As India records 2.34 lakh Covid cases, PM urges: Test, track, treat

The country on Saturday recorded a frightening single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 2.34 lakh fresh infections, crossing the two lakh-mark for the third straight day, as demands for......

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, last day of 3-week lockdown

The Centre faced growing calls for a less sweeping curbs as an anxious nation awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on Tuesday -- the last day of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown -- after a......

3-yr-old among 44 coronavirus cases in India

A three-year-old child in Kerala who returned from Italy with its parents over the weekend is among India's five new coronavirus patients, taking the total number of cases in the country to 44,......

Ghaziabad man becomes 30th coronavirus case in India

A man from Ghaziabad with a recent travel history to Iran has tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the country to 30 as the government on Thursday asked......

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Some experts opine that green crackers are yet not practical and question government's move to promote them. The fireworks industry in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, is expected to take a hit of about Rs......

Modi's soil health card plan: BJP-ruled states among worst performers

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh (all BJP-ruled), Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal and Kerala are among the worst......

Sensex ends in the red amid volatile trade; IT, auto, realty fall

The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,542.95.  Benchmark indices ended marginally lower, amid volatile trading session,......

India Inc's dividend payout drops to 5-yr low

Indian companies' average dividend payout ratio, or the dividend paid as a percentage of profit, plummeted to a five-year low in the year ended March 31, 2008 as state-run oil refiners, including......