Narendra Modi

General

15 October, 2020

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

13 October, 2020

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

12 October, 2020

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

07 October, 2020

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

29 September, 2020

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

25 September, 2020

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

24 September, 2020

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

04 September, 2020

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

27 August, 2020

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

20 August, 2020

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 ......