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Domestic Copper prices may drop to Rs 720-725 per kg in FY23: Crisil

The price of copper wire bars averaged Rs 738 per kg (ex-factory) in FY22, a 42 per cent rise year-on-year, with rates breaching Rs 800 per kg in March before retreating to Rs 790 per kg

Omicron BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants found in over a dozen countries: WHO

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in more than a dozen countries driving Covid outbreaks across the world, according to the World Health Organization.

Biden co-hosts 2nd Covid virtual summit as world's resolve falters

Eight months after he used the first such summit to announce an ambitious pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world, the urgency of the U.S. and other nations to respond has waned

Chinese govt fights economic slump, prioritises costly 'zero Covid'

China kept infection numbers low until early this year with a strategy that shut down cities, but entailed soaring costs

New Zealand reports 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, 9 deaths

New Zealand recorded 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, the health ministry said

India reports 2,827 new Covid infections, active cases dip to 19,067

India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 43,113,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067

PM Modi to participate in second Global Covid Virtual Summit today

According to a Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister will deliver his remarks in the opening session of the summit on the theme 'Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness'

Are revival signs of rural economy for real or is it too early to call?

Many non-official parameters do indicate a rebound, but high inflation seems to hitting hard, eroding all gains

Tesla's China sales dive 98% as coronavirus lockdowns take a toll

Tesla's production in the country also slid 81 per cent to 10,757 vehicles in April, compared with 55,462 in March

China: Toyota slashes production due to Covid lockdown in Shanghai

Toyota says it will suspend operations at more production lines at its factories in Japan this month due to the coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai, media reports said.

Vistara restores salaries, flying allowance of pilots to pre-pandemic level

Maxwell said an amount equivalent to the reduction in BFA will be added to the monthly bonus and paid to eligible pilots from April 1

'Govt to allow precaution dose before waiting period for overseas flyers'

Sources said the decision to relax the norms about the precaution dose for overseas travellers was based on recommendations by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

Pay your health insurance premium on time and enjoy lifelong renewability

Accumulated no-claim bonus and advantage of having crossed waiting period will be lost if you fail to pay your health insurance premium on time

EU lifts mask requirement for air travel from next week as pandemic ebbs

The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday.

China risks 1.6 mn deaths if 'Covid Zero' is abandoned: Shanghai univ study

The research comes as WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to rethink its strategy.

Hiring boom begins in India as Covid infections decrease; economy reopens

India Inc will hire 5% more people in the April-June period compared to the Q1 this year, a new report showed, as Covid infections decrease amid reopening of industries across the spectrum

China calls WHO chief 'irresponsible' for doubting zero-Covid strategy

China's uncompromising approach stands in contrast to most other parts of the world, where governments have chosen to live with the virus.

Odisha coronavirus update: 17 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths reported

The daily positivity rate was 0.11 per cent and a child was among the newly infected, the bulletin stated, adding that 15,103 samples were tested in the past 24 hours

Mizoram logs 33 fresh coronavirus cases, positivity rate at 7.73%

The COVID-19 death toll remained at 697 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours

India coronavirus update: 2,897 new Covid-19 cases, 54 deaths reported

The country logged 2,897 Covid-19 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday