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Russia registers first Covid vaccine, hopes to begin mass inoculation soon

"The first registration has taken place," Putin said Tuesday at a televised government meeting, adding that one of his daughters has already been given the vaccine

Covid-19 impact: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector jobs. It is due to close at the end of October

A people's poet signs out: Rahat Indori dies during Covid-19 treatment

Indori was admitted to the hospital in the morning after testing positive for Covid-19, but later succumbed to a cardiac arrest

SoftBank returns to black as Vision Fund recovers from Covid-19 pandemic

Recovery largely due to rising valuations of bets like Uber and Slack

Signs of gradual recovery visible across different sectors in July

Retail sales of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers have touched almost 85% and 60% of pre-Covid levels, from a situation of zero sales in April

Confidence of professionals on steady rise as lockdown eases: Survey

The LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index shows that India's overall confidence is on a steady rise, with a composite score of 53, up from 50 in the June 15-28 survey

Top AirAsia officials suspended after pilot alleges safety lapses

AirAsia India's head of operations, Manish Uppal, and head of safety, Mukesh Nema, were suspended for three months

Lessons from Covid-19: Grounded and connected, says L&T CEO & MD

We have been working continuously through the lockdown, says S N Subrahmanyan

World is praising Modi's handling of Covid-19 pandemic: BJP President Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday said that the world is praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the new office bearers of Assam unit of the party through video conference, Nadda said that the "bold decision" of Modi to impose the lockdown helped the country immensely in tackling the COVID-19 situation. The BJP chief said that World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Modi for his efforts to help the poor during the lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. On the works done amid the pandemic by the government, Nadda said that 1,400 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals have been set up across the country during the last four months. Besides, the country augmented its testing capacity by many folds and India's production capacity of personal protective equipment (PPE) kit is now four lakh per day which was zero in March, he added. The BJP president said that the economic package ...

Indian Railways suspends all regular passenger train services indefinitely

230 Special Trains, which are running at present, will continue to operate

Industry wants open and facilitative import environment to boost exports

The CII asks for policies to increase the country's share in the global merchandise trade by 2025 to 5 per cent from 1.7 per cent and in services export to 7 per cent from 3.5 per ent.

Facebook removes 7 mn posts for sharing false information on Covid-19

Facebook said it relied more heavily on automation technology for reviewing content during the months of April, May and June as it had fewer reviewers at its offices due to the Covid-19 pandemic

PVR Cinemas eyes the bigger picture, raises Rs 300 cr to tide over crisis

The pressure on the industry is weighing down on more than just PVR Cinemas

Hit by Covid-19, Startek June-quarter loss widens to $5.2 million

Business process management firm Startek on Tuesday reported widening of its loss to $5.2 million for the June quarter

Non-life insurers receive more than 100K Covid-19 claims worth Rs 1,644 cr

While initially, the claim amount was high, it has now moderated with many states prescribing a standard treatment rate for Covid-19

State CMs ask Modi to review 35% cap on disaster management fund for Covid

During video conference Tamil and Punjab sought more funds from Centre and flagged danger to their economies as a livelihood crisis

Over million Indians returned home under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Over million Indians have returned from abroad after the government launched the "Vande Bharat" evacuation mission on May 7

Not a good idea: Surrendering insurance policy early entails higher loss

To avoid losing protection cover, explore the option of taking a loan against it

Shriram City Union reports standalone net profit of Rs 192.27 cr in Q1

The city-based company had declared net profits at Rs 253. 18 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous year

Four Southern states continue to report higher Covid-19 caseloads

Southern states continued reporting high Covid-19 caseloads on Wednesday, the numbers being close to 25,000