By Riley Griffin Drug companies are beginning to unveil medical advances in the battle against coronavirus, in what one CEO described as “an incredible feat of disease science.” Over the next several weeks, we are likely to learn a lot more about how well these vaccines and treatments work. In …
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About 20 vaccines are in different stages of development in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. India has launched an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Vardhan added. The Union health minister spoke at the 8th BRICS STI ministerial meeting on Friday. Vardhan said India …
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The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 194.98 points or 0.45% to close at a record 43,637.98. Intraday, it reached its historical maximum of 43,830.93. National equity benchmarks rose to record highs on Saturday as investors built new positions in Muhurat’s special trading session to usher in the Hindu Samvat’s year 2077. …
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The major Indian stock exchanges, BSE and NSE, will hold the usual Muhurat trading session on Diwali this Saturday between 6pm and 7.35pm. Session times are decided based on planetary positions, and traders continue their ancient tradition of conducting regular transactions on the occasion, which also marks the first day …
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Investors then delved into the data. BioNTech was founded in 2008 but had little to show for its work, some investors concluded. At that time, only 250 patients had been treated with the company’s vaccines. Others doubted that BioNTech was better than Moderna Inc., a rival using similar technology, whose …
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22 IIT Guwahati Researchers Are On Stanford University’s List of World’s Best Scientists New Delhi: At least 14 scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Hindu University of Banaras have been among the top two percent of scientists in a global list compiled by the prestigious Stanford University. …
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Diwali is considered to be an auspicious occasion to buy gold and regardless of price, Indians buy gold. Analysts believe that investment demand will continue to rise in 2021 given the unprecedented amount of liquidity from central banks around the world. Rising covid infections also add the icing to the …
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With 1,939 new infections, the total number of cases in Tamil Nadu exceeded 7.54 lakh (archive) Chennai: After nearly five months, Tamil Nadu’s daily coronavirus count fell below 2,000 on Friday, helping active cases drop below 18,000. The state has reported the fourth highest number of cases in the country. …
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The stakes are high for the results of Moderna Inc.’s upcoming Covid-19 vaccine trial.But when it comes to investors, the impact may already be on the price of financial assets. The bar was raised for markets to rebound following an announcement by Pfizer Inc. that its vaccine protected 90% of …
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US President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has run into a major hurdle as it has not received “verification” from a key federal agency to formally begin the presidential transition. Biden has already assembled a group, responsible for ensuring a smooth transfer of power between the Trump-Pence administration and the incoming …
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