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LIVE: US adds 4.8 million jobs in June as unemployment falls to 11.1%
Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said the coastal state would be opened for tourists starting July 2. Stay tuned with Business Standard for the latest news of today
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Lemonade makes a dream debut, soars 73% on demand for new listings
The company's shares opened at $50.06 on the New York Stock Exchange
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Covid-19: Here's a timeline of events since lockdown was imposed in India
In less than six months since the first coronavirus case was reported in China's Wuhan, the pandemic outbreak in India has spread to almost all states and union territories
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Tourism industry seeks govt support for survival, meets Niti Aayog CEO
The representatives also sought financial support for tour operators so that they do not close down and are able to retain their experienced staff
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Total recoveries surpass number of active Covid-19 cases: Health Ministry
Currently, there are 2,26,947 active Covid-19 cases and all are under medical supervision
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Sonu Sood beats Akshay to top celebrity performance in lockdown: Check list
IIHB interviewed 110 corporate and reached out to 550 consumers to rate the performance of celebrities
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How to claim income tax deduction for investments made in April - July 2020
One of the key points to note while accounting for these investments made from April to July is that a deduction once claimed in FY20 on an investment made, cannot be claimed again for FY21
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Will today's economic scratch leave a scar?
Attention is turning to India's post-pandemic potential growth, which could fall to a two-decade low
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Coronavirus treatment: Who can donate plasma and how for Covid-19 patients
Delhi was among the first few states to get ICMR approval to conduct trials with plasma therapy, which is still at trial stage
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June gold imports plunge 86% y-o-y to 11 tonnes due to lockdown: Report
In value terms, June imports dropped to $608.76 million from to $2.7 billion a year ago
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Breathe easy: 40% drop in Sulphur Dioxide concentration in air across India
The observations are significant as India was in 2019 named the world's largest emitter of SO2
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UNSC meets in-person on Wednesday for first time since Covid-19 lockdown
The members of UN Security Council held an in-person meeting for the first time since mid-March, council's president for month of July, German Ambassador to the United Nations Christoph Heusgen said.
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Limited gains for ONGC as coronavirus crisis, oil price spat continue
Analysts feel company's stock is already discounting crude price recovering to $48/barrel.
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Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's case count exceeds 600,000-mark
Coronavirus latest news: Global tally of coronavirus cases is now 10,631,655, while more than 5.79 million have recovered, and 515,006 have died. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Unlock 2.0: DDMA assesses Covid-19 in Delhi, decides to maintain status quo
The only modification has been in the timing of night curfew, which will now stay in place from 10 pm to 5 am in the place of 9 pm to 5 am
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Section 144 imposed in Mumbai till July 15 amid spike in Covid-19 cases
With 903 new patients reported on Tuesday, coronavirus case tally in Mumbai increased to 77,197 while death toll rose to 4,554 with 93 more fatalities.
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India's fuel sales in June at 88% of pre-Covid levels, says govt
At 11.8 million tonnes of consumption, fuel demand in June was 88 per cent of 13.4 million tonnes consumption in June 2019.
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Riding out the Covid-19 crisis: Auto shows pick-up signs in rural India
Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, on Wednesday reported a 53.8 per cent year-on-year decline in domestic passenger vehicle sales to 51,274 units in June due to Covid-19 crisis
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India's electricity output signals recovery in June, shows govt data
June power generation fell 9.9%, a Reuters analysis of daily load despatch data from federal grid operator POSOCO showed, compared with a 14.3% decline in May.
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Another Covid-19 wave can result in loss of 340 million jobs: ILO
The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half of 2020 was significantly worse than previously estimated.
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