Amazon could even merely make investments $100 million in India’s Apollo Pharmacy: File
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in India's pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy, facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the country's fast-growing drug market, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people aware of the plans. (https://bit.ly/3oy7TfO) Amazon already delivers medicines in India and the…
Govt cancels 6th round of talks with farm leaders after they refuse to affix
The government has cancelled its crucial sixth round of talks with 40 protesting farmers' unions that was scheduled on Wednesday as farm leaders declined to participate, after a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday night failed to break the deadlock. "Today's meeting with farmer unions' leaders has been cancelled," a Union Agriculture Ministry's…
Detergent maker Blue Moon raises $1.27 billion in Hong Kong IPO: Stories
Chinese detergent maker Blue Moon Group Holdings has become the latest in a record number of companies to raise at least $1 billion in a Hong Kong IPO in 2020 after pricing its shares at HK$13.16 TopicsHong Kong | IPO | chinese companies Reuters | HONG KONG Last Updated at December 9, 2020 12:08 IST By Scott Murdoch and…
Jailed Saradha boss writes to PM, CM, says many leaders took cash from him
Saradha ponzi scam prime accused Sudipta Sen has alleged that several influential people, including prominent political leaders, have taken "financial advantage" of him TopicsSaradha chit fund case | Mamata Banerjee | Narendra Modi Saradha ponzi scam prime accused Sudipta Sen has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that several influential people,…
Tejashwi Yadav booked for demonstration in Gandhi Maidan
Following their forcible entry into the Gandhi Maidan here on Saturday, Patna police lodged an FIR against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and 18 others at the Gandhi Maidan police station. The leaders were booked for staging demonstration in a prohibited area without permission. Suresh Kumar, DSP (town) of Patna district, has confirmed the development. Tejashwi…
Bezos says Blue Foundation will rob the first lady to moon’s floor
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately built lunar landers capable of sending astronauts to the moon by 2024. "This (BE-7) is the engine that will take the first woman…
Pfizer seeks emergency-consume authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in India
Pfizer India has become the first pharma company to seek an emergency-use authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine in the country from DCGI TopicsCoronavirus | Coronavirus Vaccine | Pfizer India Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency-use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in the country, after its…
Predawn fire guts ancient church housing Recent York’s Liberty Bell
A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city's settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from…
HCL Tech’s Roshni Nadar tops the checklist of India’s wealthiest females
Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women features eight dollar billionaires and 38 women with wealth of Rs 1,000 crore and above TopicsHurun rich list | HCL Tech | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Roshni Nadar Malhotra of HCL Technologies, followed by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon and Leena Gandhi Tewari of USV have topped the list of wealthiest women in India, according to the…
High headlines: FinMin hopeful about Q3 revival, products and services enhance slows
Flipkart is doing a partial spin-off of PhonePe. More on that story in our top headlines of the day. TopicsIndian Economy | Finance Ministry | HDFC Bank BS Web Team | New Delhi Last Updated at December 3, 2020 17:04 IST Halt digital launches, stop selling new credit cards: RBI to HDFC Bank Coming down heavily on the country’s…