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Indian Economy Had Abrupt Slowdown in 2019, but It's Not in Recession: IMF MD
The Indian economy experienced some abrupt slowdown in 2019 due to turbulence in non-banking financial institutions and major reform measures such as GST and demonetisation, but it is not in a recession, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said.
"The Indian economy indeed has experienced an abrupt slowdown in 2019. We had to revise our growth projections, downwards to four percent for last year. We are expecting 5.8 per cent (growth rate) in 2020 and then an upward trajectory to 6.5 percent in 2021," Georgieva told a group of foreign journalists on Friday.
(Source: PTI)
Coronavirus Outbreak: 324 Indians Evacuated From China's Wuhan
Air India's jumbo B747 plane, evacuating 324 Indian nationals from the novel coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China, landed here on Saturday morning, officials said.
The plane reached Delhi around 7.30 am, they said.
There were five doctors from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and one paramedical staff on board, said an Air India spokesperson.
The Indian Army has set up a quarantine facility in Manesar near Delhi to keep those evacuated from China's Hubei province.
Officials said they would be monitored for any signs of infection for a duration of two weeks by a qualified team of doctors and staff members.
"With 324 passengers, special flight has taken off for India from Wuhan. It may reach Delhi at 7.30am," said the Air India spokesperson at 1.19 am on Saturday.
US Places New Visa Restrictions on Countries That Failed to Meet Security Criteria
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation placing new, tailored visa restrictions on countries that failed to meet a series of security criteria, demonstrating that they could be a risk to the United States, the White House said.
"President Donald J Trump has issued a proclamation maintaining entry restrictions on certain nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia; suspending the overseas issuance of immigrant visas for certain nationals of Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, and Nigeria; and suspending participation in the “Visa Lottery” for certain nationals of Sudan and Tanzania," White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said.
The new restrictions will not apply to tourist, business, or other nonimmigrant travel.
Bestselling Author Mary Higgins Clark Dead at Age 92
Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning "Queen of Suspense" whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world's most popular writers, died Friday at age 92.
Her publisher, Simon & Schuster, announced that she died in Naples, Florida, of natural causes.
Mahila Court in Chennai Convicts 15 Accused in Ayyanavaram Rape Case
A mahila court in Chennai has convicted 15 out of 16 accused in the Ayyanavaram Child Rape case. The case was tried under POCSO.
The men allegedly raped a 12-year-old Girl in Chennai for 7 months in 2018.
'Veer Smriti' Memorial for 357 Martyrs Inaugurated in Nagaland
A combined memorial for the 357 Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting insurgency in Nagaland was inaugurated on Saturday.
The 'Veer Smriti' memorial, built at Mokokchung in the northeastern state by the Assam Rifles, was inaugurated by Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) Maj Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair.
(Source: PTI)
Kunal Kamra Sends Legal Notice To Indigo Airlines Against Travel Ban
Kunal Kamra has sent a legal notice to Indigo after being suspended from flying with the airlines for 6 months.
Indigo banned him from flying with it, after he allegedly heckled journalist Arnab Goswami aboard one of its planes.
Ammonia Gas Leak in Haldiram's Noida Building
People have been evacuated from Haldiram's building in sector 65 of Noida after ammonia gas leak, PTI reported quoting officials.
Fire Breaks out in a Building at AIIMS, No Casualties Reported
A fire broke out in a building at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi following which ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot, Delhi Fire Services officials said on Saturday, 1 February.
"A fire in the electric panel situated at the ground floor of the AIIMS Cardio-Neuro Centre was reported. Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The blaze is under control," a DFS official said.
No injuries or casualties have been reported, the official added.
(Source: PTI)
Chhattisgarh Armed Force Personnel Open Fire, One Dies
One of the three injured Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel has lost his life in an incident after they allegedly opened fire at each other in Bijapur, on Saturday, 1 February.
(Source: ANI)