India’s benchmark S&P BSE Sensex has slumped 3.6% since the end of September, halting a rally that ran for six straight quarters and doubled the index’s value Topics Indian stock markets | BSE | Markets Photo: Bloomberg The winning streak for Indian stocks is losing momentum as sentiment sours on the prospect of tighter monetary policy and smaller stimulus…Continue Reading
This was the only treatment provided to Omicron patients at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital so far Topics Coronavirus | Coronavirus Tests | Coronavirus Vaccine Multi-vitamins and paracetamol were the only treatment provided to Omicron patients at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital so far, doctors said on Friday. The LNJP Hospital, which is the Delhi government’s largest healthcare facility, has reported…Continue Reading
Central and Signa will own the chain in a 50-50 partnership, according to a statement late Thursday London time. Topics acquisition | Retail The billionaire dynasty behind Selfridges & Co. has sold the British department store operator to a consortium led by Thai conglomerate Central Group in one of the biggest U.K. retail deals for years. The…Continue Reading
Washington: Omicron can evade the immune protection conferred by COVID-19 vaccines and natural infection, according to a peer-reviewed study which also suggests that the new variant of coronavirus is completely resistant to antibody therapies in use today. The study, published in the journal Nature on Thursday, also highlights the need for new vaccines and treatments…Continue Reading
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported two more positive case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 taking the tally of the new strain to four. The two new cases were reported from Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts, an official said, adding both persons arrived from foreign countries. A 39-year old woman who recently arrived from Kuwait,…Continue Reading
New Delhi: Multi-vitamins and paracetamol were the only treatment provided to Omicron patients at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital so far, doctors said on Friday. The LNJP Hospital, which is the Delhi government’s largest healthcare facility, has reported 40 cases of the new coronavirus variant of concern till now. Nineteen of these patients have already been…Continue Reading
Beijing: India and China achieved a major milestone this year when their bilateral trade crossed the landmark figure of USD 100 billion but it did not generate any fanfare in both capitals as the two Asian giants are going through a “particularly bad patch” in their relations due to a set of actions by Beijing…Continue Reading
Chennai: Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, will be released on one-month parole on Friday after completing surety formalities, said Nalini’s advocate Radhakrishnan. Speaking to ANI, Radhakrishnan said, “Nalini, who was granted by the state government on Thursday, will be released on Friday after completing surety formalities.” The Tamil…Continue Reading
Police identified the arrested RSS leader as K T Suresh, 49, who is the organisation’s Boudhik Pramukh of Chalakudy Taluk in Thrissur district. The other arrested M Umesh, 27, is also a RSS worker. They were nabbed from a hideout in Thrissur district on Friday. Earlier, police had arrested two other RSS workers hailing from…Continue Reading
IN A SCENE now increasingly familiar in the Congress, the high command has summoned its Uttarakhand leaders Harish Rawat, Pritam Singh, Ganesh Godiyal, Kishore Upadhyay and other top leaders, to Delhi for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi Friday, as differences spill into the open two months ahead of Assembly elections in the state. The reason…Continue Reading