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COVID spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

May 22, 2021

“While it (spread of coronavirus) has stabilised in many parts of the country, and overall the burden has been lessened, we have a long way to go with this wave,” Dr. V. K. Paul, part of a federal government panel on COVID-19 management, told a news conference adding “For the first time, we have seen that rural areas have been affected in this pandemic.” .

MP CM announces Unlock From June 1

May 22, 2021

“The state government is making a provision of pension of Rs 5000 per month, free ration and education to the children who have become orphans,” said the chief minister.

Talking about the vaccine he said that number of vaccinations will gradually be increased in the state.

Prices of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine may drop after local manufacturing begins: Dr Reddy’s

May 21, 2021

The company spokesperson told ANI, “The current MRP of Rs. 948 + 5 percent GST is for the imported doses. We are not able to provide a specific number but as indicated, once local manufacturing of Sputnik V begins, we do expect the possibility of a lower price point.”

Govt asks social media firms to remove contents referring to ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus

May 21, 2021

The sources said that a notice has been issued in this regard on Friday by the IT Ministry, which states that a false statement is being circulated online that implies that an ”Indian variant” of coronavirus is spreading across countries.

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Uber halts driverless truck manufacturing to focus on Cars

Aug 1, 2018

San Francisco-based Uber faces competition from Silicon Valley companies including Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as well as traditional automakers such as Ford and General Motors in the race to bring self-driving cars to the market

Manipulation likely behind MH370 tragedy, no apparent system fault: Report

Jul 30, 2018

MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. Investigators have never been able to explain why the jet abandoned its route shortly into the flight, traversed Malaysia and then cruised south over the Indian Ocean

Nigerian Regulator triples insurers’ minimum capital requirement

Jul 28, 2018

Life insurers wanting to take on annuity and group life are required to boost their capital to 6 billion naira ($16.6 million) from 2 billion naira, while non-life operators underwriting all risks including aviation and engineering should shore up their capital to 9 billion naira from 3 billion naira

Iran offers India oil cargo insurance, ships to boost sales

Jul 27, 2018

Tehran recently insured oil cargoes to India in tankers operated by National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) as the threat of sanctions hits the supply of both ships and insurance for transportation, Source at United India Insurance and GIC Re confirmed the company has stopped providing insurance cover for Iranian cargoes, said sources

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