Covid-19 vaccine

How India pulled off a vaccination success story despite obstacles

India's battle against the Covid pandemic has been an example, showing the world how a pandemic should be managed. As the country was fortunate enough not to be among the first nations hit by the virus, India started its fight with temperature screening of incoming passengers on flights. Dec 11, 2022
Musk, Trump

Top Twitter execs interfered with US election before banning Trump: Musk files

Elon Musk on Saturday revealed the third season of 'Twitter Files,' which claimed that top Twitter executives suppressed and censored former US President Donald Trump in the days before the 2020 election, finally deplatforming him on January 8, 2021 -- two days after the storming of the Capitol Hill that left five dead Dec 10, 2022
Cyclone

Cyclone Mandous effect: 4 flights cancelled from Chennai

With Cyclone Mandous intensifying, four flights from Chennai stand cancelled.Tamil Nadu state transport buses will also not ply two hours before the Cyclone touches the land and two hours after it. This is following a directive from the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to the state transport department. Dec 9, 2022
Four wheelers

FADA cautiously optimistic on near term outlook for auto sales

The hike in vehicle prices by the manufacturers, the fallout of the 35 basis points (bps) increase in the repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), may dent the confidence of two-wheeler and entry level car buyers, said the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Dec 9, 2022
sensex

Stock market opens marginally positive but turns negative soon

Indian equity market opened with marginal gains on Friday, taking a hint from global counterparts. The BSE Sensex opened at 62,690 points and was trading below the 62,500 mark, whereas the NSE Nifty-50 opened at 18,662 and currently trading above the 18,500 mark. Dec 9, 2022