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COVID-19 surge: Top seer sect announces end of Kumbh Mela after PM's appeal

3 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

This is the formal immersion-conclusion of Kumbh on behalf of Joona Akhara, Swami Avadheshanand Giri, the mahamandaleshwar of the Joona Akhara, said in a tweet in Hindi..

India's largest COVID-19 facility in South Delhi to reopen amid second wave

7 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

The government is planning to restart the facility soon. Officials are likely to conduct a survey on Saturday evening and finalise the modalities, told Vikas Sethi, the secretary of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre..

BJP requests Bengal EC to take note of 'Mamata audio clip' on rally with Cooch Behar victims' bodies

9 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta, who led the delegation to the CEO office here, told reporters that he has apprised Aftab of the conversation that apparently took place between Banerjee and the TMC's Sitalkuchi nominee..

LIC Announced Every Saturday As A Public Holiday For Employees: Check Details

8 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

According to the most recent reports, the LIC has declared every Saturday a public holiday for its employees which is another reason to smile apart from wage hike for the employees of LIC. To be more specific, all LIC branches will..

HDFC Bank Q4 Net Profit Jumps 18%, Says No Dividend Amid COVID Surge

9 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

HDFC Bank reported on Saturday that its net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, increased by 18.1% to Rs 8,186.51 crore. However, compared to Rs 8,758 crore in the December period, the standalone net profit fell by 6.5% (Q3FY21)...

Gitanjali Gems Case: SEBI Fines Individual For Disclosure Lapses

12 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) fined Chaitya Rajesh Shah Rs 5 lakh on Friday for failing to comply with disclosure standards while trading in Gitanjali Gems Ltd shares. Gitanjali Gems, owned by Mehul Choksi, topped the list of wilful..

Why do MNC banks give up pursuit of retail El Dorado in India

11 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

For decades, multinational banks have sought to tap the continent-sized Indian market. Unlike other multinational entities, banks are not able to sweep the market as authorities in India and elsewhere grant branch licences very judiciously...

Complete ban on indoor gathering for two months to curb COVID-19 spread: Lancet's India Task Force

9 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

In its report, Lancet COVID-19 Commission's India Task Force has also attributed India's recent surge in COVID-19 cases to religious, political events (state elections), and social gatherings (resurgence of weddings, sporting events)..

Seers demand apology from Nirajani Akhada for announcing Kumbh Mela 'end'

16 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

Niranjani Akhada, one of the 13 akhadas of seers participating in the Kumbh, had announced in Haridwar on Thursday that the Kumbh Mela was over for them..

BFSI: Lenders Could Turn Cautious

16 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

Lenders could turn more risk-averse in unsecured segment and business loans, Emkay Global has stated in its latest report on the BFSI sector. According to the broking firm, with the unlocking of the economy in H2FY21, growth momentum in unsecured loan..

Indigo Offers Unlimited Changes To Flight Booking Without Fees Till April 30

16 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

IndiGo announced that for domestic tickets booked between April 17 and April 30, there would be no fees for changing the time or date. Customers who want to book tickets can do so on the official website, www.goIndiGo.in. When booking, detailed..

Cyber agency cautions users against certain weaknesses detected in WhatsApp

11 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

Country's cyber security agency has cautioned WhatsApp users about certain vulnerabilities detected in the popular instant messaging app that could lead to breach of sensitive information...

West Bengal election Phase 5 underway; PM Modi urges voters to turn out in large numbers

16 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

Bengal elections Phase 5: Voting in as many as 45 assembly segments are underway in this phase. Over 1 crore voters are eligible to vote and 342 candidates are in the fray..

PM Modi to chair COVID-19 review meeting tonight at 8 PM; what to expect

6 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

PM Narendra Modi to hold a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination status in the country with top officials at 8 PM; all eyes on decisions related to vaccine supply, containment..

NPCI's Bharat Bill Payment System; Now Pay All Your Recurring Bill Payments At A Single Place

7 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Classroom

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has shifted all of its Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) transaction mandates to a new subsidiary named NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), effectively separating its automated bill payment business from its parent company. On..

Top 7 Bitcoin Wallets In India 2021

14 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Classroom

Bitcoin Wallets are very similar to our mobile wallets where we store our money and do transactions from that. While in Bitcoin wallet we hold bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies. A Bitcoin wallet is a software application that allows you to store..

