DECEMBER 27,2021
After a second consecutive year in which the word “unprecedented” did more than its fair share of narrative heavy lifting, economists are looking ahead to 2022 with a sense of wariness: Sharply escalating prices and the uncertain severity of the omicron variant of the coronavirus cast twin shadows over forecasters’ expectations, but some still found reason for optimism...
DECEMBER 27, 2021
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: The Union home ministry has blocked foreign funding of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, but denied freezing any of its bank accounts.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and several Kolkata-based minority and inter-faith groups called the move “an attack on India’s poorest of poor” and said they were appalled by “the timing (on Christmas) and lack of...
DECEMBER 26, 2021
An NYPD officer snapped a photo of the box, which contained stacks of $100 and $50 bills, amounting to $180,000. / Credit: NYPD via City College of New York
It started out as a normal day for Vinod Menon, professor and chair of physics at City College of New York in Harlem. He was back to in-person teaching...
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Queen Elizabeth delivered her annual Christmas speech with a personal tone as she reflected on the year and particularly the loss of her husband, Prince Philip in 2021. The 95-year-old monarch, paid a tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh as she spoke about missing one "familiar laugh" this year in the emotional speech that aired on Christmas.
Addressing...
DECEMBER 25, 2021
Protean eGov Technologies Ltd, which issues Pan Cards and helps government agencies in e-governance projects, has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise funds via an initial public offering.
The IPO consists of a pure offer for sale (OFS) of 12.08 million shares by its existing promoters and shareholders.
The OFS comprises...
DECEMBER 25,2021
HYDERABAD: Stating that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin was an effective vaccine against Covid-19 and its new variants, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday lamented that attempts were made to prevent the indigenously developed vaccine from getting WHO recognition. The CJI was addressing the Ramineni Foundation awards function held in Hyderabad.
“Several multi-national companies, like Pfizer, on one hand,...
DECEMBER 25, 2021
Peter Yaverbaum donates blood at a New York Blood Center, Dec. 2, 2020, in New York. - Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Medical researchers say there is renewed promise in reducing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths by increasing the use of convalescent plasma treatments early on in a coronavirus infection.
And some medical experts are pushing the federal government to allow...
DECEMBER 24, 2021
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National Saving Certificate (NSC) Interest Rate 2022-23: NSC is a popular savings instrument with decent and guaranteed returns. Issued by the Government, NSCs come with a lock-in period of 5 years. The interest is compounded annually but paid to the subscriber on maturity. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has some of his earnings invested...
DECEMBER 24, 2021
Violence against nurses increases amid pandem.
With the latest coronavirus wave upending another holiday season, frontline employees are feeling a disturbing sense of deja vu. The soaring number of U.S. infections linked to the Omicron variant has only deepened the crisis among essential workers, many of whom report being demoralized, abused, underpaid and exhausted as the pandemic trudges into its second year.
As...
DECEMBER 24, 2021
An Apple store. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A group of more than 50 Apple retail employees reportedly walked out on Christmas Eve, demanding better work conditions.
Most Apple stores in the US are open until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day.
The group's demands include a more respectful workplace and paid sick time.
A group...
