The Centre has urged states and union territories to focus on beneficiaries who are awaiting their second dose of vaccine as per the schedule of the inoculation. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 103.53 crore.

​​The findings of the state study indicated that a larger section of the population in the state have attained the resistance power against the pandemic. It also pointed out that 17 per cent of the total population was still prone to the disease, state Health Minister Veena George said.

Due to COVID-19, the scheme was halted for the last one-and-a-half years but now instructions have been issued to resume it and the trains for various destinations are expected to be started in the next one month, Kejriwal said.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued guidelines for international arrivals. All international travellers that are planning to come to Karnataka must submit a self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal before the scheduled travel. Passengers will have to upload a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR report

The coup is a result of tensions simmering since 2019, when President Omar al-Bashir was ousted after nearly three decades at the helm.

Bottled-water tycoon Zhong Shanshan has become China's wealthiest person, according to an annual ranking released Wednesday. He is worth $60.5 billion, according to the Hurun Rich List, up seven percent.

Most economists believe stagflation is far from inevitable, and the Federal Reserve has said rising prices will prove temporary. The S&P 500 is up 22.1% this year and stands near record highs.

Many telecom companies are on a U.S. government blacklist of entities deemed by the Pentagon to be involved in military development. Others include state-owned oil companies, suppliers of processor chips and video technology and construction, aerospace, rocketry, shipbuilding and nuclear power equipment companies.

“Sometimes, it happens that a company must be saved from its own shareholders, however well-intentioned,” said Justice G.S. Patel of the Bombay High Court, temporarily restraining Invesco from calling an investors meet to oust the board.

The core radio business recorded a strong 50% growth rate, while the solutions business witnessed a 51% jump. With a bounceback in revenues and a cost-control initiative in place, the company also turned Ebitda positive and posted an operating profit of ₹8.9 crore for the quarter ended September.

The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order on Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd's (ZEEL) plea after the media company said it was unwilling to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders as requested by Invesco, its largest shareholder.

Zee Entertainment has cancelled tomorrow's board meet to consider quarterly results due to a lack of quorum

Not many businesses in India have been at the centre of controversies like online gaming. From the question of whether a game is skill or chance based to varying interpretation of rules in different states, the online gaming industry is facing several challenges. To unlock the true potential of the segment, a common set of pan-India rules is necessary.

As artificial intelligence becomes omnipresent, its use cases in daily lives are also growing. At a bigger level, companies are using AI-powered solutions to take care of structured tasks. But can AI, dependent on data, pick a CEO who doesn’t meet a company’s eligibility requirements but is still the perfect fit in terms of skills? Are we there yet?

Of late, police in multiple Indian states have been using algorithms to be more proactive than reactive. That may sound like a good idea, but predictive policing brings with it a plethora of questions. Possible violation of privacy and the fear of bias are among them.

Low-ticket transactions, a large chunk of the market being in non-metros, and lack of tech interventions make public mobility an unattractive segment. Bus startups — targeting premium urban commute or mass mobility — haven’t broken out yet. Against this grim backdrop, what makes Chalo and its founder Mohit Dubey upbeat that they can harness digital and data to negotiate this slippery segment?

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The Covid-19 protocols kept devotees away from the public pandals.

​The only survival kit that we have with us with a sure-shot success rate is a 'Covid-19 Vaccination'.

Try this with your family or a close group of vaccinated friends.

The competition is a call-to-action initiative to help save rainforests through the development of transformative, scalable, and affordable technology to monitor biodiversity in real-time.

DeHaat has been building a digitised network of farmers as well as last-mile service providers and providing direct access to farmers through its physical as well as digital platform.

Chip investors are already looking ahead -- with trepidation -- to the industry’s next glut. In the past, lengthening lead times have been followed by painful periods of oversupply.

It is important to adopt gender parity, keep records and train staff and build capabilities within the staff to understand the segment of women-owned SMEs.

When Covid-19 rattled the stock market in March 2020, the pharma index not only cushioned the fall for investors but ended up delivering lucrative returns. However, the pharma sector has been underperforming since June 2021. While fund managers and analysts don’t expect any bad news, they feel a swift recovery is unlikely for the sector.

The pandemic has brought pharmacies to the fore, but they are still a thin-margin business. However, modern-retail pharmacy chains offer investors a play in a steady-growth, low-risk business with good return on capital. One thing is clear, though: The first IPO to open will impact the prospects of the next.

Fund managers are sensing a return of the capex cycle across sectors, beginning with real estate. Even though broad economic indicators are yet to show robust signs of a pickup, one can’t miss the rally in real estate, telecom and capital goods stocks. Are we up to something here? The previous capex cycle could give some pointers.

Market-linked debentures are like zero-coupon debt instruments where the payoffs are dependent on the linked indices. Their tax treatment, though complicated, can offer better post-tax returns to investors, compared to plain vanilla debt securities.

Amind a lingering semiconductor shortage & rising steel prices, the auto sector is now faced with another headwind, i.e., surging aluminium prices

The automaker hiked vehicle prices in July and September. Discount moderation and better volumes may drive sequential margin improvement, analysts said.

Maruti Suzuki’s production in October was 40% higher than September and the output in November is expected to 20% higher over the current month. From December, things should be closer to the average sales, according to people in the know. Its monthly average production during the January-March quarter, before the second wave of the pandemic struck the country, was 167,000 units.

Meanwhile, a Crisil stated that the ongoing chip shortage is likely to moderate passenger vehicle sales growth to 11-13 per cent this fiscal, down from the earlier volume growth forecast of 16-17 per cent, delaying the industry recovery as the waiting period is increasing amid strong demand due to production curbs,