Committed to creating conducive ecosystem for Indian brands: Amazon

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Business

E-commerce major Amazon on Friday said it is committed to working with government agencies and partners to create a "conducive ecosystem" to lower entry barriers for Indian businesses to start and expand their exports business...

7th Pay Commission: AIS officers in Ladakh to receive 'special allowance'

8 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Once implemented, AIS officers in Ladakh will receive an additional special allowance and special duty allowance. This will be payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of AIS officer's basic salary respectively..

Credit Suisse sued over risk exposure to Greensill Capital, Archegos

11 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Credit Suisse's asset management unit last month was forced to shut $10 billion of supply chain finance funds that invested in bonds issued by Greensill after the British firm lost credit insurance coverage shortly before filing for insolvency..

TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Mindtree: How These IT Giants Performed In Q4FY21?

13 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Personal Finance

The majority of these companies released their earnings after market hours, hoping that it will mitigate the effect of their Q4 results on the output of their stocks. For nearly two decades, Indian tech firms have been the most favoured partners..

COVID-19 second wave in India: 10 worst affected states with highest number of coronavirus infections

11 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Second wave of coronavirus in India: List of worst-affected states with the highest number of infections. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka are the states which have contributed most to the rising cases of coronavirus in the country...

Shillong Teer result 17 April: Shillong Teer Day Target Numbers; first and second round

13 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Shillong Teer is organised by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association, a consortium of 12 archery clubs..

Kerala lottery result 17.04.2021: 'Karunya Plus KR 495' weekly lottery winners announce timings today; where and when to check online

13 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Kerala lottery result today 17 April: 'Karunya Plus KR 495' weekly lottery winners to be announced today at 3pm; Check out the Kerala lottery result list for today. Karunya Plus KR 495 lottery first prize is Rs 80 lakh..

'Don't go after him like Sushant': Kangana Ranaut to Karan Johar after Kartik Aaryan leaves Dostana 2

15 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Four-time National award winner actress Kangana Ranaut urged the "nepo gang club" to not go after him like Sushant and also took this opportunity to lambast Karan Johar..

Padma Shri recipient, veteran Tamil actor Vivekh dies due to heart attack at 59

17 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Veteran Tamil actor Vivekh, who was 59, was hospitalised in an unconscious state on Friday after he complained of chest pain..

Railway Ministry formulates policy for oxygen transport to states via cryogenic tankers

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The cryogenic tankers will be transported via roll on-roll off (Ro-Ro) service to various destinations in the states...

West Bengal polls: EC imposes campaign curbs amid rising COVID-19 cases

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The Election Commission also asked candidates and political parties to ensure absolute adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in letter and sprit. Violations, if any, shall be sternly dealt with and action, including criminal action, taken as per extant legal framework, it said..

WHO mulls mRNA COVID vaccines mass production plan for low, middle income nations

4 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

The plan is to help establish one or more technology transfer hubs that will transfer a comprehensive technology package and provide appropriate training to interested manufacturers..

Indian pharma exports touch record $24.44 bn in pandemic year; see 18.07% growth

9 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

North America is the largest exporting region for India with more than 34 per cent share. Country wise exports to USA, Canada and Mexico recorded growth of 12.6 per cent, 30 per cent and 21.4 per cent respectively..

India's cyber agency issues high severity security warning for WhatsApp users

8 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Technology

The agency has stated that vulnerability has been discovered in software that has "WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.4.18 and WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.32."..

HDFC Bank quarterly, annual profit rise 18% on loan growth

7 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a net profit of Rs 8,176 crore for the quarter ended March 2021 – an increase of 18% over Rs 6,927 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The profit for the entire year was also up 18% at Rs 31,116 crore compared to Rs 26,257 crore a year earlier...

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22 hours ago

Business / Blogs/ Life And Equities

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Glenmark Pharma arm files paperwork for IPO with SEBI

9 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

Glenmark Life Sciences has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for an initial public offer, according to a regulatory filing..

FedEx shooting: Four Sikhs shot, S Jaishankar assures victims' families of assistance

16 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

The incident, that took place at a FedEx facility on Indianapolis' Mirabel Road, comes a month after six Asian people were killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta..

NPCI To Ban All Gaming Transactions Under Rs 50 On Its UPI Channel

16 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

On its famous Unified Payments Interface (UPI) channel, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is likely to permanently ban all gaming transactions under Rs 50. According to multiple sources, the latest rules will go into effect this weekend. The step..

TCS employee count set to breach half-a-million mark

11 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

TCS’s total headcount is set to cross the 5 lakh landmark this year, and given the pace at which its employee numbers are rising, it should become the world’s largest IT services company in terms of employees in a couple of years. Only Accenture is bigger now...

