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India, Nepal decide to resume flight services under air bubble arrangement

4:00 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: India and Nepal have decided to resume flight services under a bilateral air bubble arrangement, authoritative sources said on Thursday, in reflection of efforts to restore normalcy in ties that came under severe strain following a bitter border row. Initially, the service will start with one flight daily from each side between Delhi […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

Pokhriyal, his UAE counterpart discuss bilateral cooperation in education sector

11:02 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a meeting virtually with his UAE counterpart Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi on Thursday and talked about the new National Education Policy as well as India’s plans for internationalisation of education. ”The policy is a visionary document as it lays emphasis on holistic development of […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Books on Hero, Flipkart, HDFC in race for Gaja Capital Prize

3:20 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: Books on HDFC Bank’s digital revolution and the journeys of Flipkart, BigBasket and Hero are among the six works shortlisted for the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2020. Instituted by equity firm Gaja Capital last year, the Rs 15-lakh prize is awarded annually to celebrate the best non-fiction books on contemporary Indian business. The shortlisted books are ”HDFC Bank 2.0” by […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

PIL in HC for regulating operations of techfin firms like Facebook, Google, Amazon

11:40 pm December 8, 2020

New Delhi : A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking a detailed legal framework for regulating operations of techfin companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon in the financial sector in India. According to the petition filed by an applied economist, techfin institutions are technology, telecommunications or e-commerce companies which have […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to enter phase 1 trials next month

11:31 pm December 8, 2020

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech is expected to initiate Phase-1 trials of its intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 next month, Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director Of the city-base vaccine maker said on Tuesday. Speaking at a session of the three-day TiE Global Summit (TGS)being held virtually,he said Bharat Biotech is setting up two more facilities for vaccine […]