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Bull run continues: Indices on longest weekly winning streak since 2009

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh all-time highs on Friday

MCA proposes pre-packaged insolvency resolution process for Covid defaults

The future phases would cover a default above Rs 1 crore, followed by Rs 1 to Rs 1 lakh

Seven-day institutional quarantine for UK travellers coming to Delhi

Travellers coming from the UK to the national capital will have to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine and a seven-day home quarantine even if they test negative for COVID-19 on arrival

Bharat Biotech to begin trials of intranasal vaccine for Covid in Feb-Mar

The Phase-1 trials will be conducted in Saint Louis University's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit

Serum Institute may supply around 400 million more doses to Gavi-Covax

Serum Institute already has two deals of 100 million each to supply the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Novavax vaccine to Gavi-Covax at $3 per dose

PM to interact with CMs on Monday over Covid situation, vaccine roll-out

This will be Modi's first interaction with chief ministers following the recent approval of two coronavirus vaccines for restricted emergency use by India's drug regulator

654 new Covid-19 cases in Mumbai; 472 recuperate, nine fatalities

Mumbai reported 654 new coronavirus positive cases and nine fatalities on Friday, which took its caseload to 2,97,638 and death toll to 11,171

Covid-19 in Delhi: 444 fresh cases, 10 deaths; positivity rate 0.59 pc

Delhi recorded 444 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, the seventh time the daily infection count stood below the 500-mark in January

DGCA issues guidelines for carrying vaccine in passenger aircraft

Dry ice, which is used to pack the vaccine, transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius and is therefore classified as "dangerous goods" by ICAO

Sensex posts longest run of weekly gains since 2009 amid vaccine optimism

The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 1.9% since Monday, completing a 10th consecutive week of gains

Bankers union demands Covid-19 vaccine shot on priority basis

The All India Bank Employees' Union (AIBEA) on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide the Covid-19 vaccine to bankers on priority basis

DGCA issues guidelines to airlines for carrying vaccines packed in dry ice

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday issued guidelines to all aircraft operators who plan to transport COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice

WHO: Amid short supplies, Pfizer-BioNTech doses can be 6 weeks apart

WHO experts issued recommendations that the interval between administration of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus can be extended to up to six weeks

UK approves Moderna vaccine for use, intensifying coronavirus fight

However, supplies of the new jab are not expected to be available until the spring in a few weeks' time as the UK has pre-ordered 7 million doses

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi to meet CMs over vaccine rollout on Monday

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,958,282, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 924,898, Andhra Pradesh 884,171, Tamil Nadu 823,986, and Kerala 795,933

Covid-19: 82 persons detected with new UK mutant strain in India

A total of 82 persons were found with the new mutant variant of coronavirus so far, informed Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)

Georgia's envoy seeks India's cooperation in Covid-19 vaccination

Georgian Ambassador Archil Dzuliashvili on Friday sought India's cooperation in providing COVID-19 vaccine to his country

Odisha reports 245 fresh coronavirus cases, two more fatalities

Odisha's COVID-19 tally on Friday mounted to 3,31,396

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US Capitol riot could be a super-spreader event

WHO says Europe at the tipping point, Pfizer vaccine appears effective against new variants, Sweden's unique strategy had run its course and other pandemic-related news around the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Syringe makers ramp up production capabilities

Scores of Keralites return home from abroad, why politicising health is a bad idea, how Mumbai plans to inoculate its frontline staff-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19