Biden administration recently decided to enforce Defence Production Act, which allowed it to boost vaccine production by blocking export of raw material supplies to other countries

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

The world's singular focus right now should be to keep transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible, said Dr. Michael Ryan, director of WHO's emergencies program

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

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 50.9 last month, the lowest level since last May

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

Sectorally, all the other indices ended with major losses. PSU Bank, private and financial indices declined around 4-5% today

In its 'Global Macro Outlook 2021-22 report, Moody's says India's economy has rebounded quickly from one of the world's longest and most stringent lockdowns, which also came with steepest fall in GDP in Q2

Sectorally, gains in FMCG, realty, auto, IT, media and metal index were capped by losses in PSU Banking, financial, private banking and pharma index

The findings of the study become significant as in many parts of the world, mutant variants of the virus are causing a new surge in COVID-19 cases. The current increase in the number of infections in some Indian states may also be due to the presence of virus variants, it is feared

Stock Market News Updates Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

Domestic markets dropped further by the second half of Monday after European stocks declined at the opening bell amid cautious trade in global markets as investors focused on the developments surrounding the pandemic and vaccine rollout

Sensex and Nifty fell sharply today, led by selling pressure in the auto and banking sectors. The broader mood of the market turned bearish last week, after a few days of the lacklustre movement

Stock Market News Updates Today: M&M, Axis Bank, L&T, Maruti traded among the top losers on Sensex pack. Meanwhile, ONGC, HDFC, Tech Mahindra traded among the top gainers

A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta

\"We are extremely frustrated by the barriers that restrict personal movement and it is almost impossible today to travel in Europe by plane, even domestically,\" says Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury

Sectors too saw profit booking in index heavyweights from all-time highs. All sectors witnessed heavy selling pressure today, with PSU Banking dropping over 4%, followed by a 2% fall in auto and over 1.5% decline in metal and private banking index

COVID-19 in Mumbai: State govt fights to curb coronavirus crisis; BMC issues fresh guidelines In the light of a rise in COVID- 19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to register offences against people who violate safety guidelines, an official said on Thursday. The civic body has intensified action against people found without masks in public, and will take action against function halls, gymnasiums and other establishments that don't follow safety norms, the official ...

Stock Market News Updates Today: Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, RIL, Kotak Bank were among the top gainers today, while NTPC, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors were among the top losers

To emerge stronger, it is important for us as a country to bridge the gap between policy announcements and their implementation by strengthening and empowering institutions to bolster economic growth