NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app to share QR code venue check-ins
The move should lead to more people being told to get tested for Covid-19. Source link
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Covid: Boris Johnson urged to share vaccines with poorer nations
A group of charities is calling on Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines through the Covax scheme. Source link
BPCL Trust sells 12.6 crore BPCL shares
Mumbai: Trust on Tuesday sold 12.6 crore shares of BPCL through a bulk deal on the NSE at an average price of 438.41. This values the deal at 5,523.97 crore. Exchange data showed ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund bought 1.39 crore shares of BPCL at 438.10 apiece. Shares of BPCL ended down 4.56% at 445.70 per … Read more
Govt to sell 20% stake in IRCTC via OFS, to raise Rs 4,374 crore
The government will sell upto 20% stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) through an offer for sale on Thursday to raise Rs 4,374 crore. The OFS price was set at Rs 1,367 per share, a 15.5% discount to Wednesday’s closing price of Rs 1,618. Through the OFS, the government has proposed to … Read more
Spouses Share a Lot, Including Heart Health: Study
By Cara Roberts Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many married couples or domestic partners share a lot: the same house, bills, pets and maybe children. A new study found they often also share the same behaviors and risk factors that can lead to heart disease. Researchers … Read more
Wipro Q2 results show 3.4% year-on-year decline in net profit, company announces Rs 9,500 crore share buyback
Wipro announced the Q2FY21 results on Tuesday. The IT giant has posted a 3.4 per cent YoY decline in the net income. IT giant Wipro has announced the results of Q2FY21 (File photo from Reuters) Wipro has posted a 3.4 per cent year-on-year decline in its net income in the quarter ending September 2020. The … Read more
Three Share Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C Research
Oct. 5, 2020 — Two U.S. researchers and a British scientist have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for major contributions to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis. Hepatitis C, which causes cirrhosis and liver cancer, causes 400,000 deaths worldwide each year, the Washington Post reported. The three recipients … Read more
Cairn India hits record high on BSE amid stake sale talks
MUMBAI: Shares of Cairn India Ltd on Friday climbed over 5 per cent to hit a record high of Rs 358 on the BSE amid reports that Vedanta Resources is in talks to buy a majority stake in the subsidiary of UK-based Cairn Energy. The scrip, which was flat for most of the session, shot … Read more
Vedanta plunges 5.59 per cent on LSE amid talks to buy Cairn stake
LONDON/MUMBAI: Shares of NRI billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources on Friday plunged 5.59 per cent on the London Stock Exchange amid talk that it may acquire a majority stake in the Indian arm of Cairn Energy. In the late afternoon session, the scrip was being traded at 20.61 pounds, down by 5.50 per cent on … Read more