Coronavirus

Global economic rebound at risk from rising corona..

By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU - There is a high risk the resurgence in coronavirus cases halts the global economic recovery by year-end, according to Reuters polls of ar..

Economic growth in FY21 may be negative: Nirmala S..

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India's economic growth in the current financial year may be in the negative zone or near zero amid the ongoi..

Asian shares struggle to shake off U.S. selloff am..

By Pete Schroeder Asian markets look set to continue a downward path on Tuesday after soaring global coronavirus cases and shrinking hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal too..

India`s daily spike again on rise as total mounts ..

After dipping below 47,000 new cases three days back, spike in daily fresh corona cases has been on the rise ever since. A total of 54,366 new infections and 690 deaths i..

PM Modi`s farsightedness helped lessen corona seve..

BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that the farsightedness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ensured that the severity of coronavirus pandemic in In..

Achievements in poverty reduction at risk due to C..

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the the impact of coronavirus pandemic continues and the achievements in reducing the level of poverty across coun..

Nigerian informal retailers turn tech-savvy to sto..

By Nneka Chile and Abraham Achirga LAGOS/ABUJA - When the coronavirus outbreak forced shops to close in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, kiosk store owner Funmi..

Pandemic-hit fashion retailers to see revenue dip ..

The coronavirus outbreak has adversely impacted the credit profile of the Indian retail industry as consumers deferred their discretionary spends, amid the shutdown of ma..

India`s daily Covid spike lowest since August

India on Tuesday reported 61,267 fresh infections of the novel Coronavirus, taking the case tally to 66,85,082, health officials said. This is the lowest daily spike sinc..

Recovery rate at 84% as India`s Covid cases breach..

With a spike of 74,442 coronavirus cases and 903 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Monday mounted to 66,23,816 cases. Though the cases are increasing, the recov..

India`s September factory activity grew at fastest..

BENGALURU - India's factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in over eight years in September as a relaxation in coronavirus lockdown restrictions drove a s..

India`s September gasoline sales up 2% on year, di..

NEW DELHI - India's gasoline consumption rose 2% from a year earlier, while diesel sales dropped 7.3%, provisional data from state-run Indian Oil Corp showed. ..