The situation may echo global trade disruptions seen last year after virus restrictions slowed shipments into China

Politics and economics are at the heart of the Covid tragedy in UP and Bihar. The misery is a result of voting in the name of religion, caste and nationalism

The B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is likely to take over and dominate in the United Kingdom, said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Friday

The High Commission of India in the United Kingdom said that 260 more oxygen concentrators have been airlifted to New Delhi, as India fights a devastating second COVID-19 wave.Taking to Twitter, the High Commission thanked donors for their generous contribution, along with Qatar Airways, Air Vistara and DB Schenker for free logistics.260 more Concentrators airlifted today to @IndianRedCross NewDelhi contributed by @O2CforIndia-226, IndiansinLondon @IIL2004-20 & St.Albans-14. @HCI_London thanks d

The latest eruption of violence has raised the specter of another devastating war and once again drawn international attention to the impoverished, densely populated strip

US FDA has expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age

Another 2,193 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,446,824, according to official figures released on Friday

Union Commerce and Industry Minister discussed the proposed waiver to provisions of WTO Agreement on TRIPS for Covid-19-specific items and raising vaccine production with Katherine Tai

The Delhi Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 5,000 financial assistance to drivers and permit holders of autorickshaws, e-rickshaws, taxis, Phat Phat Sewa, eco-friendly Sewa, Gramin Sewa and maxi cabs

The NHRC laid out a range of recommendations for protecting the dignity and the rights of the dead people in the wake of reports of alleged mishandling of bodies of Covid victims

Germany is putting the Britain back on a list of risk areas because of the emergence there of cases of a coronavirus variant first detected in India

The low pressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep has intensified into a deep depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday

The first batch of 10,000 doses of 2DG medicine for treating COVID-19 patients would be launched early next week, informed Defence Research and Development Organisation officials on Friday

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space programme

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 326,123 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 24,372,243. Stay tuned for corona-related news

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a unified Security Council over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regretted the lack of multilateralism

US President revoked a 2019 proclamation issued by former President Donald Trump preventing immigrants from obtaining visas unless they proved they could obtain health insurance or pay for health care

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President Joe Biden's lone Cabinet choice who was rebuffed by Congress has landed a job as a White House senior adviser

Will enable global investors to set up tax-exempt entities

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director, SBI, said the bank had held discussions with firms that needed funds for building hospital infrastructure

In absolute numbers, over 83 per cent of claims have been settled, while in value terms, just 51.38 per cent of claims have been closed

Dispute mentioned in airline's DRHP under 'risk factors'

Avoid over 5% exposure and have 5-7 years of investment horizon

We have now both urban and rural consumers. Our whole business philosophy is towards renewable, said Sinha

The company had earlier set a deadline of February 8 for these changes but deferred it to May 15 after a backlash with wide fears over data being shared with Facebook

Private, state govt hospitals struggle; central govt hospitals seem to be doing better

A study in Bangladesh's semi-rural and rural areas shows people can be convinced to keep their masks up

Over 95 million farmers across the country received Rs 20,000 crore in the 8th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme

The company paid the hefty ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency within hours after the attack

Irish court OKs inquiry that could lead to a ban on Facebook's data transfers from the European Union to the US

Palestine fires more rockets; clash fuels communal fighting on streets

Vaccine doses acquired through PM-CARES Fund and the GAVI Covax facility were received in full and already utilised

We're on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than the first, he said

Services exports are estimated to have grown 28.68 per cent YoY to $21.17 billion in April

SII aims to make 50 million doses of Covovax (the Novavax vaccine) per month at its Pune plant

The IPO, which concluded on May 3, was subscribed 4.8 times. The IPO was priced between Rs 99 and Rs 100 per unit. The InvIT had raised Rs 7,735 crore

Global investment banking major JP Morgan Chase has increased its COVID-19 support to the country manifold, taking the total planned aid to close to USD 16 million, of which USD 3.8 million is for supporting its over 35,000 employees in India. The head of the Wall Street major Jamie Dimon had on April 30 had committed an upfront USD 2 million financial aid along with an appeal to its over 2.5 lakh employees globally to chip in which would be matched by an equal amount by the company. In an inter

Analysts say there's still appetite for firms with solid fundamentals

We've cheered Essential Workers, as the light has been shone on the people in the shadows, who actually make the world go round

Why is it important to tell stories in ways that outlive the news cycle? Read author-filmmaker Samina Mishra and illustrator Tarique Aziz's book Jamlo Walks (2021) to look for answers

New Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's political journey to the current position is an interesting story

The London-based lender supplied billions of dollars in loans to GFG, many of which were packaged and sold as funds

The second wave has been far more explosive than anticipated, affecting over 300,000 people a day. The sheer volume of the requirement hit the industry like a tonne of bricks

New Delhi [India], May 14 (PNN): A good astrologer near you or anywhere may prove to be beneficial. When we look for the best astrologer, we should have some idea about the basic methodology and essential criterion for any good astrologer to have.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 14 (NewsVoir): The Chennai-based G Square Realtors, a real estate company, in association with the Tamil Nadu Chapter of Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) has sponsored 100 oxygenated beds for FREE interim care to COVID patients.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (NewsVoir): DonateKart, India's trusted crowdfunding platform, has partnered with one of India's leading media-tech companies, NEWJ to further its campaign for COVID relief and contributions.

Katni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 14 (PNN): After bringing relief to millions of people in nine districts including Katni by installing a CT Scan machine through a PIL in the High Court, Divyanshu Mishra Anshu has pledged to install a blood component separator plasma apheresis machine in Katni, Madhya Pradesh.

All verticals posted YoY increase in revenue, while most saw profits grow

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