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U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Goldman Securities Class Action Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Inc's appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall.
Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: Years After His First Film, Thalaiva's Magic is Still Unbeatable
The idea of a massive fan following is quite common to Indian cinema but when it comes to Rajini, there's only one word to describe how fans treat him - God.
Canada Border Official Says Information Shared Inappropriately With FBI In Huawei CFO Case
A Canadian border official who oversaw staff at Vancouver's airport when Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested two years ago testified on Friday she thought information sharing between her agency and the federal police was inappropriate...
Closing Prices For Crude Oil, Gold And Other Commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 21 cents to $46.57 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for February delivery fell 28 cents to $49.97 a barrel.
EU Drugs Regulator Confirms Data Breach In Cyber Attack
Europe's drugs regulator confirmed on Friday data had been breached in a cyber attack that was disclosed days before, while adding that a limited number of thirdparty documents were unlawfully accessed.
As Govt Gears up for Mass Vaccination against Covid-19, Companies Prepare to Dispatch Syringes
In Haryana's Faridabad, Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices is is ramping up production to churn out a billion units of syringes to be used for the vaccination drive against COVID-19.
Canada Forecasts Show Fast Coronavirus Spread; Officials Urge New Restrictions
Longerrange forecasts project the second wave of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through Canada, and all the major provinces need to impose more restrictions, federal health authorities said on Friday.
Bengaluru to Have Its Own 50-storey Twin Tower in Next 2 Years, Says Karnataka Deputy CM
Accompanied by officials concerned, Karjol inspected 8.5 acre government land parcel in which already Public Works Department and Health and family welfare department offices are situated here.
RBI to Conduct Simultaneous Purchase and Sale of Govt Securities Next Week
The Reserve Bank will conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under the Open Market Operations for an aggregate amount of Rs 10,000 crore each on December 17.
Pandemic Effect: Finance Ministry Mulling 75% Reduction in Foreign Travel Budget for FY22
It can be noted that the budget for the next fiscal is under preparations right now and officials are also having discussions internally and also with external stakeholders for suggestions.
Mumbai Readies Blueprint of Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution, Inoculation Drive to Take Place in 3 Phases
The team, headed by Suresh Kakani, Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC, said it has come up with a blueprint of the plan on storage, transport and distribution of the vaccine against COVID-19 in the financial capital of India.
Country's First mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate by Gennova Gets Nod to Conduct Human Trials
The mRNA vaccines do not use the conventional model to produce immune response. Instead, they carry the molecular instructions to make the protein in the body through a synthetic RNA of the virus.
Time Is Precious, Says Vietnamese Collector Of European Church Clocks
For more than two decades, Pham Van Thuoc has scoured Europe in search of historical church clocks, bringing them back to his home in Vietnam where he lovingly restores them.
Award-winning SKorean Director Kim Ki-duk Dies In Latvia
South Korean director Kim Kiduk, who won the top award at the Venice Film Festival in 2012 but later faced allegations at home of trying to force an actress into shooting offscript sexual scenes while making another movie, has died in Latvia. He was 59.
UK Cuts Self-isolation Period To 10 Days For Domestic Contacts, International Arrivals
Britain said on Friday it would cut the selfisolation period for COVID19 to 10 days from 14, in a change which will apply to both those presumed to have been in contact someone with the virus within the country, and those arriving from abroad.
Delhi BJP Workers Stage Protest Outside Residences of AAP Govt Ministers
Heavy police deployment was made outside the residences of the ministers, a day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders alleged that the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was 'attacked by BJP goons'.