Expressing satisfaction over the pace of development work in Bahraich and Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the people of both districts have elected representatives who are working towards the development of their area.

This is the reason why these two aspirational districts are getting directly benefitted from government schemes, Adityanath said.

The World Health Organization's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of Covaxin, a vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech protecting against COVID-19, the global health agency's chief scientist said on Sunday.

The technical advisory group will meet on Oct 26th to consider EUL for #Covaxin. @WHO has been working closely with @BharatBiotech to complete the dossier. Our goal is to have a broad portfolio of vaccines approved for emergency use and to expand access to populations everywhere, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said in a tweet on Sunday.

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which owns and operates retail chain D-Mart, hit a new high of Rs 5,899.90 as they rallied 11 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade following its quarterly results. The company on Saturday reported a twofold increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 417.76 crore for the second quarter ended September 2021 (Q2FY22). The company had posted a net profit of Rs 198.53 crore in Q2FY21.

In the past seven trading days, the stock has zoomed 40 per cent from the level of Rs 4,219 touched on October 6, 2021.

Ten gram of 24-carat gold was on Monday selling at Rs 48,070, unchanged from yesterday’s trading price. Silver was at Rs 63,360 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

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

Pine Labs, a leading merchant commerce platform, launched Plural on Thursday, marking its entry into the online payments space. Backed by years of strong technological capabilities, the company said it now aims to reinvent the space through a suite of online payment products focused on speed, security, and user experience.

The firm said Plural is expected to disrupt the payments gateway space and make the offline-to-online transition easier for Pine Labs’ merchant base and other online businesses looking to tie-up with a company with a good track record in the payments ecosystem.

IT major TCS will encourage employees to join offices by the end of calendar year 2021.

At present, about 5 per cent of the IT major's associates are working from offices.

Towards the end of CY'21, we will encourage our associates to return to offices, at least initially, before we switch to the '25/25' model.

The Adani Group has taken over the operation, management and development of the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram, saying it is now a Gateway to Goodness.

Announcing the formal takeover of the airport, the business giant said in a tweet that it was privileged to serve and welcome passengers to God's Own Country.

Shares of IT firm Mindtree jumped nearly 12 per cent on Thursday after the company posted a 57.2 per cent increase in net profit for the second quarter ended September 2021.

The stock opened in the green and jumped 11.92 per cent to a 52-week high of Rs 4,883.40 on the BSE.

At the NSE, it zoomed 11.91 per cent to its 52-week high of Rs 4,884.

Shares of IT company Wipro on Thursday zoomed nearly 8 per cent after it posted a 17 per cent jump in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended on September 30, 2021.

The stock jumped 7.59 per cent to its 52-week high of Rs 723.65 on BSE.

On NSE, it gained 7.62 per cent to its 52-week high of Rs 723.90.

Ten gram of 24-carat gold was on Thursday selling at Rs 47,290 up by Rs 260 from trading yesterday. Silver was at Rs 62,100 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

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

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