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The Sri Lankan government has placed an order for 10 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India at a cost of $52.5 million..India had gifted 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which kicked off Sri Lanka’s vaccine rollout in late January.

Fintech players get $2.7 billion from VC funds in 2020: Report Payments remained the hottest area of investment, followed by tech-driven insurance firms and tech-driven wealth managers, the report said.Premium 1 min read . Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 03:27 PM IST PTI The biggest investments were into Bengaluru-based payments firm Navi Technologies at $397.9 million from angel funds, Noida-based Pine Labs attracted $300 million from private equity players, and Razorpay received $100 million from GIC...

IRCTC ties up with Abhibus to provide bus ticket bookings IRCTC app powers over 100,000 train tickets per day. Mobikwik’s payment gateway processes more than 100 million transactions a month. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint (Indranil Bhoumik/Mint) Share Via Read Full Story AbhiBus Services, an online e-ticketing platform that aggregates solutions to 3000 private bus operators has partnered with ticket booking platform, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). With this partners...

The government has informed the Delhi HC that it has prepared its reply to petitions seeking the legal recognition of same-sex marriage

Smallcap index hits new peak, RIL up at 4-month high. Todays market action in 10 points Premium (REUTERS) RIL rose about 4%. Read Full Story Indian stocks ended higher for the third day in a row with strong gains seen in the broader markets. Positive global sentiment along with gains in heavyweight Reliance Industries and energy stocks lifted Indian markets. The NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.77% higher at 15,097.35 and the S&P BSE Sensex closed up 0.51% at 51,039. Here are 10 things to know about ...

India Inc bats for easier processes to speed up vaccine delivery Premium (AP) Share Via Read Full Story New Delhi: Private sector can scale up India’s covid-19 vaccination drive five times in the next 45 days, but needs processes that are less cumbersome than currently followed, industry leaders Mint spoke to said. India, in 40 days, has vaccinated 1.23 crore healthcare and frontline workers. A speedier vaccination drive has become an imperative given that many Indian states are now witnessi...

The agreement was reached between the two countries after the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan held discussions

Modi said it is not necessary or possible for the government to remain the owner of many CPSEs, and the government should instead focus on public welfare and development

Why an ice cream cone tweet sent more than doubled a stocks price in a day Other so-called stonks - an intentional misspelling of stocks - favored by retail traders on sites such as Reddits WallStreetBets, also shot higher (AFP)Premium Share Via Read Full Story GameStop Corp shares more than doubled in afternoon trading on Wednesday, surprising those who thought the video game retailers stock price would stabilize after a fierce rally and steep dive that upended Wall Street in January. The sha...

Private banks can vie for govt biz Premium Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses business leaders, entrepreneurs, and sectoral experts during a post-budget interactive session organised by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce, in Bengaluru on Sunday. (ANI Photo) 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story Private banks can now compete with their public sector counterparts for government business such as transactions related to taxes, revenue payments, pensions and small savings s...