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Phase-III clinical trial of COVAXIN to begin in Bengaluru hospital today
Bengaluru: The Phase-III clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine (Covaxin) being developed by Bharat Biotech would begin at the privately-run Vydehi multi-specialty hospital here from Wednesday, an official said Tuesday. "The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has permitted our hospital...
Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia: UN
Nairobi: The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, which has been cut off from the world for nearly a month amid...
Police bust dacoit gang in Cuttack, 3 held
Love jihad of a different kind: Muslim man converts to Hinduism to marry girlfriend
Farmers’ unions reject government proposal to set up committee, demand repeal of farm laws
New Delhi: The government Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws. However, it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three Union Ministers that ended without any resolution. The meeting remained inconclusive...
Read moreConditions to improve for Indian corporates in 2021: Moody’s
New Delhi: Conditions will improve for Indian corporates in 2021, as economic activity gathers pace post-lockdown, Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday. In its 2021 outlook for rated Indian non-financial corporates, Moody's cited earnings growth on the back of widespread demand revival across sectors as the reason for giving a 'stable outlook' for Indian corporates in 2021. "Broad-based demand revival and a low base in 2020 will support strong GDP growth of...
Read moreAmidst farmers’ agitation, government procures more paddy on MSP
New Delhi: Amidst the farmers' agitation, the Central government has procured more paddy on MSP than the last years, with purchase of over 318.00 LMTs of paddy up to November 30, an official statement said Tuesday. The purchase during the same period last year was of 268.15 LMT which shows an increase of 18.58 per cent over last year. Out of the total, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is...
Read moreGST revenues cross 1 trillion mark for second successive month at over Rs 1.04 lakh crore in November
New Delhi: GST collections posted growth for the third month in a row in November over the previous year collections. The GST collections portray signs that the economy continues to grow after a strict lockdown. Collections of tax on the sale of goods and rendering of services came in at Rs 1,04,963 crore in November, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The collections were higher than Rs 1.03 lakh...
Read moreIndia’s manufacturing PMI slips to 3-month low in Nov
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity lost momentum and fell to a three-month low in November amid slower increases in factory orders, exports and buying levels, a monthly survey said Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell from 58.9 in October to a three-month low of 56.3 in November, indicating that the manufacturing sector growth remained strong, despite losing traction. In PMI parlance, a print...
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Conditions to improve for Indian corporates in 2021: Moody’s
New Delhi: Conditions will improve for Indian corporates in 2021, as economic activity gathers pace post-lockdown, Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday. In its 2021 outlook for rated Indian non-financial corporates, Moody's cited earnings growth on the back of widespread demand revival across sectors as the reason for giving a 'stable outlook' for Indian corporates in 2021. "Broad-based...
1 killed, 1 critical in bomb explosion
Khallikote: A youth got killed and another on pillion was rendered critical following explosion of a bomb that they were allegedly carrying on a motorcycle at Nirmaljhar Square under Khallikote police limits in Ganjam district, Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Kalia Moharana, 22, alias Mantu and the injured pillion rider as Silu Pradhan, 19, of Nua Fasula...
Sunny Deol tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: Hindi film actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol has been tested positive with coronavirus.Deol shared it via twitter. He wrote, “I got myself tested for coronavirus and the result has come back positive. I am in isolation and feeling well. I request that all those who came in contact with me recently should isolate...
Who is Neera Tanden, the Indian-American likely to be Joe Biden’s budget chief?
New York: Neera Tanden, who has been named Joe Biden's budget chief, shares a common upbringing with Kamala Harris -- both were raised by single mothers, who came from India and through their determination saw their daughters rise to positions of power -- exceeding the American dream. "Like the vice president-elect's mother, Shyamala, my mother, Maya, was...
How Amazon Web Services became a game-changer for artists on Netflix?
New Delhi: As video streaming turns out to be the saviour for millions of people working from homes to refresh their minds, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is helping artists create their content swiftly and seamlessly for Netflix, according to a company executive. Netflix today is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with over 190 million paid memberships...
Sensex drops by 60 points in early trade on profit booking; Nifty slips below 13,100
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped by 60 points in opening trade Wednesday due to selling in financial, IT and energy stocks as investors booked profit after sharp gains in the previous session. The 30-share BSE index opened lower by 60.37 points or 0.14 percent at 44,595.07. The broader NSE Nifty was down by 15.30 points or 0.12...
Earthquake tremors felt in Ghaziabad
New Delhi: A low-intensity quake hit Ghaziabad Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Sesimology said. The magnitude of the quake was 2.7. The quake occurred at 4.05 am at a depth of 5 kilometres. The Delhi-NCR region has recorded more than 15 low-intensity quakes from April this year.
This Indian state has slashed COVID-19 RT-PCR testing rates by more than 50%
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has brought down the rate of Covid-19 RT-PCR tests. The rate for the test in the private labs has been reduced from Rs 1,600 to Rs 700, which is among the lowest in the country. The labs have been allowed to charge Rs 900 per RT-PCR test if they collect the sample...
Phase-III clinical trial of COVAXIN to begin in Bengaluru hospital today
Bengaluru: The Phase-III clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine (Covaxin) being developed by Bharat Biotech would begin at the privately-run Vydehi multi-specialty hospital here from Wednesday, an official said Tuesday. "The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has permitted our hospital to conduct the third phase trial for Covaxin developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech," Vydehi Institute of...
India opt to bat against Australia in 3rd ODI, this young pacer makes his debut
Canberra: India skipper Virat Kohli Wednesday won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final ODI against Australia to be played at the Manuka Oval. Left-arm pacer T Natarajan is making his international debut for India and he replaces Mohammed Shami. Besides that, India have made three other changes -- Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur...
