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Karnataka: 6 killed in quarry blast in Chikkaballapur, CM orders probe Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa (HT_PRINT)Premium Share Via Read Full Story As many as six people were killed while trying to dispose of gelatin sticks at a stone quarry site in Hirenagavalli village of Karnatakas Chikkaballapur early on Tuesday. The incident comes close on the heels of a similar blast at a quarry site in Chief Minister B S Yediyurappas hometown of Shivamogga on 22 January, which left six dead. TREN...

No-fault compensation may cover 97 million Covishield doses expected to be distributed in India through Covax

China regains spot as Indias top trade partner even as relations sour Premium Total imports from China at $58.7 billion were more than India’s combined purchases from the U.S. and the UAE. 1 min read . Updated: 23 Feb 2021, 11:57 AM IST Bloomberg China regained its position as India’s top trade partner in 2020, as New Delhi’s reliance on imported machines outweighed its efforts to curb commerce with Beijing after a bloody border conflict. Share Via Read Full Story China regained its po...

Travelling to Bengaluru from Kerala, Maharashtra? Be mindful of new rules A file photo of Bengaluru Airport. (Mint)Premium Share Via Read Full Story Amid the spike in the Covid-19 cases, the Karnataka government has mandated RT-PCR certificates not older than 72 hours for those arriving in the state from neighbouring Kerala and Maharashtra. Health Minister K Sudhakar said that this measure was taken for those arriving by flights, buses, trains, personal transport from neighbouring Maharashtra...

Covax, led by the World Health Organization and the GAVI alliance, has struck agreements with manufacturers for two billion doses in 2021 and has the option for another billion

Kotak Special Situation fund invests ₹250 crore in Sanjaya Mariwala’s SPV Premium 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story Kotak Special Situations Fund (KSSF) – managed by Kotak InvestmentAdvisors Limited (KIAL), today announced that it has invested ₹250 crore in Sanjaya Mariwala’Kotak Special Situation Fund Invests ₹250 crore in Sanjaya Mariwala’s SPVs Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), to help the latter buy-out two B2C supplement businesses – “Setu" and “Edence" from Omniacti...

India starts shipping Covid-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX facility Premium 1 min read Last month, the MEA announced that India plans to supply 1 crore vaccine doses to Africa and 10 lakh to UN health workers under COVAX facility Serum Institute of India earlier today despatched its first batch of vaccine shots for the Covax global inoculation programme Share Via Read Full Story India on Tuesday started shipping Covid-19 vaccines to Africa under the COVAX facility as Anurag Srivastava, Minis...

HSBC’s Asia bankers do better than peers as bonus pool cut 20% Premium (FILES) This file photo taken on September 21, 2020 shows pedestrians walking past the logo for HSBC in Hong Kong. - HSBC was expected on February 23, 2021 to announce their 2020 annual results later in the day. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (AFP) The bank saw a 20.4% drop in discretionary awards to about $2.66 billion for 2020 Most European financial institutions have been seeking to keep a lid on discretionary payouts...

Kushinagar gets nod from DGCA, becomes third international airport in UP Premium 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story The Kushinagar Airport got the necessary clearances from DGCA to become the third licensed international airport of Uttar Pradesh. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted,"Kushinagar Airport gets necessary clearances from DGCA to become 3rd licensed international airport of UP. Will boost tourism in the region & facilitate travel on Buddhist circuit by providing direct aviatio...

Zydus to expand vaccine capacity Zydus Cadila seeks to produce 150 million doses of its covid vaccine ZyCoV-D annually (MINT_PRINT)Premium The company has invested ₹250-350 crore so far on trials of the vaccine and its manufacturing Zydus Cadila expects to submit to the drug regulator its safety and efficacy data for the vaccine in either April or June Share Via Read Full Story Zydus Cadila Ltd will expand capacity of its covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to produce 150 million doses a year and hire...