Friday, October 8, 2021

Vaccine diplomacy and drama

India transferred five million jabs to Britain in need

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22 killed, over 300 injured in earthquake in Pak Balochistan province

A powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous part of Pakistan's Balochistan province early on Thursday, resulting in collapse of several houses that left at least 22 people dead and over 300 others injured, officials said. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase, Geo News reported. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad reported that the epicentre of the earthquake was near Harnai at a depth of around 15 kilometres. It further said the exact damage has not yet been confirmed. The quake affected Quetta, Sibi, Harnai, Pishin, Qila Saifullah, Chaman, Ziarat and Zhob in Balochistan. Most of the deaths and injuries were reported from the remote north-eastern district of Harnai. The US Geological Survey said it was a 5.9 magnitude quake that struck at a shallow depth. Shallow quakes can cause more damage. The death toll of 22 was confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Harnai District Sohail Anwar Hashmi. There were six children among the ...

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The mirage of economic recovery

The prospects for the middle class in India are dwindling

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Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes India rich list with $92 billion net worth

Chairman of Reliance Industries, topped the rich list for the 14th year in a row

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NCLAT gives more time to Zee to file reply to Invesco's plea for EGM

NCLAT directs NCLT to allow Zee a reasonable and sufficient opportunity to file reply

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Wall Street surges as worries over debt ceiling subside; Dow up 510 points

The S&P 500 was up 61.61 points, or 1.41%, at 4,425.16, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 243.65 points, or 1.68%, at 14,745.56

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IIFL Finance bonds issue to close early on October 8 due to strong demand

IIFL Finance will use the capital for business growth and capital augmentation

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India-US must strengthen economic and trade partnership: Piyush Goyal

The minister's statement comes in the backdrop of the US indicating that they are not looking at a new trade agreement with India

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India's low score on GVC a starting point for recovery from pandemic: AIIB

India rated 7.4 percentage points below the average global value chain participation rate for emerging economies from Today's Paper ht...