Tata Sons exits BPM biz, offloads Conneqt stake

14 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

Tata Sons has sold its remaining 30% in the business process management (BPM) unit Conneqt to Quess Corp — majority owned by Indian-Canadian businessman Prem Watsa — for Rs 208 crore...

Use entire national capacity to ramp up vaccine production: PM Modi to officials

an hour ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The PM also emphasised the need to utilise the full potential of India's pharmaceutical industry to meet the rising demand for various medicines needed to treat coronavirus infection..

COVID in Maharashtra: Restrictions could continue beyond May 1, says Health Minister Tope

7 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Speaking to reporters in Jalna, over 400 kilometres from Mumbai, Tope said people have been supportive of the restrictions, though some violations of prohibitory rules under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have also been reported..

How To Download A Masked Aadhaar Card Online?

10 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Classroom

Aadhaar is a 12-digit identification number provided by the UIDAI to all Indian citizens. You can mask your Aadhaar number in your downloaded e-Aadhaar using the Mask Aadhaar option. Masked Aadhaar numbers are generated by removing the first eight digits of..

SBI, private banks seen to be in race for Citi’s card business

16 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

Citi’s decision to quit the Indian market has thrown up an opportunity for domestic private banks that are looking to scale up their credit card business. SBI Card, a subsidiary of State Bank of India, saw its share price jump 7.5% by close of Friday’s trade on the BSE...

Airlines start waiving off change fees on domestic bookings

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Business

Airlines have started waiving change fees for domestic flights as soaring Covid cases and ever-changing entry requirements of different states are leading people to postpone their earlier planned trips...

HDFC Bank FY21 profit rises 18.5% to Rs 31,116.53 crore; no dividend amid COVID uncertainty

8 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Amid the second wave of COVID-19 cases, HDFC Bank said that its board of directors has decided not to offer a final dividend for FY21 in view of the persisting uncertainty..

'Impose complete lockdown in Mumbai', says Mayor Kishori Pednekar amid rising COVID-19 cases

11 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar urged the state government to impose a complete lockdown in India's financial capital - Mumbai - amid rising COVID-19 cases..

Post Office Savings Account: Check New Penalty Rules For Non-Maintenance of Minimum Balance

13 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Personal Finance

The penalty for failing to maintain the required minimum balance in a post office savings account has been cut by half. According to a notification released by the Ministry of Finance on April 9, 2021, the account maintenance fee for failing..

'NASA rules', says Elon Musk as SpaceX wins $2.9 bn moon lander contract

12 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The US space agency awarded the contract for the first commercial human lander, part of its Artemis program..

'Marr jao na ja kar,' says helpline operator to COVID-19 patient in Lucknow

13 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

After the call with the operator, the patient Santosh Singh wrote to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Lucknow District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash informing them about the incident..

India reports biggest daily spike of 2.34 lakh COVID-19 cases, 1,341 deaths

14 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka have contributed the most to the rising cases of coronavirus. Maharashtra reported 63,729 cases, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,360 cases..

Delhi sees highest daily surge of 19,486 COVID-19 cases, 141 deaths

15 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

On Thursday and Wednesday, the city had recorded 16,699 and 17,282 cases respectively. This is the fifth record daily rise in cases in the national capital in the last six days..

West Bengal elections: Voting for phase 5 begins amid tight security

18 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Over one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the political fate of 342 candidates..

Will Citigroup's exit from retail banking operations in India impact its customers?

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Citigroup plans to focus on its non-US consumer banking operations in UAE, Singapore, London and Hong Kong as these places have a great concentration of wealth...

Delhi, Maharashtra register highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The national capital reported 141 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours which is also the highest single-day death count in Delhi. The number of actives cases increased to 61,000, while the positivity rate stood at 19.69 per cent..

SpiceJet to forgo fees for changes made at least 5 days before journey

6 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

Under the new offering, passengers booking direct domestic flight tickets from April 17 to May 10 can enjoy a one-time waiver on the change fee for the travel period between April 17 and May 15, the airline's press release said..

J&J scientists refute link of COVID-19 vaccine design with blood clot cases

10 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

The United States earlier this week paused distribution of the J&J vaccine to investigate six cases of a rare brain blood clot known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), accompanied by a low blood platelet count, in U.S. women under age 50..

