Can herd immunity work for India?

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A herd immunity strategy could actually work in youthful India The herd strategy would allow a majority of the population to gain resistance to coronavirus. ... Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 crore Facebook will invest Rs 43,574 crore, largest FDI in India's technology sector.... Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund winds up 6 debt schemes Other funds – equity, debt and hybrid – are unaffected by Franklin Templeton's decision....

Mystery of India's lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend India's apparently lower death rates stand in contrast to what has been seen elsewhere.... Remittances to South Asia to dip 22% in 2020: World Bank In 2019, India received $83.1 billion in remittances from people working overseas....

Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack Ransomware is a type of malicious program used by hackers to take control of files in an infected system and then demand hefty payments to recover ... Coronavirus Impact: Infosys suspends promotions and salary hikes The country's second-largest IT services player, however, said it would honour all new job offers....

Flood of pink slips coming, warn startups Much of the layoffs will stem from distress sales and company closures.... Red carpet for firms looking to ditch China The benefits will be on the lines of those given to manufacture of electronic and medical devices. These may include production-linked incentives s... Government nod must for investment from China and its neighbours Investments from countries with which India shares borders will also be under approval route....

Paytm, Zomato, BigBasket, others could run into India's great FDI wall

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