The Indian chess team spanked Brazil 3.5-0.5 in the final round to end the World Team Chess Championship with a bronze medal in Bursa, Turkey.
In the first quarter of 2016, India's credit-to-GDP gap stood at -2.9, the lowest among the BRIC group of nations
Biden and Xi shook hands and greeted each other with smiles, standing in front of a row of US and Chinese flags.
The average rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the country has been 10.8 million per week. At that rate, it will take India till December 2024 to complete two billion doses.
Sania Mirza's hopes of a grand double at the Australian Open were dashed after she and Croatian partner Ivan Dodig were beaten in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles on Friday night.
On the list of 137 economies, Switzerland is followed by the US and Singapore in second and third places, respectively.
After healthcare and frontline workers, priority will be given to those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 crore, it added.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
The readings, for the month of October, are based on Composite Leading Indicator that are designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend.
The world's lowest ranked soccer team, Bhutan, will take on Sri Lanka next month, while sleeping giants India face Nepal in the first qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup.
According to a new study, China, India, Indonesia, USA, Russia have the largest number of smokers.
'The growth drivers are mostly invisible, but the growth is undeniable at least for now,' notes Debashis Basu.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the eighth day in a row.
The launch of premium devices from OnePlus and Samsung in the second half of Apple's reporting period added to Apple's woes.
'What is the problem in getting the UK to extradite our citizens?' asks Aakar Patel.
A lot rides on this new vehicle for Renault, the seventh largest player in domestic passenger vehicle market, as its brand new SUV takes on Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Hyundai Creta and Ford EcoSport.
According to a new report published by Switzerland-based BIS, which is also referred as 'bank for central banks', the US Federal Reserve's announcement of a possible phasing out of easy money regime has resulted in 'abrupt and sizeable' equity market losses in both advanced and emerging markets.
This is Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar.
The turning point in his career was undoubtedly Nepal where he was sent as ambassador and acted with a cool head.
According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth report, India has 1,800 ultra high net worth individuals -- 11th largest group globally, while the United States tops the chart with 62,800 UHNW adults (equivalent to 49 per cent of the global total).
Borrowing from BRICS bank will help India avoid other kinds of politics emanating from the West. Overall, the BRICS institutions will necessarily adopt alternative ways of doing things based on their own cultural and socio economic needs, says M K Venu.
The number of recoveries continued to surge with 2,13,830 patients cured so far, while there were 1,68,269 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am.
The HSBC Emerging Markets Index, a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, inched up to 50.4 in April, from 50.3 in March, signalling only a marginal increase in output across global emerging markets in April.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the tenth day in a row.
India's growth is "firming up" while most of the major economies, including China and the US, are seeing stable momentum.
Ahead of next month's annual Indo-Russia summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev who said India is a "close and valued" partner for his country.
Experts said concerns over the Union Budget, too, had weighed on the market performance.
A new global survey reveals that we are worried and the things that keep us up at night the most are -- corruption, violence and unemployment.
India's numbers have shown a reasonable amount of improvement.
The rupee's strength against its competitor could come to haunt exporters.
'... as has been happening in the last three weeks, then the foreign exchange reserves will not be comfortable to ensure that the rupee does not fall drastically.'
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The central bank's currency management will be critical over the next few months. A weaker rupee could help to revive exports. But, the currency must fall slowly and in controlled fashion, says Devangshu Datta.
Indian football saw a big jump in the FIFA rankings on Thursday, rising 24 places to go up to 147 spot.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said India is poised to take advantage of globalisation and engage in trade to finance its imports through exports.
The prime minister is all set to break his record of spending most days in the country without travelling abroad.
It took 110 days for the COVID-19 cases in the country to reach one lakh and just 59 days more to go past the nine-lakh mark.
The survey also noted that the silver lining continues to be that majority of Indians (65 per cent) feel that the country is heading in the right direction.
'In India foreign policy is generally handled by the prime minister.' 'One can clearly see the Vajpayee stamp on all this.' 'Only a person with poetic imagination can weave such a complex web,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
