Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): US House Democrats on Friday approved a mammoth USD 3 trillion relief package designed to alleviate the health and economic fallout of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, seeking to add pressure on Senate Republicans to act on a new round of emergency aid.
New York [USA], May 16 (ANI): The 118-year-old department store chain JC Penny has been pushed into Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to falling sales amid the coronavirus pandemic, the fourth major US retailer to meet that fate.
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): The extradition trial of Nirav Modi continued at the Westminster Magistrate's Court with more effusive praise for the "phenomenal" success and "talent" that the now-fugitive diamond dealer had become prior to his fall from grace.
New York [US], May 14 (ANI): Intel on Thursday set a target of cutting down its greenhouse gas emissions and waste by 2030 as the company aims to rely on renewable energy for all of its global electricity use.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 14 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest UNCTAD data published in a joint report by 36 international organisations.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday reported a standalone profit after tax of Rs 1,267 crore in the January to March quarter (Q4 FY20), down 10 per cent from Rs 1,408 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): Medical experts have warned that the volume of vaccine available to fight the coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2 in coming years is expected to fall far short of global demand, despite an unprecedented effort to manufacture billions of doses.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): Bandhan Bank said on Tuesday its net profit for the January to March quarter shrank by 20.58 per cent to Rs 517 crore against Rs 651 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices recovered from an intraday low point on Tuesday but remained in the negative zone ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address the nation later in the evening.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The construction sector may hold the key to kick-starting economies ravaged by the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded lower during early hours on Tuesday tracking weakness in Asian markets as investors became anxious about the second wave of coronavirus infections in China.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Realty major Godrej Properties said on Monday posted 35 per cent fall in its net profit at Rs 101 crore for the quarter ended March 31.