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With the number of Covid cases rising once again in India, many States have imposed a series of measures to contain the spread of the deadly disease, but these measures will have an impact on the economy. Moody’s Investors Service believes that this wave could pose a credit-negative threat to India’s economic recovery.

The ROG Phone 5 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform with a 5nm 64-bit Octa-core processor. it also has a 6.78-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2448x1080 pixels. The devices have a 144Hz/1ms AMOLED HDR10+ certified display with a 300Hz touch sampling rate.

Listen in to know more about the ROG Phone 5.

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a leading think tank for science and technology policy, has said that India is critical if the US wants to counter a rising China. It said that India has many highly skilled technical professionals and that both nations share strong political and cultural ties.

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blamed Israel for a power outage in the nation’s Natanz nuclear facility. Multiple Israeli media outlets have reported that the country's Mossad spy service carried out a successful operation at the underground complex, but Israel has not formally commented on the incident.

Where does this leave the negotiations between Iran and the major world powers, who are seeking to restore the Iran nuclear deal? How does it impact India? Here’s all you need to know.

Diversifying your investments across the shores into the US markets comes with its own benefits. What should investors know before taking the plunge? 

Hari Viswanath, Chief Research Analyst in conversation with Akhil Nallamuthu, Sr. Research Analyst and Kumar Shankar Roy, Sr. Asst. Editor.

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Sugarcane farmers, especially in Maharashtra, have been expressing grievance over pending payments from sugar mills or looking to supply cane to neighbouring Karnataka as mills near their home have closed.

Sugarcane is one of the most beneficial crops and yet, there are problems for growers on the payment front.

Maharashtra growers are the most affected with the mills there getting prices below the minimum sale price level (MSP) fixed by the Centre. Maharashtra sugar industry problems have cropped up as Uttar Pradesh has emerged as its main rival.

As Maharashtra mills are forced to sell sugar below production costs, they are facing a financial crisis. Closer scrutiny reveals the policies are interlinked with politics in the State. It is one reason why no Government has not been able to do much on the policy front.

T R Vivek discusses the issue with Subramani Ra Mancombu.

Edited & Produced by Siddharth Mathew Cherian

Reliance Jio Infocomm has entered into a ₹1,037.6-crore spectrum trade with Bharti Airtel.

According to the agreement, Sunil Mittal-backed Bharti Airtel will transfer its 800 MHz spectrum in Andhra Pradesh (3.75 MHz), Delhi (1.25 MHz), and Mumbai (2.50 MHz) to RJio. In addition to the upfront payment of ₹1,037.6 crore, RJio will take over Airtel’s future spectrum liabilities of ₹459 crore. 

Here's all you need to know

Reserve Bank of India expectedly left interest rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the key repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent to support growth in the current situation. 

Here's all you need to know.

Did you know that the NFT for an animated meme of a flying pop-tart cat was sold for more than $500,000? Listen to the podcast.

In this episode of 'The Mandate', we take a look at Tamil Nadu, which goes to the polls on April 6, 2021.

Senior Assistant Editor TE Raja Simhan helps us understand the issues of the southern State.