Taxes levied by the Centre and states constitute more than half of petrol and diesel prices, accounting for 60 per cent of the retail cost of the former and 54 per cent of the latter

The move comes under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 initiative, introducing reforms that allow Saudi women to advance in various fields

In a tweet, the WHO South-East Asia wrote, 'WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19'

The survey revealed that 79 per cent of the respondents felt that the central and state governments should reduce tax on fuel price

Addressing a workshop at the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha in Maharashtra, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari pointed out that village industries and Khadi generate as much as Rs 88,000 crore on an annual basis

A website with domain config5-dati[.]com was telling iPhone users to download the fake WhatsApp app which was not actually a mobile application but a configuration file for the iPhone

About 75 per cent of WhatsApp users in the survey said they will discontinue business chat if it shares user and transaction information from chats with WhatsApp business accounts with Facebook and third parties.

In a survey conducted by New Delhi-based online platform LocalCircles, 62% of 17,000 respondents were hesitant to get vaccinated immediately, mainly due to worries over possible adverse reactions

The proposed programme can create sustainable livelihoods for 18 lakh educated youth, in addition to enabling MSE growth and indirect job creation and consequent economic growth, the report said

COVID-19 vaccination: The findings of LocalCircles' nationwide online survey shows that 62 per cent of the respondents were hesitant about administering the vaccine

\"Start-ups are already being helped to raise equity capital through the Fund of Funds scheme. Further, the government will also help start-ups raise debt capital through guarantees,\" PM Modi said

Funding remains major problem for startups and MSMEs, survey reveals; around 28 per cent listed raising funds or loans as top challenges in 2021, while another 25 per cent were worried about finding growth

Lack of data protection bill puts India at a disadvantage and Facebook seems to be exploiting it, claim experts. They say WhatsApp has a different policy for European and non-European users

Delhi government is analysing the situation to reopen schools in the national capital; Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said future strategy will depend on vaccine availability

Indians may put off travel plans over possibility of flight bans amid new COVID-19 strain Many people may put off their international travel plans due to concerns over the spread of a new variant of coronavirus in some countries and possibility of flight bans by nations like Dubai, France and Singapore, a survey has revealed. The survey, which is based on over 15,000 responses from over 10,000 people from across 204 cities and conducted by online platform LocalCircles, also revealed that as...

The survey, which is based on over 15,000 responses from over 10,000 people from across 204 cities and conducted by online platform LocalCircles, also revealed that as many as 42 per cent of the respondents did not have any travel plan for domestic travel at all

Many respondents believe that the population is gradually moving towards herd immunity in a natural manner, and would want to observe the utility of the vaccine before using it on themselves

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Serum Institute has manufactured four crore doses of the vaccine under the at-risk manufacturing and stockpiling licence obtained from the DCGI

India's official estimates put death toll due to COVID-19 at over 1,40,000. The total number of cases is over 96 lakh and is only behind the United States

A new study found the presence of novel coronavirus and protein in the brain and nasopharynx, adding intact virus particles were also detected in the nasopharynx - the upper part of the throat that connects to the nasal cavity