Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), on Thursday, rallied 6 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 765.70 on the BSE in intra-day trade after the company said it acquiring 31.5 per cent stake held by Warburg Pincus - in Gangavaram Port (GPL) for a consideration of Rs 1,954 crore.

GPL is located in the northern part of Andhra Pradesh next to Vizag Port. It is the second largest non major port in Andhra Pradesh with a 64 MMT capacity established under concession from Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) that extends till 2059.

Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) hit an all-time high of Rs 2,015, up 7 per cent on the BSE in the intra-day trade on Thursday, as analysts remain bullish on the counter.

The stock of the government-owned railways' catering and ticketing company, which surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,995, touched on February 25, 2020, has appreciated by 32 per cent over the past one month as compared to less than 1 per cent gain the S&P BSE Sensex.

Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka continue to report a surge in daily new COVID-19 cases, accounting for 85.51 per cent of fresh cases, the Union Health ministry said on Thursday.

A total of 17,407 new infections have been registered in a day.

WhatsApp will Thursday roll out voice and video calling from the desktop, making it easier for people to take calls at their convenience. Voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web will also be end-to-end encrypted, ensuring that WhatsApp can’t hear or see them, whether you call from your phone or your computer.

We’re starting with one-to-one calls on the WhatsApp desktop app so we make sure we can give you a reliable and high-quality experience. We will be expanding this feature to include group voice and video calls in the future, the company said in a statement.

West Indies limited-overs format skipper Kieron Pollard on Thursday became the third batsman in the history of international cricket to hit six 6s in an over.

He achieved the feat in the first T20I of the three-match series against Sri Lanka here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Chaos regin supreme at Taj Mahal on Thursday (March 4) after report of a bomb in the historical buidling. Both doors of Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra have been locked and a search operation has been launched. All the tourists present inside the Taj Mahal have been safely evacuated.

CISF, Agra Police and Bomb Disposal Squad have reached taj Mahal to search for the bomb and maintain law and order.

V K Sasikala, close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and expelled AIADMK leader, has decided to quit politics ahead of the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

She issued a statement saying she is quitting politics to ensure that Jayalalithaa's golden rule is established in Tamil Nadu.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the indigenously made vaccine Covaxin has shown an interim efficacy of 81% during the phase 3 results.

What does ‘efficacy’ of a vaccine mean?

The efficacy of a vaccine represents how much it prevents against a pathogen in comparison to the absence of vaccination. The measures the ability of a vaccine to protest an individual from a disease based on certain parameters.

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday searched premises linked to Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu, Phantom Films, co-promoted by director Anurag Kashyap, and a talent hunt company as well as some others, officials said.

They said the searches are part of a tax evasion probe and conducted at about 20 locations in Mumbai and Pune.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday administered the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Army hospital (Research and Referral) in New Delhi.

The President received his first shot as the country's vaccination campaign has been widened to include people above 60, and those who are 45 or more and suffering from certain medical conditions.

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