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UP govt claims 27,000 buses deployed to ferry migrants as Cong offers help
UP chief minister had instructed 200 additional buses be arranged at each of the 75 districts apart from the roadways buses
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WHO states agree to independent probe of UN agency's coronavirus response
Resolution addresses controversial issue of the origin of the virus, which first emerged in China late last year
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10 well-known companies that laid off staff due to coronavirus
Here is the list of major companies that have said they are downsizing their workforce
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Icra revises domestic steel industry outlook to negative from stable
Sees domestic demand for the alloy declining by 20% in FY21
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FIEO expects 20% fall in export during FY21 over coronavirus pandemic
The outlook is "extremely negative" at the moment, and fall in export will also be accompanied by a decline in import, an official of the apex exporters' body said
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Top headlines: FPIs rush to exit India; PSBs sanctioned Rs 6.45 trn loan
From PSBs sanctioning loans worth Rs 6.45 trn in two months of lockdown to govt's recent reforms, here are the top headlines of the day
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Muse Wearables rides tech wave with hybrid watches, virus-killing clothes
Bootstrapped with Rs 2 lakh in 2016, the Bengaluru-based firm has offices in Chennai, Singapore and London, and caters to 70 countries through direct-to-consumer model
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German footwear maker to shift production to Uttar Pradesh from China
A new manufacturing unit will be set up with a production capacity of over three million pairs in Uttar Pradesh through a collaboration with Iatric Industries Pvt Ltd
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Pak new captain Babar Azam wants ICC T20 WC should happen as scheduled
With no official confirmation, the fate of the T20 World Cup hangs in balance due to the coronavirus pandemic
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FPIs rush to exit India, withdraw $6.4 billion amid Covid-19 uncertainty
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought net assets worth $6.3 billion in three months ended December 2019
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Scientists, start-ups step up efforts to make masks more effective
They are developing everything from static electricity-generating face covers to kill the virus, to full-face armour for healthcare workers, patients and even delivery personnel
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Get more trains, ensure migrant workers don't walk: Centre tells states
Coronavirus and loss of livelihood driving factors for the movement of stranded workers, says home ministry
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PSBs sanctioned loans worth Rs 6.45 trn in lockdown between Mar 1-May 15
State-owned banks launched an emergency credit line to provide funds to its existing MSME and corporate borrowers in the last week of March
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Covid-19 lockdown: UK jobless claims jump by 856,000 to 2.1 mn in April
A Reuters poll of economists had produced a median forecast for a leap of 676,500 in the claimant count with forecasts ranging widely from just over 56,000 to as high as 1.5 million
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India coronavirus dispatch: How state police are battling Covid-19
From commitment to the Directive Principles of State Policy, to a post-pandemic world order, and how state police are battling Covid-19 - read these and more in today's India dispatch
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100 to 100k Covid cases in 64 days: Where does India stand on world curve?
Countries like Germany, France, United Kingdom, among others, which have more advanced healthcare facilities, saw the jump from 100 to 100,000 cases in a fewer number of days when compared with India
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World coronavirus dispatch: Now, Donald Trump threatens to quit WHO
From 265 mn likely going hungry in 2020, to how Wuhan residents are dealing with hope, fear and grief, and peril of lifeguarding in the time of Covid-19 - read these and more in today's world dispatch
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Despite pressure from govt, US tech giants in no rush to open office
Google and Facebook told employees that many workers who can do their jobs remotely should plan to do so until 2021
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Covid-19: India's caseload tops 100,000, China vows to make vaccine for all
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to make any coronavirus vaccine universally available once it's developed
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Won't force any player for England tour in July: WI captain Holder
The tour, which was due to start on June 4, stands postponed until at least July over Covid-19 pandemic. It is believed that the new schedule for the series could be announced at the end of this month
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