Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded firm during early hours on Monday on the back upbeat global sentiment and India getting technically out of recession with Q3 GDP data showing 0.4 per cent growth.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia's Health Ministry on Sunday reported 5,560 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 185 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total tally to 1,334,634 with 36,166 deaths.
Karachi [Pakistan], February 28 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani on Sunday confirmed that the Asia Cup slated to be held in June this year is likely to be postponed if India manages to qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship.
Singapore, February 27 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings has affirmed AAA long-term and A-1 plus short-term issuer credit ratings on Asian Development Bank (ADB).
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) died after shooting himself in the chest in a PCR vehicle on Saturday morning, police said.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 27 (ANI): Sprinter Hima Das who had won a gold medal in Asian Games in 2018 has officially been inducted into Assam Police on Friday. She will be posted in Guwahati.
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): India on Friday said that restoring democratic order should be the priority of all stakeholders in Myanmar and called on the international community to lend its "constructive support" to the people of Southeast Asian nation at the critical juncture.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): A broad-based sell-off in equities and weak global cues amid rising bond yields played a Black Friday for Indian stock markets.
Manila [Philippines], February 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Friday 2,651 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since October 17 last year, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 571,327.
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said that governments should support the businesses in their countries, specifically the MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 26 (ANI): A strong bear grip on bourses led frontline indices to drop by nearly 3 per cent around noon on Friday after a global selloff triggered by an overnight sharp rise in US 10-year bond yields.
Manila [The Philippines], February 26 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Bruno Carrasco as Director General and concurrently Chief Compliance Officer of its sustainable development and climate change department.