Amazon Bestseller: How to Make Money Trading with Charts - Ashwani Gujral

4 years ago

Shopping / Amazon/ Financial Books

How to make money in any market condition using price charts Intelligent traders are able to make money by following price charts, irrespective of whether the market is rising or falling — or simply moving sideways. So can you. This is the first comprehensive book on chart patterns and chart analysis using real-life examples from the Indian market. It explains every significant tradable pattern, buy and sell signal, and the use of important technical indicators with the help of more than 150 charts of Indian stocks: How to make big profits by identifying the ongoing trend and trading with the trend How to make mega profits by identifying impending trend reversals and catching big moves in the opposite direction How you can reap windfall profits by identifying and trading breakouts from continuation price patterns on charts..

Focussed on helping SMBs embrace e-payments: Amazon

7 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

Amazon on Saturday said it has registered 5 million merchants through Amazon Pay - its payments unit - and that it remains focussed on helping more small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the country to embrace digital payments...

Amaryllis Fox: “What Does This New Version of Mutually Assured Destruction Look Like?” (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 24)

17 hours ago

Business / Blogs/ Freakanomics

She spent nearly a decade as an undercover C.I.A. operative working to prevent terrorism. More recently, she hosted The Business of Drugs on Netflix. Amaryllis Fox — now Kennedy — explains why intelligence work requires empathy, and she soothes Steve’s fears about weapons of mass destruction. The post Amaryllis Fox: “What Does This New Version of Mutually Assured Destruction Look Like?” (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 24) appeared first on Freakonomics...

Amazon Bestseller: Beating the Street - Peter Lynch

4 years ago

Shopping / Amazon/ Financial Books

Beating The Street is a rich knowledge bank, telling about how the finance and investment works in reality. Peter Lynch and John Rothchild are known to carry a vast experience in investment decisions and their book is ideal for those looking for acquiring big level of success in the stock markets. The book explains the concept of successful investing in a very simple manner. Practicing the advices of the authors would not only benefit the tenured investors but also the novices.As per this book, investing money in any company isn't a matter of luck and should not be played as a lottery game. There is an in-depth thought process behind that and through this book the authors help the readers know about picking companies which would prove to be worthy investing their money in. The book mentions selecting a company for investment by starting to look at its merits, followed by the chain of logics that apply to every investment that brings profits successfully...

'Kumbh Mela should now only be symbolic,' says PM Modi

15 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Latest News

"I have requested that since two shahi snans (royal baths) have already taken place, Kumbh should now be symbolic in view of the corona pandemic," said PM Modi..

Amazon Bestseller: The Snowball Warren Buffett and the Business of Life - Alice Schroeder

4 years ago

Shopping / Amazon/ Financial Books

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life by Alice Schroeder was written after several biographers, journalists and publishers approached Warren Buffett and were turned down by him to write an account of his life. Schroeder quit her six years job as a wall street analyst to work full time on the book The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life and interviewed his associates, friends and family. Warren advised her to always choose the less flattering account if she were ever faced with a dilemma that presented two accounts of the same situation. Schroeder quit her job in Morgan Stanley in 2003 to work full time on Buffett's biography and travelled to Omaha to live there and do the same. She spent over 200 hours poring over Buffett's personal files, documents, accounts, diaries, etc. It was selected as Amazon.com's most interesting business and investing book in 2008. Buffett has been known to live a life of frugal means despite amassing enormous wealth and firmly b..

RTGS Facility To Be Unserviceable Tomorrow For 14 Hrs: Check Details Here

14 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported on Monday that the Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) money transfer facility will be inaccessible for 14 hours on Sunday, April 18, from 00:00 to 14:00 hours, as part of a technical update..

Amazon Bestseller: Technical Analysis from A to Z - B Steven Achelis

4 years ago

Shopping / Amazon/ Financial Books

This is the most up-to-date, clear and concise guide to technical analysis ever published. Eminently practical, the first part of the book explains the basic concepts and terminology of technical analysis in an easy-to-follow manner. The second part describes in detail practically every technical indicator in use today. The book covers over 100 indicators, ranging from classic indicators like moving averages, to more complex tools like parabolic and Fourier transforms. Each indicator is defined, analyzed and includes an example, in many cases a step-by-step explanation of the relevant calculations is given. Some of the many indicators covered include: Absolute Breadth Index Bollinger Bands Dow Theory Momentum Relative Strength Index Arms Index Chaikin Oscillator Gann Angles Open Interest Williams Authoritative and comprehensive, Technical Analysis from A to Z is a must for every trader and investor...

