The Russian vaccine has been registered in more than 55 countries and is gaining recognition in the virtual world -- being the only to have its own Facebook page, YouTube channel and a Twitter handle, reports Aneesh Phadnis
In a bad start to the new year, hotels are counting their losses again. Weddings and corporate events for this month have either been called off or postponed. The blow has throttled the nascent recovery which had kicked in around August. It is primarily hurting the banquet-driven hotel chains, some of which are seeing cancellations running into lakhs for a single day.
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Miffed hotels, restaurants stare at huge losses on account of advance planning for events that they now have to shelve.
83% of the CEOS plan to hire more in the new year.
The deal size and project completion deadline were not disclosed in the announcement, but people in the know have pegged the deal at over Rs 6,000 crore, reports Aneesh Phadnis.
Here's what some states are doing to get a grip on the situation. Ruchika Chitravanshi & Aneesh Phadnis report
Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran clinched his third gold and javelin thrower Shivpal Singh added another for the country as India continued their fine showing at the ongoing 7th CISM World Military Games, in Wuhan, China, on Thursday.
The latest telecom war kicked off after some pictures surfaced, showing Airtel banners among agitating farmers. According to the Jio camp, it was a giveaway that farmers were being enticed to port their phone numbers.
With the dizzying rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, India Inc has transitioned from a wait-and-watch policy to full-on emergency mode, bringing back remote and flexi work, stringent safety protocols, and allowing only essential travel. Companies - especially in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata - that had adopted a hybrid work model during the last few months when the caseload remained low, are either switching back entirely to work-from-home (WFH), or calling skeletal staff to office on select days. Take the case of cigarettes-to-hotels major, ITC, which had been on a hybrid work model over the last few months.
RIL, Capgemini, IndiGo among companies which have offered to pay their employees' vaccination cost.
Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes as a huge relief for the ravaged aviation, travel and hospitality sectors. "We are witnessing a 40 per cent recovery on pre-covid volumes from our business travellers, signalling the return of corporate confidence in air travel," said Indiver Rastogi, president & group head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) & SOTC.
Indian American and former White House tech czar Aneesh Chopra has lost the Democratic primary elections for the powerful post of Lieutenant Governor in Virginia.
It was the relentless pursuit of justice over a decade by a group of senior citizens that resulted in the Supreme Court's order for demolition of the illegal 40-storey twin towers of a real estate group in Noida.
Serbia has become one of the transit points for Indians heading to Canada and the US. Canada requires passengers from India to take an RT-PCR test from a third country, while the US wants them to spend 14 days outside of India. As a result, many students are taking the Serbia route to Canada, and the US.
On Thursday, Sabeer Bhatia, chief executive and co-founder of Jaxtr, launched a global SIM card for travellers.
'Our focus is not going to be metro to metro routes.' 'We will begin by focusing on metro to non-metro (routes).' 'Metro to tier-2 cities or tier-3 cities is where there is a lot of space for affordable, efficient carriers.'
With Canada, Australia extending restrictions, admission seekers are deferring their studies or looking elsewhere.
'Neerja always believed and said, "Do not tolerate any injustice" and that is what we are doing: Not tolerating injustice.'
A series of mega projects that have faced bottlenecks and which the Cabinet Committee on Investments has to clear.
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Aneesh Chopra, erstwhile Chief Technology Officer to United States President Barack Obama, who quit his White House position nearly six months ago, amidst rumours that he would run for political office, has announced that he will seek the Virginia Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 2013.
Aneesh Chopra, the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama administration, is stepping down from his position as White House Chief Technology Officer, administration officials announced on Friday.
Paresh C Palicha feels Malayalam film Matinee tackles a dark subject with much conviction.
Air India is seeking government approval to raise a Rs 2,000 crore loan and refinance $819 million aircraft debt, which would help tide over the financial crisis.
Indian-American Aneesh Chopra, the former technology czar of United States President Barack Obama, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, six months after he quit the White House to pursue his political goals.
'We urge the government to have discussions with private labs on the actual cost of running a test.'
Elavenil Valarivan and Anish Bhanwala, two of India's finest young shooters, were on Friday named in a 34-member core group for the Tokyo Olympics. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) released the list of shooters who will be training separately for the quadrennial sporting extravaganza, scheduled to be held next summer after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Games back by a year.
Neil Mills explains the rationale behind slashing fare by 50 per cent in a recent offer.
Sarmistha Sen, who was based in Plano, Texas, was randomly attacked and killed while jogging on August 1 near the Chisholm Trail Park.
Even as he flirts with the idea of running for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Chopra has indicated that he will now campaign feverishly for the election of his former boss Kaine.
As and when Jet Airways applies for slots, these would be allocated among all airlines according to guidelines, without any claim of historicity in favour of any airline. Slots would be given to Jet only from the available remaining pool.
Mumbai, with an estimated population of nearly 20 million, has been testing 1,200-1,400 people per day. Delay in the delivery of rapid antibody test kits has forced the BMC to restrict its testing net.
The recent report in the New York Times that China had brought India's financial capital - Mumbai - to a halt by hacking the electricity supply grid has not come as a surprise to the CTOs (chief technology officers) and cyber security experts. Indian companies, including critical infrastructure providers such as power grids, ports and radar systems, lack the IT infrastructure to prevent hacking from hostile state actors like China and North Korea, warn security experts. Recently, the United States government warned of yet another breach of critical systems tied to Microsoft Exchange email systems that the company has blamed on China. The breach has impacted thousands of organisations in the US and its impact on India is still unknown.
Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday released its list of 125 candidates with caste names for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.
While Chopra's appointment does not need any confirmation by the US Senate, Shah's nomination does, but is expected to be a formality, considering his impeccable track record at the Gates Foundation and his previous experience, expertise and tremendous qualifications which includes both an MD and a Masters degree in health economics.
The Tamil film fails to make a big impact because it does not have enough incidents for a credible realistic presentation.
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined bail to the six accused in the murder of Muthoot finance group executive director Paul Muthoot George.
Jet has come under regulatory scrutiny twice this year.
Current and former Indian-American cabinet officials in Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's administration hailed his appointment as chairman of the Democratic Party, and said it augurs well for greater political engagement by Indian-American Democrats at the senior levels of the Democratic National Committee.
