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US biotech firm Moderna said Sunday that American officials have delayed approving its COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers to allow more time to better assess the potential risk of developing myocarditis, or heart inflammation. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday “informed Moderna that the agency requires additional time …

The goods and services tax (GST) mop-up for the month of October stood at over ₹ 1.30 lakh crore, 24 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. In September, the gross GST collections stood at ₹ 1,17,010 crore. “The GST revenues for October have …

Petrol prices continued to surge to record high levels on Tuesday, November 2, for the seventh straight day. In the national capital, petrol rates soared 35 paise to ₹ 110.04; while diesel rate remained unchanged at 98.42 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation. Petrol now costs 33.22 per cent …

TPG-backed fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa’s initial public offering drew bids worth $32.55 billion as it was oversubscribed by nearly 82 times on Monday, signalling strong investor demand for the latest startup in the country to pursue a domestic stock listing. FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the company which owns the Nykaa brand, …

Hours after its former chairman Pratip Chaudhuri was arrested in an alleged loan related case in connection to a property, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday clarified that the asset was sold with “laid down process” in March 2014, much after he had retired from the services of …

Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has reported a 32 per cent increase in its net profit for period ending September 30, 2021 at ₹ 3,780 crore. It was ₹ 2,870 crore during the corresponding period of last year. The profit for the mortgage lender rose mainly due to soaring dividend. …

A Special Task Force (STF), constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to reconcile, identify and access funds of government departments kept outside the Treasury, has tracked nearly ₹ 2,000 crore that can be remitted back to the government account, state Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said today. The STF was …

Five million people have died worldwide from COVID-19 since the disease first emerged in China nearly two years ago, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. Monday’s milestone, nearly four months after four million deaths were registered, came even as mortality rates slow thanks to a global …

India’s daily Covid graph showed improvement on Monday as the country logged 12,514 fresh cases, which is 2.4 per cent lower than the previous day. During the same period, 251 related fatalities were recorded. With 12,514 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases …

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised India’s team selection and the changes they made in their playing XI against New Zealand after the team’s second-straight defeat in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 on Sunday. India had to replace Suryakumar Yadav with Ishan Kishan due to the former’s back …