Top headlines: Govt slams e-commerce leaders; Kerala opposes farm laws

This New Year's eve is unparalleled in many ways. With states announcing curbs, here's what you can and can't do

States to hold vaccine dry run

A dry run for Covid-19 vaccination will be conducted by all state and union territory administrations on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges, the Centre said on Thursday. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least 3 session sites. Read here

Chinese bottled water maker pips Ambani to become Asia's richest

Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and health care, he’s become