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Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, has submitted its phase-3 clinical trial to the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation, claiming nearly 78% efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine, which is currently being used for mass vaccination in India. An expert panel under the CDSCO on Tuesday reviewed the data, news agencies claimed quoting unnamed sources, but Read More…
The tax portal 2.0 of Income Tax department went live on June 7. Since its launch, there were numerous glitches in the functioning. Taking note of the grievances voiced on social media by taxpayers, tax professionals and other stakeholders, the Finance Minister had earlier flagged the issues to Infosys, calling upon them to address these Read More…
In a major set back to Adani conglomerate Norwegian pension fund KLP is divesting from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited on the grounds the company’s links with the Myanmar military breach the fund’s responsible investment policy, KLP told Reuters on Tuesday. “Adani’s operations in Myanmar and its business partnership with that country’s armed forces Read More…
Stocks of Adani Group companies took a pounding in morning trade on June 14, falling as much as 25 per cent on report that NSDL has frozen accounts of three foreign funds that owned stake in four of the group companies. Among individual stocks, Adani Enterprises, the group’s flagship company, fell 25 per cent Read More…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has deferred the diktat requiring foreign investors to disclose their mobile number, email addresses and income details to depositories, a move believed to be aimed at curbing practices such as round tripping and money laundering. “Based on the representations received from MIIs (market infrastructure institutions), Sebi Read More…
In a suo-moto hearing on Covid-19, the Supreme Court on Monday whiplashed the Centre on differential pricing of vaccines. The Apex Court also demanded the Centre to produce their vaccine policy document. Justice Chandrachud is heading the Bench that is presently hearing the suo motu matter on issues arising out of COVID-19 management across Read More…
India’s economy contracted during the first half of FY21. The Indian economy rose by 1.6% in the January to March quarter (Q4 FY21) from the previous year But contracted by 7.3 per cent for the entire fiscal year, which was the worst in more than 40 years, data released by the government showed Read More…
After yoga guru Ramdev made defamatory statements against allopathy and “defaming” scientific medicine, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand on Friday challenged him for an open debate on a public platform in the presence of media. IMA Uttarakhand President Dr Ajay Khanna in a letter to yoga guru Ramdev called his statement rash, irresponsible Read More…
Large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per requirement of the new digital rules, but Twitter is still not following the norms, government sources said. Twitter has not sent details of chief compliance officer to the IT Ministry, and shared details of a lawyer Read More…
Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda where Mehul Choksi sought refuge after fleeing India in 2018 said the fugitive businessman should be repatriated to India. “We asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua. He needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him,” Antigua News Read More…
