India's economic growth slipped to 3.1% in the January-March quarter while the GDP growth for 2019-20 slowed to an 11-year low of 4.2%, government data showed on Friday.

According to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.7% in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19.

In 2019-20, the Indian economy grew by 4.2% against 6.1% growth rate in 2018-19.

A day after Pakistan said that the Narendra-Modi governement in India was advancing its Hindutva agenda by commencing the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya amid the coronavirus pandemic, India has slammed Pakistan saying that it has no locus standi on the matter.

Taking strong note of the statement, Spokesperson of the Minsitry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said that Pakistan should be embarassed to even mention minorities.

In a successful capture, the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force on Friday nabbed Bangladesh-based terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh’s (JMB) top operative Abdul Karim.

Also known as Boro Karim, he is next only to Salauddin Salehin in Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh’s terror network in India.

Cancer patients suffering from coronavirus who are being administered a drug combination of hydroxychloroquine with the antibiotic azithromycin to counter the infection are more likely to die within 30 days than those who infecteed patients who got either drug alone.

Treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin were strongly associated with increased risk of death, Dr. Howard Burris, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) stated in a press conference.

The US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that coronavirus was a “very bad gift” from China to the rest of the world, as America surpassed the grim milestone of over 100,000 Covid-19-linked deaths.

All over the World the coronavirus, a very bad ‘gift’ from China, marches on. Not good! Trump said in a tweet.

The disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are leading to cash crunch in many companies.

Domestic brokerage firm Equirus has analysed companies based on the debt-to-equity ratio and debt-to-Ebitda ratio to assess companies that are at high-risk or ones that are relatively comfortable.

Amid stand-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, India on Thursday said the country remains firm in its resolve to ensure sovereignty and national security.

According to reports, Chinese troops have crossed into Indian territory along the 3,500-km-long LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim. While the LAC is the de-facto border between India and China, there is a lack of clearly demarcated boundary or fencing along the line.

There are about 30 groups in India, including big industry, startups and academics, who are working on COVID-19 vaccine development and about 20 of them are keeping a good pace, Government's top scientific advisor said on Thursday.

Addressing a media briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country, Professor K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, said the logistics of making COVID-19 vaccine accessible to everyone is a big challenge which is being discussed by the government now.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalty on three banks including Rs 5 crore on Bank of India for non-compliance with certain provisions of the directions issued by the apex bank.

The RBI has also imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.20 crore on Karnataka Bank and Rs 30 lakh on Saraswat Co-operative Bank, the central bank said.

As an IED attack was thwarted by security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, intelligence sources have warned that Pakistan-trained terrorists are planning multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to sources, a group of around 20 members of the Taliban are being trained by Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) at a location near Jalalabad, Afghanistan to plan attacks in the Union Territory.

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