Narendra Modi
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Peak holiday season set to send India's COVID-19 cases surging
Already on track to overtake the United States with the world's most novel coronavirus infections, India is bracing for a ......
Economy
Centre, some states in stalemate on borrowing to boost pandemic-hit economy
Spending to help India's pandemic-hit economy is likely to face delays after the federal government and some states on Monday ......
Economy
Govt unveils economic stimulus to boost demand by $10 bn
India on Monday announced steps to stimulate consumer demand, including advance payment of a part of the wages of federal ......
Manufacturing
Samsung, Foxconn, 14 other firms get govt incentives for smartphone plan
India on Tuesday said it was approving incentives under a federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production to 16 companies, ......
General
Global coronavirus deaths pass ‘agonizing milestone' of 1 mn
The global death toll from COVID-19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone ......
Consumer
Harley nears deal with Hero MotoCorp after stopping local manufacturing
Harley-Davidson Inc is in advanced talks with India's Hero MotoCorp for a distribution deal which will allow the U.S. firm's ......
General
Businesses cheer, unions fear contentious labour reforms
Business groups on Thursday welcomed contentious and long-delayed labour reforms passed by India's parliament this week, aimed at making hiring ......
General
India coronavirus infections near 4 mn, closes in on Brazil
India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, health ministry data showed on ......
General
Farmers turn to moneylenders as banks shun risk amid pandemic
Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from India’s western state of Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy ......
Economy
India faces protracted slowdown as virus clouds rural revival
India is staring at a protracted slowdown as coronavirus cases reach its countryside, with signs of recovery in the rural ......