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Bank credit-to-GDP ratio inches up to 56% in 2020

MUMBAI: Notwithstanding incremental credit growth plunging to a 59-year low at 5.56 per cent in FY21, the bank credit-to-GDP ratio…

5 years ago

Taliban takeover of Afganistan not inevitable: US experts

WASHINGTON: Kabul could be captured by the Taliban within a year as US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, but its fall…

5 years ago

ABAP to take measures to check religious conversions

Prayagraj: After raising the pitch for introduction of a two-child norm in the country, Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) —…

5 years ago

Joe Biden to deliver address over soaring crime rates in US major cities

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is set to deliver an address focusing on his administration's crime prevention strategy on Wednesday…

5 years ago

India’s total FDI inflow rises 38% in April, says Centre

NEW DELHI: India recorded a 38 per cent rise in its foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on a year-on-year (y-o-y)…

5 years ago

China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have closed Beijing's central Tiananmen Square to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being…

5 years ago

India’s Covid tally tops 3cr, last 1cr in record 50 days

India has become the second country in the world after the US to record more than 3 crore Covid-19 cases…

5 years ago

Monsoon likely to elude Delhi till end of June, says Met

NEW DELHI: Delhi is unlikely to receive monsoonal showers till the end of June and the maximum temperature in the…

5 years ago

Covid-19 delta variant now 20% of US cases

NEW YORK: The Covid-19 delta variant, first identified in India, now accounts for more than 20 per cent of coronavirus…

5 years ago

‘Mass vaccination, adherence to Covid norms can blunt 3rd wave’

Kanpur: Laying stress on mass vaccination against coronavirus and strict adherence to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, a study conducted by two…

5 years ago