India reported 25,920 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 4,837 lesser cases than yesterday, with a daily positivity rate of 2.07 per cent, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

With this, the active caseload in the country stands at 2,92,092.

As many as 100 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, said Thane District Magistrate and Collector Rajesh J Narvekar on Friday.

Considering the bird flu threat, the samples have been sent to a lab in Pune.

In a major relief to the LGBTQIA+ community of Tamil Nadu, the state government has amended the existing law under the Tamil Nadu Subordinate Police Officers Conduct Rules to prevent any harassment of the community or persons working for the welfare of the community

The order from the state home department issued on Thursday read, No police officer shall indulge in any act of harassment of any person belonging to the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual)+ community and those working for the welfare of the community.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge-sheet against 160 more accused, including the chairmen of three medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly rigging the 2013 Pre-Medical Test (PMT) in the multi-crore Vyapam examination and recruitment scam.

This took the number of accused who have been charge-sheeted in the case to 650 so far.

Shares of Everest Industries hit an all-time high of Rs 748.90, rallying 14 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Friday’s subdued market on the back of heavy volumes. At 10:16 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.09 per cent at 17,289 points. The trading volumes on the counter more-than-doubled with a combined 597,000 shares having changed hands on the NSE and BSE in first one hour of trade.

Since December 2021, the stock of the building products company has zoomed 100 per cent from a level of Rs 374.65 on November 30, 2021.

Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor, which was recently acquired by Intel for $5.4 billion, is actively in discussions with the Indian government to set up a manufacturing facility in India, according to a source close to the developments.

In September last year, the company had threatened to pull the plug on its plan to set up a facility in India as it wrote a letter to the Centre complaining about lack of clarity on the government’s policy for chipmakers.

Ten gram of 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 49,970 on Friday, down by Rs 430 since the last trade.

Gold of 22 carat is selling at Rs 45,800, decreasing by Rs 400 from Thursday according to the Goodreturns website. One kg of silver is selling at Rs 63,400, increasing by Rs 400.

FMCG major Nestle India Ltd on Thursday reported a 20 per cent decline in its net profit at Rs 386.66 crore for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021.

The company, which follows a January-December financial year, had posted a profit of Rs 483.31 crore in the same period a year ago, Nestle India said in a regulatory filing.

Online shoppers in India are seeking new experiences in the age of social and video commerce and this has given digital-first brands a massive $250 billion market opportunity by 2030, a new report has shown.

India's e-tailing gross merchandise value (GMV) reached $53 billion in 2021, demonstrating post-Covid acceleration.

Leading digital payments platform PhonePe on Thursday announced that NITI Aayog, in association with the platform, will be hosting the first-ever open-to-all hackathon that aims to showcase path-breaking solutions for the fintech ecosystem.

The Hackathon will provide an opportunity for innovators, digital creators and developers from all over India to think, ideate and code.

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