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Covid-19 impact: IT companies get back to work with new rule book
Capgemini which employs about 110,000 employs in India has about 5 per cent of its workers coming to office
 "Covid-19 impact: IT companies get back to work with new rule book")
Covid-19: IFC to infuse $35 mn in JK Paper to fund its working capital need
The proposed IFC infusion would fund the incremental working capital requirements due to the impact of Covid-19
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Britain to launch stimulus package before summer, says report
Finance minister Rishi Sunak declined on Friday to say whether he would bring forward his next budget statement, due in the autumn, to spell out how he will tackle Britain's surging debt
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Nestle, Starbucks set to grow as small coffee brands suffer in pandemic
Bigger coffee makers like Nestle and Starbucks have more capacity to survive the closures than smaller, specialty producers, according to James Watson, a senior beverage analyst
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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine expected to begin mass output this year: Report
The vaccine, jointly developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products and China National Biotec Group Co., has completed phase II testing
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Hotels, malls to open from Jun 8; lockdown in containment zones till Jun 30
Schools, colleges, educational, training, coaching institutions will be opened after consultations with states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) guildelines said
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Silver surges 3% to trade at Rs 50,000 a kg, its highest in over six years
Investors booked white precious metal as an alternative to gold amid expectation of an spurt in demand with gradual opening up of economy from an eight-week nationwide lockdown
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UP asks developers to absorb migrant workers in expressway projects
Currently, three expressway projects of Rs 42,500 crore are underway
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In pictures: What daily life during coronavirus pandemic looks like
A hospital honours a patient and chief minister visits people in quarantine at their homes.
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Vaccine for Covid-19 will take long time to be ready: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The quickest for any vaccine to be prepared is not less than four years, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
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Save, shrink, survive: Indian aviation in the time of coronavirus
Business for Indian airlines stopped when the domestic and international services were first suspended in March to contain the spread of coronavirus. How will the airlines change after this crisis?
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Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption but for its paid customers
Zoom has attracted millions of free and paying customers amid the pandemic, in part because users could join a meeting - something that now happens 300 million times a day - without registering
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India coronavirus dispatch: Covid patients more prone to dying from surgery
States' loss of fiscal autonomy, what latest data on India's coronavirus testing tells us, and why Mumbai has more patients than beds--a roundup of pieces from across Indian publications on Covid-19
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A quick look at the major Covid-19 developments across the world
In this edition of the podcast, we will brief you on the major coronavirus related developments across the world
Heavy traffic movement at Delhi-Gurugram border amid Covid-19 lockdown
The fourth phase of the Covid-19 lockdown is slated to end on Sunday
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Intelligent lockdown exit plan needed to prevent growth collapse: SBI study
Going by past experience, recovery from recession often tends to be slow and takes five to ten years to reach the former peak levels of economic activity, the report said
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Building consumer confidence
PVR is India's leading cinema chain. It attracted a large and disparate audience of close to 110 million last year
Lockdown 5.0: In 'exit plan,' positive sign for Metro, malls, restaurants
The new guidelines for the extended lockdown, however, will be comparatively much stricter for 13 worst Covid-19-hit cities
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Lockdown 5.0? All eyes on states as Phase-IV of curbs draws to a close
Sources indicated that the focus this time would be on further easing the curbs on economic activities, including opening shops in malls, while maintaining stringent norms in the containment zones
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Railways running 'Corona Express' in name of Shramik trains, says Mamata
The Chief Minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the state government's workforce capacity
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