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Markets likely to stay steady; Future Retail, Vodafone Idea in focus Premium Share Via Read Full Story Indian markets are likely to stay steady on Tuesday while trends in SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for benchmark equity indices. On Monday, the Sensex closed at 52,154.13, up 609.83 points or 1.18%. The 50-share Nifty ended at 15,314.70 , up 151.40 points or 1%. Global shares held firm with a solid foundation in place to extend their bull run to a 12th consecutive session as optimism ab...

Our privatization challenge calls for a fresh approach Premium (Mint) Diva Jain Share Via Read Full Story The budget declared an aggressive “disinvestment" target—of ₹1.75 trillion—with little clarity on how it will be achieved. Achieving it poses a challenge that cannot be met without thinking outside the bureaucratic sandbox. India, save for a brief period of time during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee era, has followed a ‘partial privatization’ model focused on raising revenue by selli...

Govt to increase Covid vaccination sites by up to 5 times amid coverage concerns Indias COVID-19 cases rose by 9,121 in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 10.93 million. Deaths rose by 81 to 155,813. (Photo: ANI)Premium Krishna N. Das, , Reuters We are currently running 10,000-11,000 immunisation sessions. We will do four to five times of that when we start the next phase; wait for the pace to pick up, said Vinod Kumar Paul, who heads a government panel on vaccine strategy Share Via Read ...

3 Startup Accelerators in India every startup founders should know 9Unicorns provides acceleration support & seed funding to early-stage startups (iStockphoto) Share Via Read Full Story Startup accelerators uplift the startup by providing the right support including finances and expert advice for a headstart. Startup accelerators play a key role in nurturing and leveraging ideas. The primary task of an accelerator is to scale up the entrepreneurial spirit and be a mainstay of economic developm...

UK says businesses can seek vaccination proof from customers A security guard holds a sign at Blackburn Cathedral, which is being used as a mass vaccination center (AP)Premium . Updated: 16 Feb 2021, 03:06 PM IST Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to set out a road map on Feb. 22 for easing the country’s coronavirus restrictions, with more than 15 million people in the UK having now received a first vaccine dose Share Via Read Full Story Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that...

International passengers from three countries have undergo home quarantine for 14 days and follow up RT-PCR shall be conducted on 7th day, the government said

Corporate spending plans tweaked as recovery pace remains uncertain Premium Kristin Broughton Share Via Read Full Story Finance chiefs are fine-tuning the way they draft their annual spending plans, opting for more frequent check-ins to review and authorize costs throughout the year after the coronavirus pandemic rendered their 2020 budgets virtually obsolete. The pandemic revealed shortfalls in companies’ financial planning last year after government lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of ...

The company started its operations in 2003 with one vessel and currently has 20 Indian flagged and Indian owned liquid cargo vessels with a total deadweight tonnage capacity of 1.1 million tonnes

UK vaccinates 15 mn people against Covid, Johnson says significant milestone Premium (VIA REUTERS) . Updated: 15 Feb 2021, 06:01 AM IST ANI The United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone by inoculating 15 million people against COVID-19, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday. Johnson hailed the extraordinary feat attained within two months after the first jab was given on 8 December, 2020. Share Via Read Full Story The United Kingdom has achieved a "significant milestone" by in...

Privatisation of PSU banks: Govt to bring amendments to two legislations Public sector banks accounted for ₹7.77 trillion of the total gross NPAs of the banking sector. Photo: Hemant Mishra/MintPremium 2 min read . Updated: 16 Feb 2021, 02:03 PM IST PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting Budget 2021-22 earlier this month had announced the privatisation of Public Sector Banks Share Via Read Full Story To facilitate the privatisation of public sector banks, the government ...