Covid Situation Could Stall Recovery In The Capital Goods Sector

16 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Business

The fear of renewed lockdown in some states continues to loom due to rising coronavirus cases across the country is leading to economic and business uncertainties, according to CARE Ratings. "Therefore, uncertainties relating to completion of projects will remain in FY22..

India-UAE one of the top busiest int'l routes in the world

11 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

New Delhi-Dubai and Mumbai-Dubai are currently the third and eight busiest international routes in the world respectively, according to traffic data for the month of April released by UK aviation data company OAG...

RBI cancels Rs 14k crore worth G-sec auction

16 hours ago

News / Times Of India/ Business

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COVID-19 update: RT-PCR test mandatory for Kumbh Mela returnees in Gujarat

6 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The ongoing Kumbh, which has seen lakhs of people from different parts of the country and seers attending the auspicious event in large numbers, has drawn flak from various quarters as the number of COVID-19 cases has zoomed at a rapid pace in the past few weeks..

What is Demand Draft Validity Period?

5 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Classroom

Most of the banks in India uses several negotiable instruments like cheque, bills of exchange to receive and transfer fund from one customer's account to another of from one bank account to another and so on. One such instrument which is..

Digital Currency: Why Do Central Banks Want to Launch CBDC?

11 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Classroom

Many analysts have been drawn to cryptocurrencies because of the hype around a new technology known as Blockchain, which has the potential to solve some economic development issues and power decentralized payment networks. Officials in Europe hope to introduce a digital..

DoT gets Rs 2,307cr from Jio, Airtel by assigning some spectrum

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Business

The telecom department on Friday completed assignment of frequencies to successful bidders of recently-concluded auctions, and said Rs 2,306.97 crore has been received earlier than expected from Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel by assigning spectrum immediately, rather than at a scheduled later date...

'Eco in better shape compared to previous Covid wave'

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Business

The Indian economy is in a better shape as compared to the previous Covid-19 wave witnessed last year because of vaccines, chief economic adviser K V Subramanian said on Friday...

Ex-Bihar CM Lalu Prasad granted bail in fodder scam

11 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav has got bail in the Dumka Treasury case which is linked to the multi-crore fodder scam..

List of Banks Providing Higher Interest Rates On Savings Accounts

9 hours ago

Business / GoodReturns/ Personal Finance

Savings accounts are the most popular banking instrument in our country due to their safety, usability, and liquidity. These lay the groundwork for all of our financial priorities, including retirement strategies, spending goals, and so on. Based on your predicted returns,..

Covid curbs, manufacturing slack take toll on fuel consumption

yesterday

News / Times Of India/ Business

India’s fuel consumption dropped sharply in the first half of April as a resurgence in Covid-19 infections and local restrictions hit the movement of people and slowed down economic activities...

COVID-19 is primarily airborne, safety protocols should change urgently: Lancet report

12 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The report has gone against the predominant scientific view which says that coronavirus spreads through smaller aerosols that remain suspended in the air or through fomites..

US lawmakers back India's move to raise FDI in insurance sector to 74%

13 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

We are very encouraged by the inclusion of a proposal to raise the limit on foreign direct investment in the Indian Insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent, Congressman Brad Sherman and Steve Chabot said..

Punjab-origin woman among injured in FedEx shooting in US

14 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said at least eight people died and several others were wounded during the shooting on Thursday night..

Weekend lockdown in Delhi: No dine-out; malls, gyms, spas, markets closed

17 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

Weekend lockdown in Delhi: Only essential services will be exempted from the lockdown restrictions. Interstate transport will continue uninterrupted..

COVID-19: 10 US Senators urge Biden to support India's proposal at WTO to waive IP rights for vaccines

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The TRIPS waiver would lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines...

COVID-19: Govt may reduce passenger capacity in domestic flights

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India are expected to hold a meeting next week on the issue..

Govt completes assignment of 4G spectrum to telecom companies

yesterday

Business / Business Today/ Biz Wrap

The government had sold 855.60 MHz of spectrum in 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, and 2300 MHz bands during the auction...

Remdesivir now at Rs 899; producers cut prices post govt intervention

7 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the Department of Pharmaceuticals declared change in prices for seven brands of Remdesivir injections of potency 100mg per vial..

UK expert committee recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women

12 hours ago

Business / Business Today/ Sectors

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said around 90,000 pregnant women had been vaccinated in the United States, mainly with the two American vaccines, without any safety concerns being raised..