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Covid-19: US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel
The officials also recommended but did not move to require travellers wear face coverings in airports and on planes
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Coronavirus LIVE: 6,330 new cases in Maharashtra; recoveries top 100,000
Coronavirus latest news: Global coronavirus cases stand at 10,810,307, while more than 5.9 million have recovered, and 518,921 have died. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Crude oil falls as growing coronavirus cases stoke fuel demand worries
Increases in the daily cases of the coronavirus, however, globally and in the United States pressured prices
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Health Min issues revised home isolation guidelines for Covid-19 patients
Patients under home isolation will stand discharged after 10 days of onset of symptoms and no fever for three days, the guidelines stated
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CBI probe, funds crunch, ratings downgrade: The many troubles of GVK Group
This comes at a time when the GVK group is already fighting multiple battles.
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Covid-19 crisis drags Indian Railways' freight traffic down 21% in Q1
Its earnings from freight also saw 31 per cent fall to Rs 22,266 crore for the April-June period.
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Covid-19 crisis: States divided on alternative GST compensation mechanism
While Punjab and Kerala will press the GST Council to borrow in order to compensate states, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi called the idea "wishful thinking"
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Branding the arts on a digital stage for a post-pandemic future
Performance venues, museums, and artists don the digital greasepaint, look for new identities, patrons and business models for a post-pandemic future
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Over 34,000 Covid-19 patients in India required ICU care so far: Report
Around 9,272 patients were put on ventilators
 "Over 34,000 Covid-19 patients in India required ICU care so far: Report")
Bad news for financiers: CVs in for a long haul, may be last to recover
Lower fleet utilisation, weak cash flows keep NBFCs under pressure
 "Bad news for financiers: CVs in for a long haul, may be last to recover")
Unemployment gap between black and white Americans widest in 5 years
Jobless rates for both groups fell in June, but the rate for whites came down at a much faster rate
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Oil rises on positive US economic data; Covid-19 concerns limit gains
New Covid-19 cases in the United States rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday
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Over 475,000 Indians returned home under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA
This number includes more than 90,000 Indians who have returned through land border immigration checkpoints from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
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Covid-19: Delhi cases cross 92,000, plasma bank becomes operational
The capital recorded 2,373 fresh coronavirus cases
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Swiss restricts entry from 29 countries to prevent Covid-19 resurgence
The list includes the United States, Sweden, Brazil and Russia, which have been designated as countries with a high risk of infection
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India's GDP likely to contract by 6.4% in FY21, says Care Ratings
The rating agency, in May, had projected a decline in GDP growth of 1.5-1.6 per cent in FY21.
 "India's GDP likely to contract by 6.4% in FY21, says Care Ratings")
Trump upbeat on Covid-19 vaccine, says 3 candidates are looking good
'Three are really, really looking good,' Trump said at an event
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US job growth roars back, but Covid-19 resurgence spells trouble ahead
Record spikes in new coronavirus infections in large parts of the country, including the highly-populated states of California, Florida and Texas, have forced several states to scale back reopenings
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Tractor sales rise in June; commercial vehicles segment continues to skid
Mahindra & Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector's domestic sales in June saw a surge of 12% to 35,844 units, as against 31,879 units in June 2019.
 "Tractor sales rise in June; commercial vehicles segment continues to skid")
Early hospitalisation, more tests: Shah's inputs to limit Covid-19 in NCR
He said the adoption of more testing via Rapid Antigen Test Kits will help reduce infection transmission rate below 10 per cent
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