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Covid resurgence to cause short-term disruption in credit off take: Report

HDFC Securities pointed out that industrial credit growth remained muted although registering positive YoY growth for the first time since September.

Twitter asks users to protect its ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt

Twitter is asking users to protect its targeted ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt, as new Apple App Tracking Transparency forces developers to ask permission from users if they want ad tracking

Court dismisses Facebook bid to block EU data sharing regulation

Ireland's High Court has dismissed a bid by Facebook bid to block a European Union privacy regulation that could suspend the flow of data from the EU to the US

UK to speed up Covid vaccination amid concerns over India variant

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the country is planning to accelerate its coronavirus vaccination program for priority groups amid concerns over the spread of the Indian variant

India records 3,26,098 Covid-19 cases, 3,890 deaths in last 24 hrs

Witnessing a decline, India on Saturday reported 3,26,098 new Covid cases and 3,890 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 161.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.35 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 161.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.35 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

UK Covid update: Britain records another 2,193 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths

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

Covid-19: Plea in SC seeking probe into recovery of bodies from Ganga

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to conduct the investigation into over 100 corpses, found floating in the Ganga river

West Indies to host Australia, South Africa, Pakistan in June-August

West Indies are set for a busy home season between June and August with South Africa, Australia and Pakistan set to tour the islands for a combined four Test matches, 15 T20Is and three ODI matches.

Covid-19: Govt to provide liquidity to exporters by duty drawback refunds

In an attempt to ensure liquidity for exporters in difficult period of Covid, govt has decided to credit all customs refunds and duty drawback claims, made by them upto May 14, by the end of the month

Tamil Nadu govt fixes charges for ambulances carrying Covid patients

TN health secretary J Radhakrishnan in an order issued on Friday said a basic patient transport ambulance can charge an amount of Rs 1500 for the first 10 km and Rs 25 for every additional kilometre

Coronavirus has a right to live like the rest of us: Former Uttarakhand CM

Rawat's unusual video statement went viral on social media in which he said that the pandemic is a living organism like human being so that it also has the right to live.

Virat Kohli's training regime behind his superlative performances: Yousuf

Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf was all praise for India captain Virat Kohli, whose performances according to him have been unbelievable

Covid: BJP chief asks Goa's CM, health minister to keep differences aside

Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda has asked Goa's Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane to keep aside their differences and focus on controlling the Covid pandemic

ICC considering expanding T20 World Cup to 20 teams from 2024: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering expanding the T20 World Cup to 20 teams from its current number of 16.

Something the boys have earned: Shastri on India's No.1 Test ranking

India head coach Ravi Shastri hailed the team for retaining their position at the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test rankings for the fifth consecutive year

L&T arm bags contracts worth Rs 2,500-5,000 crore for Chennai Metro

The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has secured orders worth Rs 2,500-5,000 crore from its heavy civil infrastructure business in India.

Britain anxious about spread of Covid strain first found in India: Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his country is "anxious" about the coronavirus variant detected in India and the government is "ruling nothing out" to tackle its spread

Israel-Gaza fighting will take time to end: PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the continued fighting with the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip "will take time" to end

Samsung expands blockchain support on Galaxy smartphones amid crypto boom

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has expanded support for blockchain users trading virtual assets on its Galaxy smartphones amid rising interest in cryptocurrencies.