Shares of Hero MotoCorp rallied 5 per cent to Rs 3,136 on the BSE in the early morning trade on Thursday after the two-wheeler giant said it sold more than 14 lakh units of motorcycles and scooters in retail sales during the festive season. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 3,394 on October 16, 2020.

Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were up 2 per cent to Rs 2,678.60 on the BSE in the early morning trade on Thursday after the company fixed November 28, 2020, as the record date for the purpose of determining the entitlement and the names of the equity shareholders who shall be eligible to participate in the buyback.

The TCS board on October 7 had approved a buyback of Rs 16,000 crore to buy back around 53.3 million shares at Rs 3,000 per share.

After a dip in daily coronavirus caseload for some days, India is again witnessing a surge in fresh infections as 45,576 confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

The country's COVID-19 tally has risen to 89,58,484 including 83,83,602 recoveries and only 4,43,303 active cases. With 585 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,31,578.

Security forces have gunned down four terrorists in an encounter near Ban toll plaza in Jammu's Nagrota district at the Jammu and Kashmir highway, early Thursday morning, sources quoted by Zee News said.

The terrorists were reportedly trapped and there was gun firing from both sides. It is also being said that the terrorists were on their way to Kashmir from Jammu in a bus.

Salman Khan's personal driver Ashok and two personal staff have been admitted to the Bombay Hospital after they tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Keeping this in mind, Salman too has isolated himself at home. According to our sources, He has decided to remain in isolation for the next 14 days along with his entire family to break the chain of contamination in case any of them had been affected by the virus.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 on Thursday. The event will deliberate on the key challenges emerging in the post-pandemic world with focus on the impact of prominent technologies and innovations in the domains of 'Information Technology and Electronics' and ‘Biotechnology’.

This year, the theme of the summit is Next is Now. The Prime Minister will attend the event at noon via video conferencing.

An experimental study has now concluded that the mouthwash exhibited virgin properties that could kill the deadly coronavirus. Researchers say that mouthwash can reduce the oral "viral load" of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 in people suffering from the disease. The initial result follows from a clinical trial whether the patient can reduce COVID-19 levels in saliva using over-the-counter mouthwash.

A WION report says, Cardiff University researchers found that mouthwash emanating from the mouth contained 0.07% Cetyl Pyridinium Chloride (CPC), which showed "promising signs" of reducing COVID-19.

As the wrath of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to grapple the national capital, it reported the highest single-day fatalities on Wednesday at 131, taking its overall death toll to 7,943, while 7,486 new cases out of the 60,229 samples tested in the last 24 hours mounted Delhi's Covid tally to 5,03,084.

The fatalities recorded are the highest in a day coming in parallel to the sharp spike in cases being reported after a months-long lull. Delhi has seen an alarming spike in cases in recent weeks, recording more new cases than any other state in the country.

In a bid to help marketers and creators further grow brand awareness on its platform, YouTube has introduced audio ads -- its first ad format designed to connect brands with audiences in engaged and ambient listening.

Audio ads, currently in beta, will help companies efficiently expand reach and grow brand awareness with audio-based creative and the same measurement, audience and brand safety features as video campaigns, the Google-owned platform said on Tuesday.

Two eminent India-Americans, including former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, are among the potential Cabinet picks in the next Biden-Harris Administration, according to media reports.

Murthy, who currently is the top Indian-American advisor to President-elect Joe Biden on COVID-19, is a potential pick for the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and Stanford University Professor Arun Majumdar for the post of Secretary of Energy, The Washington Post and Politico said in their reports on Tuesday that mentions a list of potential picks for various Cabinet-level positions in the Biden administration.

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