National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said that they have been addressing mental health issues of non-contracted and Under-19 players amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is an uncertain period for cricketers and it could affect them mentally, said the former India captain.
First meeting in 3 years, with agenda of stalled items needing political push.
WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform.
A 35-year-old Chinese man was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) from along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal on Thursday, with the paramilitary force saying security agencies are probing if he was working for an intelligence agency of the neighbouring country, officials said.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
'The pressure to work together is even greater than before, because the Chinese have launched a full-court press on the border, in the region, and globally to advance their geopolitical agenda.'
The Bal Puraskar was conferred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave digital certificates to the awardees using blockchain technology developed by IIT Kanpur.
As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
'Failure is success delayed. It teaches you to be patient and persevere so that you improve.'
The Modi government has to embrace the history of Tamil conquests in South East Asia and stop obsessing about Babar/Humayun, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The equity infusion will happen at Rs 505 a unit, which is a premium of nearly 14 per cent over February 4's close of Rs 444.60.
'Rahul Bhai was well known for speaking the truth.' 'He did not accept anything he considered wrong.'
'Young professionals should be open for jobs in adjacent industries, pick up a contract job to have an opening balance, develop skills in the job in hand, invest in learning and develop cognitive skills and capacities.' 'Spend as per the need only.'
This is not her first stint in North Block or in leading a major economic ministry. She started Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term as minister of state for finance, was made the commerce minister, and then became the defence minister.
Flipkart on Wednesday said it has acquired mobile marketing start-up Appiterate.
'If the government wants to see our strength, we will show them'
NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat said the shutdown of internet services did not have any significant impact on the economy in J-K.
'From a teenager who struggled with low self-esteem to representing India at Miss Teen Universe, I've really worked hard to become someone I'm proud of.'
The White House and the Indian-American community are solidly backing the nomination of Neera Tanden as the director of Office of Management and Budget, describing her as the most appropriate candidate to hold the position.
The Food and Drug Administration said its decision is based on new information, including clinical trial data results, that have led it to conclude that the drugs may not be effective to treat COVID-19 and that its potential benefits for such use do not outweigh its known and potential risks.
The chief minister said that he had received Sharma's letter regarding the union cabinet's decision for liberalisation of the Foreign Direct investment policy in multi brand retail.
In a telephonic conversation, Mitra explains to Namrata Acharya how the state is reeling under a huge debt, a 'legacy' of the Left government.
'When you oppose a policy, you are labelled anti-government.' 'The problem is, the policymakers have never done any business in their lives.'
The DMK parliamentary party appears to be a house divided, reports R Rajagopalan.
The fixed line broadband will offer "ultra high-definition entertainment on large screen TVs, multi-party video conferencing from your living room, voice-activated virtual assistants, virtual reality gaming, digital shopping, immersive experiences," Ambani said.
Sources said a merger could benefit both as Grofers' private labels business would be a draw for Zomato, as well as its experience in the online grocery delivery space.
'Sullivan and Jaishankar welcomed the cooperation in recent weeks that resulted in deliveries of over USD 500 million in COVID-19 relief supplies from the US federal and state governments, US companies and private citizens across America for the people of India'
India will export anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, high in demand globally, only to foreign governments and not to private companies, as the product is under prohibited or banned category of exports, sources said. Although exports of this medicine is completely banned, India has decided to export this anti-malarial drug in sync with its global commitment to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.'
The finance minister is ready to present a second financial package. The Centre has ruled out a mega stimulus and will rely on targeted, incremental packages. Industry is clamouring for a bailout, the liquidity upheaval in capital markets is nowhere close to being sorted out, and all budgetary forecasts now stand irrelevant, reports Arup Roychoudhury.
'If the chief minister says there are areas in her home state where she cannot enter, where has she driven the state to!'
It, however, remains to be seen how much money Softbank actually puts in, what the implied equity valuation is and if the e-commerce venture is included in the Jio entity.
The latest deal would give Facebook deeper access to India, the second largest internet market after China.
"Our government is fully committed to an early breakthrough in the Doha agreement based on the December 2008 draft texts in agriculture and industrial goods. It must be a balanced agreement that addresses the legitimate concerns of developing countries," Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said.
'Each plate sold sponsors 250 meals for a worker's family.' 'Our goal is to provide 100,000 meals within the next month.'
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
The US and India likely to sign a high quality bilateral investment treaty to create an enabling business environment.
Trump will pay a state visit to India on February 24 and 25 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Wednesday said the US President's visit will be a 'very special one' and it will go a long way in further cementing India-USA friendship.
