Day: March 3, 2020

A prominent English Medium school in Noida has been closed since three days and the exams are cancelled as well amid Coranovirus’s scare, after a class six student’s father was suspected with the disease. It is learnt that the coronavirus infected patient from Delhi had organised a birthday party in the area last week, where his children, along with other school mates were also present. Twenty-five other people from Noida had also attended the party. Meanwhile, the medical authorities of Uttar Pradesh are on their way to the school for…

The BJP on Monday levelled allegations against former JNU student Umar Khalid for provoking violence in Delhi. The IT Cell chief Amit Malviya shared a video of Umar Khalid’s speech that he gave in Maharashtra’s Amravati a week before riots in Delhi, in which the student is heard asking people to come out on the streets in large numbers when US President Donald Trump reaches India on February 24.   “I promise that when Donald Trump will visit India on February 24, we will show how Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Amid the Delhi violence, the two Houses of Parliament, which met on Monday after the Budget session recess, could transact little business as opposition MPs protested over the communal violence, demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation.   In the Lok Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress MPs pushed and shoved each other, as opposition parties demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.   In the Rajya Sabha, opposition members submitted notices for a discussion on the violence in Delhi, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah…

As Vodafone idea faces survival battle, due to the massive AGR (adjusted gross revenue) over the bill, Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read will be visiting India later this week and is expected to impress upon the government for a bailout.   Sources say, Read who had earlier expressed doubts over the continuation of Indian business but later retracted, has sought time to meet telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.   The delay in providing relief on AGR dues, combined with the delay in government’s nod to the Bharti Infratel and Indus…

As the economy grapples with a prolonged slowdown, close to Rs 10.52 lakh crore of the corporate debt is at the risk of default over the next three years, says a report.   The GDP growth slowed down to a nearly seven-year low of 4.7% in October-December 2019, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The NSO has pegged the economic growth at 5% for FY 2019-20 in its second advance estimates released last week.   India Ratings and Research in a report said credit profiles…