Saudi Arabia signs USD 264 million deal with China for nine million coronavirus tests DUBAI: Saudi Arabia signed a deal worth more than USD 264 million with China to provide the kingdom with the ability to conduct 9 million COVID-19 tests. The deal signed on Sunday and announced by Saudi Arabia also provides the kingdom…
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India Records Lowest Daily Growth Rate in Covid-19 Infections in 24 Hours Since Crossing 100 Cases, Says Govt
India Records Lowest Daily Growth Rate in Covid-19 Infections in 24 Hours Since Crossing 100 Cases, Says Govt New Delhi: The average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the country is 9.1 days as of now and from Friday 8am to Saturday 8am, India recorded a 6% growth in new cases, which is the lowest daily…
Agricultures As Solution
The Narendra Modi government’s first term (June 2014 to May 2019) was marked by benign consumer food price inflation. At a mere 3.3% year-on-year, it averaged below even the 4.3% for overall retail inflation. Politically, the ruling party benefited, given that there are far more consumers of milk in India than dairy farmers. The same…
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter dead in helicopter crash that killed 9
Kobe Bryant, the basketball icon who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, leaving a legacy that spanned 20 years in professional sports and a growing second career as an investor. Bryant was among nine people killed when a helicopter slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, California,…
Jeff Bezos makes mega million jobs promise in India as Amazon firefights govt
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it planned to create 1 million jobs in India by 2025, a day after the country’s trade minister said the e-commerce giant’s recently unveiled $1 billion investment in the country was no big favour.
Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are facing mounting criticism from India’s brick-and-mortar retailers, which accuse the U.S. giants of violating Indian law by racking up billions of dollars in losses to fund deep discounts and discriminating against small sellers. The companies deny the allegations.
Amazon said it would create new jobs in India through investments in infrastructure, technology and logistics.
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