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Investment deals in India see marked slump: PwC report
Of the five largest private equity deals, four came in for Reliance's Jio Platforms; those aside, private equity and venture capital investments fell 27% lower in the second quarter of calendar year 2020
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Children with coronavirus in Mumbai and Delhi show life-threatening Kawasaki-like syndrome
As many as 18 Covid-19 children in Mumbai and Delhi have shown symptoms that are similar to those of the life-threatening Kawasaki Syndrome, which includes fever and skin rashes, and can be fatal if not treated properly.
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Tesla surprises analysts with $104 million quarterly profit
The profit was achieved "despite tremendous difficulties in the quarter," the company's chief executive, Elon Musk, said in a conference call with analysts
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Ep 22 Rajat Gupta on his fall from grace, and picking up the pieces
In his tell-all memoir 'Mind without Fear', Gupta, once the poster-boy of India's corporate elite, divulges life before and during imprisonment, arrested for insider trading. On this week's episode, he talks about his regrets, second chances and his battle with what he believes is an 'unfair and biased' justice system
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China's Mars launch: When to watch
The launch attempt follows that of the UAE's Hope orbiter, launched on Monday from Japan. Like the Emirates, China is taking advantage of the brief window every 26 months or so when Earth and Mars are closer than usual
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Mukesh Ambani Climbs to World's Fifth Richest
Next on Ambani's unseating list will be Mark Zuckerberg, who with $89 billion in net wealth, is $14 billion ahead
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Coronavirus: Here's why N-95 masks with valves aren't entirely safe
The Indian government on Tuesday warned against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators as they don't filter exhaled air and can aid the spread of the virus from an infected or asymptomatic person to a healthy individual
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18 crore Indians may already have coronavirus antibodies: Thyrocare
A battery of tests done by Thyrocare, the diagnostics firm, revealed that as many as 18 crore Indians may already have anti-bodies against coronavirus. India has crossed 11 lakh cases of Covid-19 in the country.
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Infections much higher than reported cases in US: Study
The study indicates that even the hardest-hit area in the study — New York City, where nearly 1 in 4 people has been exposed to the virus — is nowhere near achieving herd immunity
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Some Covid-19 vaccine makers say they plan to make a profit
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson pledged to produce hundreds of millions of doses of their vaccines at no profit to themselves. Moderna, however, which has been granted $483 million to develop its product, made no such promise
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Jeff Bezos adds $13 bn to net worth in single day
This is the largest single-day jump for an individual in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index