NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said it will spend around $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups, marking its biggest commitment to a growth market. “This is a reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy,” Sundar […]
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Monday it would lower the price of its generic version of favipiravir, FabiFlu, to 75 rupees ($0.9983) per tablet for restricted emergency use in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms in India. FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug […]
Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin cleared a major hurdle in parliament on Monday, with lawmakers narrowly backing his bid to remove the lower house speaker in a vote seen as an important barometer of his support. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin reacts during a session of the lower house […]
FILE PHOTO: Students and pedestrians walk through the Yard at Harvard University, after the school asked its students not to return to campus after Spring Break and said it would move to virtual instruction for graduate and undergraduate classes, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo (Reuters) – About 60 U.S. universities […]
Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in Michigan and Missouri. If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for […]
Journalist Association of India & Journalists Federation of India Condolences on the death of Shri Tarun Sisodia (Journalist ) Deeply shocked, saddened by d death of young journalist Tarun Sisodia ji. It was most unfortunate incident.I have no words to express my grief. My condolences to whole family,his wife & childrenMay God give strength to […]
Incident of 2012 : The incident is a frightening echo of the attempted assassination of Tongam Rina, a senior reporter from the same district of Dada ( reporter ), who was shot for her reporting. Although the incident occurred in 2012, with no perpetrators prosecuted justice has still not been delivered. There are fears that […]
The allegations come as doctors in two hospitals in Mumbai have refused to use AgVa ventilators. By Samarth Bansal Aman Sethi PRAKASH SINGH VIA GETTY IMAGES In this photo taken on March 25, 2020, AgVa Healthcare employee Vaibhav Gupta demonstrates using a ventilator at the research and development (R&D) centre in Noida in Uttar Pradesh […]
Masks could be a “substitute” for some lockdown measures, researchers at Goldman Sachs say. By Daniel Tencer, HuffPost Canada NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES People wear face masks and practice physical distancing while waiting to enter a garden centre in Toronto, May 20, 2020. Face masks could be a potential partial “substitute” for lockdowns, helping to […]
Tesco has reportedly asked suppliers to agree price cuts as it steps up its battle with budget supermarkets. The move is part of its shift to an “everyday low pricing strategy”, which will see it use fewer promotions. A Tesco spokesperson said: “We are committed to open, fair and transparent partnerships with all of our […]