The Indian Footwear industry has truly come a long way over the years. By Ambud Sharma, Over the years, India has become a focal point for the fashion and lifestyle industry, reflecting a powerful manufacturing sector and a fast-growing middle class. These forces make India too very significant international fashion brand to ignore when coupled … Read more
ROME — In a wrenchingly familiar cycle of tracking first cases, pointing fingers and banning travel, nations worldwide reacted Monday to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the piecemeal fashion that has defined — and hobbled — the pandemic response all along. As here-we-go-again fear and resignation gripped much of the world, the World … Read more
New Delhi: Go Fashion made a blockbuster debut on Dalal Street as the stock was listed at a premium of 90 per cent on Monday. On the BSE, the scrip made its debut at Rs 1,316; on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), it debuted at Rs 1,310, compared with its issue price of Rs 690. … Read more
Nasa has indefinitely postponed a spacewalk planned for Tuesday by two astronauts outside the International Space Station, citing a “debris notification” for the orbiting research laboratory. Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron had been due to venture outside the space station to replace a failed antenna, facing what Nasa officials had said was a slightly … Read more
By Mary-Ann Russon & Michael RaceBusiness reporters, BBC News Image source, The Dressing RoomImage caption, Sisters Katie Pitts and Karen Caton fear customers might not come into their shop if they have to put on a mask Face coverings have become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England as a precaution against … Read more
A trader works inside a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 8, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — Stock markets could be facing several weeks of volatility following the emergence of the omicron Covid-19 variant, but strategists and economists are cautioning investors against hasty action. Global stocks sold … Read more
Coverings become mandatory in shops and on public transport under measures to slow Omicron’s spread. Source link
Timely detection of the variant is, as a result, key to checking its spread. (File) The coronavirus’ Omicron variant has emerged as a big threat with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday assessing a “very high” global risk. Preliminary data suggests that the variant could have higher transmissibility, and also a greater ability to … Read more
ImageA protester holding up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon in February. Credit…Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A judge in Myanmar on Tuesday delayed the announcement of a highly anticipated verdict against the country’s ousted civilian leader, Daw … Read more
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has reported multiple irregularities in the accounts of units under the IT and telecom ministries, including purchases of hardware and software worth Rs 890 crore by NICSI in contravention of rules. In its audit report for financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has … Read more