India extends international flight ban until Jan 31

The Government of India has further extended the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights to January 31, 2021. The Covid-19-driven restrictions are not applicable to international all-cargo operations and flights specially approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)....

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Kamala Harris receives vaccination, says she “trusts scientists”

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received  coronavirus vaccination on Tuesday at the United Medical Center in Washington, DC. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday in Washington, joining President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Mike...

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Britain emergency-approves Oxford vaccine, to be produced in India

Serum Institute of India, Pune, to manufacture Astra-Oxford vaccine. Britain today became the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Famous Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca today announced that the Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergence...

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Tech-support scamsters shut down in US, India

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation assisted DOJ in shutting down an online tech-support fraud that impersonated Microsoft and other reputed companies.  US-based online tech-support fraud that scammed numerous elderly Americans using call center operators in India. The alleged scamster firms...

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Electronics maker Dixon ties up with Motorola to make smartphones in India

Indian electronics company Dixon Technologies gained 5% after its subsidiary tie-up. India's electronics manufacturing company Dixon Technologies shares went up by 5% on Monday after it  entered into a deal with US smartphone manufacturer Motorola. Padget Electronics, a wholly owned...

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Tesla to start ops in India soon, India’s minister says

EV maker to begin with sales, Minister of Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari announced today. India’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Monday that US electric vehicle (EV)  and clean energy company Tesla Inc will start...

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SP Kothari to leave SEC by end January

Chief Economist and Director at SEC's DERA will leave after just under two years at the Commission. SP Kothari, Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is...