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It does not matter if Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the mandarins in North Block agree or not, it is official that India is in recession. Data released by the National Statistical Office revealed that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 7.5 percent in the July-September period, a major contraction for the second consecutive quarter, which makes it a recession technically and otherwise. The conclusion is only confirmation as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had earlier estimated that the economy will contract by 9.5 percent for the full fiscal year.

As Diego Maradona turned 60 on October 30 2020, he made an appearance at what would be his final football match. He was in football until the end and, in his role as manager of La Plata-based side Gimnasia, emerged before kick-off to receive birthday wishes ahead of a 3-0 victory against Patronato. He didn’t stay around for the full game due to ill health but was listed as the club’s manager, appearing on an official team sheet for the last time.

Goa: Roy Krishna (49') and Manvir Singh (85') scored a goal each to help Mohun Bagan down arch rivals East Bengal 2-0 in the Hero Indian Super League's first-ever Kolkata derby at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Friday.

New Delhi: The sixth-season of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) will not be held this year due to the pandemic. Fresh dates are being worked in for early next year.

New Delhi: Leading distance runners of the country including champion Srinu Bugatha, Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary on Friday, admitted that the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) is a very important event for the athletes.

Growing up in the northeast of India in the Nineties was not easy. There would be frequent bandhs, especially on January 26 and August 15, when insurgent groups would “request” us to avoid joining the celebration of the “Indian colonial state”. It would be unimaginable to venture out after sunset without your parents worrying about you and almost all business establishments would shut before dusk.

The 200th birth anniversary of Frederick Engels falls on November 28, 2020. Under normal circumstances, without the raging pandemic, necessary precautions and the lockdown restrictions, the CPI(M) would have observed this event in a befitting manner like the Party observed Marx 200 in 2018-19.

This is maybe the third round of farmers stirring the pot against the three new agriculture laws which “have deprived them of a fair price and a dignified life.” The Modi Government’s agriculture reforms have been opposed tooth and nail by large sections of farmers of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh with counterparts from Maharashtra and several other states throwing their combined weight behind these far more proactive kisans of the northern states.

New Delhi: Describing the scheduled 16th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) here on Sunday as a very significant moment for Indian sports, Olympic Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday said that that event would be a benchmark for other sports to follow in the future.

Fatorda, Goa: As Hyderabad prepare to take on Bengaluru in the Hero Indian Super League Season at the Fatorda Stadium on Saturday, coach Manuel Marquez knows it's important to build on their 1-0 win against Odisha.