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Taliban Treaty: Pakistan's biggest victory since 1947

'Pakistan's trump card is that it is the only credible guarantor on the horizon who can reasonably assure the Western world that Afghanistan will not again become the revolving door for......

'The gains are primarily symbolism'

'This was the first ever visit by a President in a re-election year so it sent a strong signal of the priority of the relationship and the desire to continue to strengthen it.' IMAGE: US President......

Trump's visit: How will China react?

'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a......

Natural partners, unnatural times

'Even as discord over US-India trade and commerce colours diplomatic relations, defence relations between the two countries remain on a firm footing,' points out Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: A vintage car......

FATF retains Pak in 'grey list', delivers a sharp warning

Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday decided continuation of Pakistan in the 'Grey List' and warned the country of stern action if it fails to check flow......

India's GDP growth seen at 30-year low

Stating that an economic recession gripped global economy following the lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, Fitch Ratings on Friday said the initial disruptions to regional manufacturing supply......

Another GDP shocker for India, S&P pegs it at 5.2%

For the current fiscal which ends on March 31, it put the real GDP estimate at 5 per cent. S&P Global Ratings on Monday cut its estimate for India's GDP growth in the fiscal starting April 1 to......

Sensex crashes 1,709 points; Nifty tanks below 8,500

IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, plummeting over 23 per cent. PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and NTPC also finished significantly lower. ONGC and ITC were the......

S&P lowers India's GDP growth to 5.2% over global recession fears

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday lowered India's economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for 2020, saying the global economy is entering a recession amid the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGE: A......

How tech giants are fighting the deadly coronavirus

'Remote Working/Work from Home' strategy has been activated to aid social distancing in the impacted regions. Travel advisory across the organisation has been issued with full precautionary......

When Shah Rukh Khan was IMPRESSED

Shah Rukh Khan hopes to showcase the good things in life in the second season of the chat show, Ted Talks. "People get inspired by good things or ideas rather than new things. A good thing or......

WT20: 4 nations to qualify from 16-team ICC Qualifier

The 12 teams which make round two of the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia will gain automatic entry into the event the following year. IMAGE: India's players celebrate with the trophy after......

Boxing ace Vijender reveals his plans for 2020

'In all, I expect to compete in three-four fights this year with the world title being the big one. We are trying to ensure that this marquee fight happens in India.' IMAGE: Vijender Singh, who......

Vijender scores 12th successive professional win

IMAGE: Vijender Singh has Ghana's Charles Adamu on the ropes during Friday night's fight in Dubai. Photograph: Twitter Indian boxing star Vijender Singh demolished Ghana's former Commonwealth......

Sports Shorts: Saina withdraws from Korea Masters

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal is likely to feature at the Syed Modi International World Tour Super 300 in Lucknow next week. Photograph: Saina......

Djokovic wins his first Japan Open; Osaka takes 2nd Asian title

IMAGE: The top seeded Serb needed only 69 minutes to dispatch Millman. Photograph: Japan Open/Twitter World number one Novak Djokovic won his first Japan Open title and the 76th of his career with......

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"Airlines were hit by a sledgehammer called COVID-19 in February," Alexandre de Juniac, head of the International Air Transport Association, said... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/global-air-passenger-demand-sees-steepest-decline-since-9/11-iata/articleshow/74952431.cms

'20% APAC non-fin cos in high risk due to Covid-19'

Only 20 per cent of the non-financial companies in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region face high exposure to coronavirus disruptions and the resultant... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/20-apac-non-financial-companies-in-high-risk-due-to-covid-19-moodys/articleshow/74946607.cms

Vinod Nambiar joins More Retail as MD

Nambiar joins the 650-odd store retail major with over 30 year experience in Hindustan Unilever India and Colgate. He was earlier with Colgate in... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/vinod-nambiar-joins-more-retail-as-md/articleshow/74930072.cms

WHO warns Covid-19 'far from over' in Asia and Pacific

Urging governments at all levels in the region to stay engaged in efforts to combat the virus, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/who-warns-covid-19-far-from-over-in-asia-and-pacific/articleshow/74909983.cms

Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world

Countries affected by the novel coronavirus around the world extended restrictions and looked for new measures to aid the virus-hit economies as... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INhealth/~3/atnfI8PwvcM/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idINKBN21I0LK

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