Ease of Living Index; check top 10 cities in India: Bengaluru tops list followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore, and Greater Mumbai

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided premises linked to Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and other celebrities over alleged tax evasion. The searches were carried out in over 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune. The opposition governments have criticised the move and termed it an attempt to suppress the voices of those speaking against the Modi government. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Refunds of over Rs 1.98 lakh crore issued in 11 months: I-T Dept

Bharat Biotech published the interim efficacy report of phase 3 clinical trial on its COVID-19 vaccine, officially known as Covaxin. The indigenous COVID-19 vaccine is found to be 81 per cent effective in preventing the virus

he IT department conducted searches on people related to Phantom Films for tax evasion. Twenty-two locations were raided in Mumbai and Pune, including of talent management agency Kwan

Very early this morning, our first half a million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Serum Institute arrived in Canada, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Earlier today, the I-T Department conducted searches at around 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune, including residential and official premises of Kashyap, Pannu, Madhu Mantena and others.

The e-commerce giant said that the pandemic led to millions of people turning to online shopping and digital transactions. This has led to a sharp growth in consumer demand for e-grocery in both metros and Tier-2 cities

As senior citizens across the country take part in the vaccination drive, here is all the information they need two know about the two vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield

The company, which currently sources only cotton-based soft toys from India, is also exploring to expand in some other categories such as wooden toys, said IKEA India Country Commercial Manager Kavitha Rao

Sanjay Rathod, who holds the forest portfolio, was facing allegations of complicity in the death of Puja Chavan (23), a resident of Beed district, who was found dead in Pune on February 8

China has given conditional approval for a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson's one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator

Mazumdar said, 'Covid Vaccine Jab Capped At Rs 250 At Private Hospitals: Government - understand vaccine cos (sic) feel betrayed as price is too low to sustain'

China remained the global leader in production of steel in January, registering 6.8 per cent year-on-year growth in output at 90.2 MT in January

Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said plans are in the works to provide LPG connection with bare-minimum identity documents and without insisting on residence proof of the place of availing the cooking gas

There is a minimum shortfall of six million bales and Pakistan has so far imported roughly 688,305 metric tonnes of cotton and yarn, costing $1.1 billion, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

According to Maharashtra's health department, the Pune division's COVID-19 tally has increased to 5,24,760 with 1,765 new cases, while six fatalities took the death toll to 11,742

Nearly 96 per cent of the people surveyed under a food rights campaign in Maharashtra faced a drop in their earnings during the coronavirus-induced lockdown

Maharashtra government had imposed a total lockdown of seven days in Amravati city and Achalpur town on February 21 owing to a large number of COVID-19 cases being reported from the two zones

In a move aimed at enhancing the safety of drivers and passengers, Uber has partnered with Amazon Pay for installing plastic screens in 40,000 Uber Autos across seven cities in India; National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said its daily toll collection through FASTag has reached about Rs 104 crore; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on increasing credit flow to businesses to meet the needs of a fast reflating economy. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Indian employees work longest, paid least globally with no leisure hours, claims ILO report

India steps out of recession - GDP grows 0.4% in Dec quarter Indian economy reported growth in the December quarter after two quarters of contraction. The nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) saw revival, albeit marginally, as economic activities resumed after a long and arduous lockdown and overall sentiment improved with the rollout of vaccination drive. As per government data, India's GDP increased 0.4 per cent during the third quarter ended December 31, 2020. Amazon Pay, Uber expand ...