The virtual summit saw the participation of five presidents -- Kazakhstan's Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbekistan's Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan's Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyz Republic.

Addressing a press conference here, Lav Agarwal, the joint secretary in the Health Ministry said, "A clear trend in terms of fewer Covid cases requiring oxygen-supported beds or ICU beds has been observed."

The UAE's largest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, announced Thursday it scooped record annual net profit of $3.4 billion in 2021, a 19 percent increase over the previous year. The FAB Group, based in the United Arab Emirates capital, recorded profit of 12.5 billion dirhams, up from 10.6 billion dirhams in 2020, the bank said.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority DFSA said CEO Arif Naqvi was slapped with the financial penalty "for serious failings." The regulator also said it was fining former Abraaj senior manager and one-time Chief Operating Officer Waqar Siddique USD 1.15 million.

It snowed heavily in Greece over the past few days, blanketing some parts of the country in white. Here's Athens' famous Syntagma square, with the Greek parliament building seen in the background.

The lab tests also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages. "The bottom line is we have countermeasures to treat Omicron. That's good news," said study lead author Yoshihiro Kawaoka, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.

Tata Sky, which claims over 19 mn active subscribers, feels its business interests have grown beyond just DTH service and now include fiber-to-home broadband and Binge, which offers 14 OTT services.

The bulk of the investment is likely to be by way of primary infusion of funds. Besides the Murdoch-Shankar duo - who are coming in as strategic investor - a few financial investors are also likely to buy stakes.

Clean Slate Filmz, based in the Bollywood heartland of Mumbai, will release eight films and series on these over-the-top streaming sites as well as some others in the next 18 months, the studio’s 37-year-old co-founder, Karnesh Ssharma, told Bloomberg. Ssharma declined to provide a full list before they were officially announced.

Shantanu Narayen, the first among the Indian-origin executives to helm a global software company, has transformed Adobe. But with the creative world shifting to new-age technologies, Narayen has his task cut out. And the Street is wondering whether he can maintain the growth momentum.

With multiple directives emerging over the last few weeks, ed-tech firms are jittery about their implications. Safeguarding students’ interest is the top priority, but there are questions over the best approach in regulating the sector. While a strong legal framework is necessary for the benefit of all stakeholders, maintaining a conducive atmosphere for innovation is equally important.

From digitisation to the government’s data governance policy, MapmyIndia has several factors going in its favour. Further, the company has substantial growth potential in the B2C segment as it has been deriving most of its revenues from B2B customers so far. But the concentration of its customer base could prove to be a major headwind for the homegrown company.

The use of face-recognition technology has expanded rapidly during the pandemic as a contactless, automated way of verifying the identity of people applying for unemployment and other public benefits. However, experts and activists worry that its failures could prevent people from getting benefits they desperately need — and that it could be even more dangerous if it works as designed.

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The winter season in India can be exciting and fun.

​If you live in Delhi, then chances are you have been woken up to drum beats for R-Day Parade.

Along with robust local brands, leading international labels have chosen Dubai as its preferred destination, thanks to its high global visibility.

Accessible via vernacular-friendly myKinara app, the loan is aimed at supporting quick business growth needs of MSMEs.

As businesses become increasingly reliant on technology, digital skills are fundamental to helping SMBs evaluate and implement the right digital tools, in the right way.

Semiconductor mix in vehicles is undergoing a profound change, as the automotive industry transitions to new electronic architectures .

Almost 99% of the MSMEs in the country are micro enterprises. But the government's policies do not always give them the required support.

The advent of broker APIs and New Age investors has boosted algo trading in recent years. Today, an algorithm can be coded, back-tested and deployed to send buy and call signals. However, this has challenges too — not all traders are tech-savvy. In future, can the retail masses reap returns that are at par with the institutional lot?

This is the fourth share buyback by TCS in five years. The latest one is the largest at INR18,000 crore. When the company launched a buyback in 2017, it made for a smooth sailing for short-term traders and investors with a 15% gain. The next two buybacks yielded similar results. What’s in store this time around?

India Grid Trust or IndiGrid gave over 35% returns in the past year compared to Nifty50’s 26%. This has opened up India’s InviT market. Perhaps, providing the much-needed push that the regulators were working for to make the InvITs attractive for the investor. But there’s much more to IndiGrid’s swansong. Has it spent too much already to sustain its performance?

Amid the pandemic, White Oak Capital made a successful bid to acquire Yes Bank’s AMC business. Now, the PMS fund it set to make its mass-market foray. However, experts feel shining in the competitive mutual-fund space may not be easy. Will White Oak’s investment strategy be put to test?

The Bengaluru-based EV maker said it has also roped in Siemens' technology partner Prolim to share its technologies to strengthen India's bid to become the EV capital of the world. As part of the partnership, Simple Energy will be adopting Siemen's cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software Teamcenter X to establish a strong digital foundation for its e-mobility solutions, the company said.

The homegrown auto major had launched XUV700 in August last and opened bookings from early October. The deliveries of the XUV700, however, commenced only from October 30. Priced between Rs 12.95 lakh and Rs 23.79 lakh (ex-showroom), the five- and seven-seater XUV700 comes in two broad trims - MX and AX (AdrenoX).

"The new Range Rover SV adds more luxury and personalisation options thus, enabling our clients to create a truly individual Range Rover that embodies their own character and personality," JLR India President and Managing Director Rohit Suri said in a statement.

The launch of the e-Alfa Cargo marks the company's entry into the rapidly growing e-cart segment.