A massive earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Assam on Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage in the Northeast state, officials said.

Tremors were felt in the entire region, including neighbouring Meghalaya and northern parts of West Bengal, they said.

Driven by online work and learning amid the ongoing pandemic, Microsoft Teams now have 145 million daily active users globally, almost double the number a year ago, CEO Satya Nadella informed.

The number of organisations with more than 1,000 users integrating their third party and line of business applications with Teams has increased nearly three times year-over-year.

Shares of TVS Motor Company rallied 15 per cent in Wednesday's session after the two-wheeler maker posted better-than-expected results for the quarter ended March 2021 (Q4FY21).

The company on Tuesday posted a nearly four-fold increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 319.19 crore for the fourth quarter of FY21, riding on the back of robust sales in the domestic and international markets.

Info Edge on Tuesday said it will sell stake worth Rs 750 crore in the initial public offering (IPO) of its investee company Zomato.

In a regulatory filing, Info Edge said Zomato -- an online food delivery platform -- is proposing an IPO of its equity shares, comprising a fresh issue of equity shares by Zomato Ltd and an offer for sale by Info Edge (India) Ltd.

Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Haryana, the state government has decided to impose prohibitory orders throughout the state. The Haryana government has decided to impose Section 144 of the CrPC throughout the state to curb the spread of coronavirus, said a state government statement quoting Home and Health Minister Anil Vij.

It is to be noted that Haryana has registered a sharp surge in COVID cases in the recent weeks.

Amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19 in India, the registration for vaccination of people above the age of 18 is all set to begin today on the Co-Win app.

On Monday, the Union government announced that the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination in India will begin from May 1 and everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get the jab.

Four patients died after a fire broke out in a private hospital near Maharashtra's Thane on Wednesday (April 28).

The fire broke out in the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra at around 3.40 am, officials said, and has now been brought under control. As many as three fire engines and five ambulances had been rushed to the spot to rescue patients. At least 20 patients were rescued - of which six were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

In a significant initiative taken by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, COVID-19 patients in the state will be provided Remdesivir - the coronavirus drug, free of cost across the state.

The announcement was made by the Chief Minister that COVID-19 patients who are being treated in government and private hospitals across the state will get the drug free of cost.

Coronavirus cases in Telangana surged past 10,000, the highest ever in a day, taking the tally to over 4.11 lakh while the toll stood at2094 with 52 more casualties.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 1440, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 751 and Rangareddy 621, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing details as of 8 PM on April 26.

Responding to the need for fresh guidelines amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Ayush has released revised guidelines for Ayurveda and Unani practitioners for COVID-19 patients in home isolation and Ayurveda and Unani preventive measures for self-care.

In a media release, the ministry said the main focus of the guidelines is on self-care and home management of COVID-19, as the vast majority of COVID-affected families in the country are forced to negotiate the pandemic out of hospitals.

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