Shares of aviation companies were in focus with InterGlobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo airlines, recording a 52-week high at Rs 2,155. The stock has so far rallied 9 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday, and in the process has surpassed its previous high of Rs 2,023.60 touched on 15 September, 2021.

Shares of SpiceJet, India’s second-largest private airline, have also surged 8 per cent to Rs 81.95 amid heavy volume.

Social media has both good and bad impacts on people and society at large. However, if used wisely it can be a boon. The whole concept of social media is to bring together people separated by societies, boundaries, countries and continents. It keeps us aware of the happening around the globe and also helps us keep in touch with friends and family.

And here is a story of the reunion of a mother and daughter separated 14 years ago and all thanks to social media for making it possible. On Monday, a missing teenager from Florida who was abducted 14 years ago was officially reunited with her mother.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, people have not just been affected by the contagious disease but also different types of post-COVID complications. Initially, cases of black fungus were reported in many patients who recovered from the COVID-19 disease.

Now another serious post-COVID complication is been seen in patients who recovered from the Sars Cov2 virus. Many patients recovering from COVID-19 are now coming up with problems like gangrene in the gall bladder. Five patients at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi who were recovering from the COVID-19 disease complained of fever, severe abdominal pain, and vomiting.

After Team India skipper, Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down from India's T20 captaincy after the T20 World Cup in UAE, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, in a statement issued by the Board after Kohli's announcement, said the body has been in discussion with Kohli for a while now. We have a clear roadmap for Team India. Considering the workloads and ensuring that we have smooth transition, Mr Virat Kohli has decided to step down as T20I Captain after the upcoming World Cup, Shah said.

Gold (24 carat) is selling at Rs 46,780 per ten gram on Friday in India, down Rs 550 from the previous trade.

Silver is selling at Rs 62,800 per kg, down Rs 600 from yesterday's trading price, according to Good Returns website.

The price of gold jewellery varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

India has fully vaccinated 20 per cent of its adult population for Covid, while 62 per cent have received at least one dose, the health ministry said on Thursday. Amid studies indicating waning antibodies for both Covishield and Covaxin vaccines, the government said that booster dose is not the central theme of scientific and public health discussions.

A day after the Centre announced a relief package for the telecom sector, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal sent out a message of synergy, telling reporters that he had spoken to Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read about the need to invest more and that there was a conversation with Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani as well on all telcos working together.

Acknowledging that Bharti Airtel would avail the moratorium of dues offered by the government, Mittal said the company would redirect the cash flow to aggressively build networks.

With 30,570 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India's overall infection tally has risen to 3,33,47,325, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,42,923, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.

The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,43,928 with 431 daily fatalities being recorded, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am.

Ola Electric, the mobility giant's electric vehicle arm, said that it sold scooters worth over Rs 600 crore in just 24 hours, during its sale of Ola S1 and S1 Pro scooters. The SoftBank-backed company said it sold 4 scooters every second.

Ola Electric, which had to defer e-scooter sales due to a website glitch last week, opened the purchase of Ola S1 and S1 Pro on Wednesday. The purchase can be made exclusively on the Ola app and the process is completely digital.

Vodafone Idea Ltd has got a big breather, with the Cabinet on Wednesday clearing a proposal for giving telcos a moratorium on their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues as well as spectrum payments prospectively for the next four years. According to analysts, the move translates into a relief in the company’s cash outflow by over Rs 65,000 crore.

However, with VIL losing market share month-on-month, will it be able to use the improved cash flows to upgrade its network (from 2G to 4G) and get back on track? To be sure, it has got much more than what it had asked from the government— another two-year moratorium only on spectrum payments.

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