Sensex today slumped nearly 3.5%
3 min read . 05:43 PM IST If the covid pandemic continues to spread, businesses are bound to be negatively impacted and job losses will mount
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Microsoft to buy Siri's AI developer in deal worth $19.7 billion
PremiumThe transaction is expected to close this year. Photo: Reuters
1 min read . 06:30 PM IST Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion including debt. Microsoft will pay $56.00 per share
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Retail inflation accelerates to a four-month high
PremiumFood inflation rose by 4.94% driven by protein items such as pulses, meat, fish and egg. (Mint)
2 min read . 06:12 PM IST - India’s retail inflation accelerated 5.52% in March as food prices quickened, data released by the National Statistical Office showed on Monda
- Fuel prices increased by 4.5% in March while services inflation rose by 6.88% during the month
Factory output contracts for second consecutive month in February
PremiumFactory output shrunk even before the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy. Photo: Ramesh Pathania / Mint
2 min read . 05:47 PM IST - Except electricity, which almost remained flat at 0.1% growth, both mining (-5.5%) and manufacturing (-3.7%) contracted in February
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Sputnik V set to become third COVID-19 vaccine in India. Key things to know
PremiumSputnik V coronavirus vaccine has proven equally effective for all age groups, Gamaleya official said (AFP)
3 min read . 05:08 PM IST - Sputnik V uses two different disarmed strains of the adenovirus, a virus that causes the common cold, as vectors to deliver the vaccine dose
- Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to results published in the Lancet
BSE Star MF glitch disrupts thousands of mutual fund orders
PremiumIn terms of income tax implications, the returns from equity mutual fund and debt mutual fund investments are governed by different rules. Photo: iStock
1 min read . 04:42 PM IST - Orders placed through direct investment platforms like Groww and Kuvera as well as mutual fund distributors are routed through the BSE Star MF
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Covid-19: India registers 948 cases of UK, South Africa, Brazil variants so far
PremiumMumbai: A health worker takes a swab sample of a passenger at Dadar railway station amidst spike in Covid-19 cases, at Dadar, in Mumbai, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_11_2021_000133B) (PTI)
1 min read . 06:25 PM IST - The mutant strain of Covid-19 from Britain was first reported in India on 29 December last year in six passengers who had returned from the UK
- Meanwhile, India reported over 1.60 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry
