2021: How Covid kept the world on tenterhooks, with surprises aplenty

The optimism of a year that started with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, seen as the beginning of the end of the pandemic, has petered out as 2021 winds to a close. IMAGE: Patients on oxygen support......

'Omicron produces less severe illness'

'Perhaps Covid will stay with us for another a year or two before becoming a milder version.' IMAGE: Health workers walk past passengers waiting in a queue during COVID-19 testing at the Katra......

Covaxin's 50 pc efficacy adequate for Covid, say experts

The decline in the effectiveness of Covaxin, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, from 77.8 per cent to 50 per cent during a Delta-driven case surge in April and May this year is neither bad nor......

Booster dose of anti-Covid vax not needed at this stage: Experts

Will a booster shot provide the turbocharge for Covid immunity that India is looking for? Maybe in an ideal situation where most people are fully vaccinated but not when less than a quarter of the......

Result preview: Cost of deposits to weigh on banks' margins in Q1

Despite steady loan growth, the banking sector is expected to report subdued margins in the quarter ending June 2024 (Q1FY25), driven by high demand for deposits amidst tight liquidity conditions.......

Loan growth may drive further gains for LIC Housing

LIC Housing Finance (LICHF) delivered a healthy FY24 with improvements in net interest margin (NIM) and credit costs and an improved return on assets of 1.7 per cent compared to an average of 1.3......

Street disappointed with SBI Card's Q4 performance

SBI  Cards & Payment Services reported mixed results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Brokerages bullish on ICICI Bank stock after Q4 results

An in-line ICICI Bank result for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, has led to analysts raising target price and earnings per share (EPS) forecast on the stock. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Mary Kom leads 11 Indian boxers to President's Cup finals

IMAGE: MC Mary Kom had to sweat it out against Vietnam's Anh vo Thi Kim in the semi-final as she registered a hardfought 3-2 victory. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India Six-time World......

Sports Shorts: Boxers Simranjit, Dagar enter President's Cup final

IMAGE: Simranjit Kaur in action during her first round bout against Italy's Francesca Martusciello. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur......

Referee banned after South Africa hit by new match-fixing crisis

South African football was embroiled in another scandal on Monday when FIFA said the national team's World Cup qualifying win over Senegal last year was fixed, leaving the legacy of the country's......