transfer payments like social security and unemployment benefits. Fiscal expenditure are part of government budget balance calculation. This page provides - India Fiscal Expenditure- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Disposable Personal Income in India increased to 206752290 INR Million in 2019 from 192817450 INR Million in 2018. Disposable Personal Income in India averaged 25440473.14 INR Million from 1950 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 206752290 INR Million in 2019 and a record low of 91540 INR Million in 1950. This page provides - India Total Disposable Personal Income - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.