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Liberty Mutual considers selling its Thailand and Vietnam businesses
A move to sell Thailand and Vietnam would follow other previous...
SEBI takes strict action in front running case, bars 9 entities, seizes over Rs 21 crore
The SEBI had investigated some suspicious front-running trades...
What coronavirus has in store for the world next
The crisis isn’t over until it’s over everywhere. The effects will continue to reverberate through wealthier nations — disrupting supply chains, travel plans and health care — as the coronavirus largely dogs under-vaccinated developing countries over the coming...
FPIs net sellers at Rs 14,935 cr in first half of Feb
''FPIs sharply increased the pace of selling after the US Federal Reserve indicated an end of the ultra-loose monetary policy regime. Besides, globally, the bond yields have surged in recent times on expectation of a hike in interest rates by the US Fed,'' Himanshu...
Media report on excess Covid deaths in India ‘purely speculative’: Govt
In written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said the international magazine in its report in January 2022 speculated excess deaths than the official number of COVID-19 fatalities "The report was purely speculative that made...
Covid-19 pandemic: Era of restrictions is fast coming to an end
Expanding home-testing, improving ventilation in public buildings, increasing efforts to track mutations and developing better vaccines and drugs that can work against a broad range of variants and other diseases are all part of the toolkit. Soumya Swaminathan, chief...
Pandemic has not ended as more variants expected:WHO chief scientist
Soumya Swaminathan,chief scientist,World Health Organization, "Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70 percent vaccination (target is achieved) by mid this year around June, July," Tedros...
Shift in mobility trends with focus on electric, hybrid vehicles: Deloitte Study
More than a third of Indian consumers have expressed interest in electrified and hybrid vehicles, as the segment sets steam with India's focus on environment friendly, self-manufactured and sustainable solutions post pandemic, as per the findings of the annual report...
ESG rater says green push compliance tough for Indian companies
The government’s move has pushed the Securities and Exchange Board of India to roll out a series of rules in the past year and create a standardized ESG framework for the country’s top 1000 listed companies While Indian companies have shown an eagerness to embrace...
Cyber criminals extort $1.3B in ransom payments over 2 yrs: Report
Criminals netted $1.3 billion in ransom payments from hacking victims in the past two years, reflecting a massive surge in cyber-crime that has prompted a global effort to stop it, according to a new report from Chainalysis Inc Hackers have adopted advanced...
Taxing cryptos income doesn’t make them legal: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "I am not going to legalise it or ban it at this stage. Banning or not banning will come subsequently, when consultations give me input". About the profit emanating from transactions in cryptocurrencies, she stated that...
Passenger vehicle wholesales dip 8% in Jan as semiconductor shortages continue
"Sales in January 2022 again declined compared to January 2021, due to both Omicron-related concerns and semiconductor shortage. There is clearly a demand issue for two-wheelers due to lower rural off-take of entry level models," Society of Indian Automobile...