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Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar – government
A statement shared following a meeting of the government’s coronavirus HQ said that the four countries were seeing fewer than 40 new cases per fortnight per 100,000 people.
AI & IoT have created an urgent need and legislative rigour for comprehensive framework on data protection: Meenakshi Lekhi
Speaking on the data privacy , chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Data Protection Bill and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi , said there are many who are unaware of the kinds of warring systems that exist in the digital ecosystem today. ”When you look around the systems, you see that we are dealing with an unfair system. Unfair not just in India but globally, there is lot of intellectual property theft which is going on right now stealthily, which people may not even know about,” she said.
FPIs invest Rs 14,886 cr in first half of January
The strong flows are on account of the positive bias towards emerging markets and because of strong third-quarter earnings thus far besides decreasing domestic COVID-19 cases, said Rusmik Oza, executive vice president, head of fundamental research at Kotak Securities.
The forthcoming US stimulus could be another trigger for positive FPI bias towards emerging markets and India, he added.
”Going ahead, the market could be volatile given the ongoing earning season and the weak global cues. Run-up to the Budget would also add to the volatility,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Pfizer vaccine worries Norway as 29 elderly people die after taking shot
Official reports of allergic reactions have been rare as governments rush to roll out vaccines to try to contain the global pandemic. U.S. authorities reported 21 cases of severe allergic reactions from Dec. 14-23 after administration of about 1.9 million initial doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The first Europe-wide safety report on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is due to be published at the end of January.
EPFO settles 56.79 lakh COVID-19 advance claims, releases over Rs 14,000 cr till Dec
According to the source, the EPFO has settled 197.91 lakh claims related to final settlement, death, insurance, advance claims and disbursed Rs 73,288 crore till December 31, 2020.
The amount of disbursals under COVID-19 claims to subscribers is a sizable amount of over one fifth of the total disbursement during the period by the EPFO.
Parents of road accident victims entitled to compensation: Delhi HC
The motor accident claims tribunal had held that though the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle, the parents of the victim were not entitled to compensation for loss of dependency but only to compensation for loss of the estate.
2,24,301 beneficiaries given COVID-19 vaccine so far; 447 cases of adverse effect reported: Govt
Addressing a press briefing, the ministry”s Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani said out of the 447 adverse events following immunisation, only three required hospitalisation
Metropolis Healthcare to acquire Hitech Diagnostic Centre in a cash, stock deal
By the acquisition, Metropolis will get an access to 31 laboratories, including three NABL- and ICMR-accredited laboratories and 68 collection centres of Hitech. The acquisition is expected to be completed within three months, it added.
Metropolis Healthcare Managing Director Ameera Shah said, “In line with the strategy to grow, gain market share and increase B2C (business-to-consumer) revenues in focus cities, we are acquiring Hitech Diagnostic Centre which will strengthen our leadership position in the South India market.”
Vaccination: ”Wait and watch” approach, CoWin app snags blamed for 53 pc turnout in Delhi on Day 1
“There is a little bit of apprehension (about the vaccine). Also, people in India adopt a ”wait and watch” approach in important matters, be it purchasing a new car or an appliance. People consider the experiences of others before taking a call,” B L Sherwal, Medical Director of Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, said.
Abu Dhabi plans three-pronged alliance to export hydrogen for fuel
So-called green hydrogen, created by splitting water into its two components using electricity from renewable energy sources, is increasingly viewed as a fuel of the future to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels.