While Sensex gained 900 points to 50,000 mark, Nifty rose 266 points to 14,795 in early trade

In compact category, which comprises cars like WagonR, Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, Dzire, Tour S, Maruti sold 80,517 cars, recording 15.03 per cent growth YoY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was administered Bharat Biotech's Covaxin by Sisters Rosamma Anil and P Niveda, from Kerala and Puducherry

Share of RailTel Corporation rose 19.97% to Rs 145.65 against previous close of Rs 121.40 on BSE

The government, in this phase, will vaccinate people over 60 and individuals over 45 with comorbidities to rein in the rising number of more infectious virus strains leading to a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some states