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Analysis: Adani stocks reflect similar set of FPIs while mutual fund holdings remain low

Despite the fact that Adani Group stocks have been on fire in recent months, an analysis of shareholdings shows that in the March 2021 quarter, a similar set of top FPI holdings across institutional and mutual funds decreased. In addition, mutual fund stock holdings are very small.

Jun 15, 2021

Actor Sanchari Vijay to be creamated with police honours [details here]

Sanchari Vijay, a well-known Kannada actor, will be laid to rest with police honours. On Monday, the actor who was involved in a bike accident on June 12 was certified brain dead.

Jun 15, 2021

HDFC Bank's mobile app down, bank says 'looking on priority' [issue now resolved]

Users of HDFC Bank have been experiencing troubles with the bank's mobile banking application throughout the day. The bank has stated that it is looking into the issue on a priority basis and has advised customers to finish their transactions via net banking.

Jun 15, 2021

Srinagar child prodigy sets world record; demonstrates remarkable memory power [Watch]

It is not just the intellect that sets Abdul Aleem apart from other kids his age, it's the fact that he is not into video games or regular entertainment. Till the recent lockdown, he hadn't even been introduced to movies.

Jun 15, 2021

Maharashtra new Covid infections drop below 10K but deaths stay high

Even as new infections fell below 10,000, Maharashtra's Covid-19 fatalities remained high, with the recovery rate climbing from 95.44 percent to 95.55 percent.

Jun 15, 2021

Covid vaccination: How Paytm is helping people to get life saving shots

The new feature allows people to book vaccination slots for both Covaxin and Covishield

Jun 15, 2021

Parliament IT panel summons Twitter over allegations of misuse of its platform

Twitter has been asked to testify before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology about how to prevent the platform from being exploited

Jun 15, 2021

As groom fumbles with Urdu, marriage called off by family

His inability to pronounce Urdu words correctly, cost him his marriage.

Jun 15, 2021

Covid deaths cross 33K-mark in Karnataka, Covid caseload tops 27.7 lakh

On the Covid tracker, Karnataka came in second after Maharashtra, with 33,000 deaths related to the virus. Bengaluru is the epicentre of the pandemic in the state. The state's optimism level has dropped to 4.56 percent.

Jun 15, 2021

Bengaluru unlocks but citizens told to be vigilant about Covid third wave

In Bengaluru, many business activity have resumed, luring migrant labour. As the lockdown was partially lifted, city municipal body leader Gaurav Gupta urged locals to be vigilant about the Covid threat.

Jun 15, 2021

CISF takes over security of Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday took over the security of Bharat Biotech International Ltd's facility to protect it against any terror threat or sabotage that may lead to a biological disaster.

Jun 15, 2021

UP: Boyfriend, two others kill student for resisting rape

After resisting a rape attempt, a first-year B.Sc student was stabbed 24 times by her boyfriend and two pals. The police have also arrested Akash Yadav and Vishal Kashyap, as well as Mohammed Kaif, the deceased's friend.

Jun 15, 2021

Forget Delta, Covid Delta Plus variant now detected in India, should we need to worry?

Initial data suggests that the new Covid Delta Plus variant is showing signs of resistance against the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment.

Jun 15, 2021

Mehul Choksi still an Indian citizen, asserts India

The Indian authorities have described fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case as an Indian citizen in its affidavit filed in Dominican High Court, saying that his application for renunciation of citizenship was "rejected".

Jun 15, 2021

India registers 60K Covid cases in 24 hrs, lowest since March 29; Global caseload at 176mn

India's Covid caseload continued to fall with the country recording 60,461 new cases, lowest since March 29 and 2,726 fatalities due to the virus in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Tuesday.

Jun 15, 2021