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Aside from the financial sector indices, all other Nifty indices were trading at a profit. Share market news today | Sensex, Nifty, stock prices LIVE: National benchmarks rebounded after opening with losses on Wednesday morning. S&P BSE Sensex was above 46,100 while Nifty 50 recovered 13,500 levels. IT stocks were …

Written by Mallica Joshi | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 8:39:36 am Daycare admissions in Delhi are a highly regulated process, and the Delhi government decides on the schedule and criteria for admission. (Figurative) The DELHI government is considering eliminating daycare admissions for the 2021-22 academic session. The …

ZURICH / FRANKFURT: Drug makers, including BioNTech and Moderna, are scrambling to test their COVID-19 vaccines against the new, fast-spreading variant of the virus sweeping Britain, the latest challenge in the fast-paced race to curb the pandemic. . Ugur Sahin, chief executive of Germany’s BioNTech, which with its partner Pfizer …

NEW DELHI: India is likely to approve the Oxford / AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use next week after its local manufacturer submitted additional data requested by authorities, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. This could be the first country to give a regulatory green …

Amid the raging global coronavirus outbreak, a new strain of the virus has been found in the UK, sending experts seeking a new detailed analysis. And a revelation that could raise eyebrows even higher, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization. NDTV that the new strain …

LONDON: UK scientists are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of the coronavirus, called VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is due to the younger segment of the population. The government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory Group (Nervtag) is monitoring …

LONDON: More than 1,500 trucks were stranded in England on Tuesday morning amid fears that Britain could face food shortages if travel restrictions implemented to slow the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus are not eliminated soon. Dozens of countries around the world have imposed heavy restrictions on …

Barcelona will reach the Christmas break with a streak of four unbeaten matches in the league and a third victory in that span thanks to the 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid in the Jose Zorrilla Stadium. Barça came out with a new formation and struggled at times, but looked good …

The United States Congress passed a bill reaffirming the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile, has described the law as a historic move and a clear message for China. The Tibetan Policy and …

Times are changing on the South African test team. Seven uncapped players were included in their starting squad to play against Sri Lanka. And even if all the newcomers don’t debut on this series – the unfortunate Keegan Petersen in particular – they won’t be far from their first caps …