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India's economy is expected to recover early next year from recession, but at a modest pace, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll who said their upgraded growth predictions were based on the progress of COVID19 vaccines.

"Lok Sabha in its recently held session has passed three new labour enactments by dismantling existing 27 enactments in the name of 'Ease of Business', which are purely in the interest of corporates. In the process, 75 per cent of workers are being pushed...

He also released a special commemorative postal stamp issued by India Post and its special cover during the event.

An official said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been monitoring the situation, and added that all efforts are being made by the Delhi government to bring down the mortality rate. The death rate stood at 1.89 per cent on Tuesday.

The provisions are part of the Freedom of Religion Bill which will be moved in the cabinet and after a nod, it will be tabled in the MP assembly during the upcoming Winter Session.

Thursday has been declared a public holiday for 16 districts in Tamil Nadu and in Puducherry and Karaikal regions and people have been asked to stay indoors till the storm has passed.

A period of uncertainty at cricket's world governing body ended Tuesday with Greg Barclay being elected ICC chairman after a second round of voting.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the UP Government said that the state cabinet cleared the proposal to name the airport in Ayodhya as Maryada Purshottam Shriram Airport, Ayodhya.

The PM was virtually interacting with the Chief Ministers of eight states and Union Territories worst-affected by Covid.

As per a report in Insight UK, the House of Lords Conduct Committee has published a report on Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham, concluding that for the first time ever, a peer should be expelled.

The verdict was delivered in the matter in which the apex court court directed the Centre to return within three months over four acres land in Bangalore, to the legal heirs of one BM Krishnamurthy nearly 57 years of their acquisition.

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd on Tuesday slashed its outlook for its home market again although it expects a rebound in December.

The petition said that there is a big loot by laboratories and they are minting money to the tune of crores and crores of rupees. The margin of profit is so high as it is as high as 1200 per cent in Delhi.

An official source said that the searches are being conducted on the Tops group promoters and related people, including some politicians. Sarnaik represents the Ovala-Maijwada constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

At the meeting with the PM Modi, Arvind Kejriwal also sought the reservation of the additional 1,000 ICU beds in the central government-run hospitals in Delhi for coronavirus patients till the third wave of the infection lasts in the city.

The Indian units of Singaporebased Sembcorp Industries Ltd and Saudi Arabiabased Aljomaih Holding Co won government auctions to sell solar power for a record low of 2 rupees ($0.0270) per kilo watt hour (kWh), sources said.