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Beauty takes back seat as essential items become priority amid lockdown
Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen
 "Beauty takes back seat as essential items become priority amid lockdown")
HCL provides protective equipment to healthcare workers in Coimbatore
HCL has provided 7,000 PPE kits complying to the SITRA and HLL specifications, 20,000 three-ply masks, 55 liters of sanitizer and two hands-free wash basins to the district administration.
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Petition filed in Kerala HC against mandatory download of Aarogya Setu
Plea said the order "takes away the right of a person to decide and control the use of information pertaining to him"
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Experts fear massive 40% fall in April GDP, call for unlocking of economy
"There are some signals... the global markets are fearing that India is going to slide into a controlled economy which is very damaging," said former Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu
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Air India flight from UAE carrying 177 Indian nationals takes off
The Air India Express flight IX452 took off from Abu Dhabi to Kochi, which will be followed by a Dubai-Kozhikode flight of the same airline
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Covid-19 hinterland digest: Hard lockdowns in Gujarat, workers suffer
Over 100,000 have registered for travel back to their home towns in Uttar Pradesh from Haryana and Punjab
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Top headlines: 11 dead in Vizag gas leak; Uber to layoff 17% workforce
Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day
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New session in B-schools to begin from July, no fees hike allowed: AICTE
"The institution shall not hike admission fees for the academic year 2020-21 and should not force selected candidates to pay advance fees during lockdown," AICTE Member Secretary Rajive Kumar said
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After a weak April, cement demand to fall by 10-12 per cent in FY21
Experts say that the cement demand during the first quarter of the financial year is typically led by housing (60-65 per cent), followed by infrastructure segment (20-25 per cent).
 "After a weak April, cement demand to fall by 10-12 per cent in FY21")
Coronavirus update: India cases cross 52k; public transport may start soon
It's already May, and parts of the country hit 40 degrees Celsius a few days ago, making situations worse for people living in cramped quarters to stay indoors
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Migrant crisis deepens: Outrage after Karnataka stops special trains
A fresh row erupted on Wednesday after Karnataka government cancelled special trains due to concerns over shortage of labour
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April jobs data to show a record-shattering loss of jobs in US: Report
This would mean that nearly all the job growth in the 11 years since the Great Recession had vanished in a single month
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Uber to lay off 3,700 employees, 17% of workforce; CEO to forgo base salary
Uber and rival Lyft Inc have been under investor pressure to show profits but the coronavirus-led lockdowns have forced them to cut costs and withdraw their full-year financial outlooks
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Easing lockdown norms in US, Europe hikes risk of a second wave: Experts
"We are risking a backslide that will be intolerable," said Dr. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University's Center for Infection and Immunity
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Air India opens bookings for flights to London, Singapore, US from May 8-14
Meanwhile, Air India's maiden evacuation flights to the United Kingdom and the USA got delayed for a day as the Covid-19 test reports of the national carrier's crew members are still awaited
Coronavirus LIVE: Paramilitary forces moved to Ahmedabad as infections rise
Coronavirus update: Stay tuned with Business Standard for latest news on coronavirus, world death toll, and cases across the world and in India
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Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi has highest density of coronavirus cases in India
While Russia's tally of positive cases is rising at a very fast clip - its third 50,000 cases having come in just 5 days - the UK is becoming the most worrisome epicentre in Europe
Best of BS Opinion: Economic slowdown, Covid-19 outbreak, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day
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India coronavirus dispatch: Should all patients in hospitals be tested?
From classification of zones, to managing the pandemic in the northeastern states, and why Tamil Nadu is the latest cause for worry - read these and more in today's India dispatch
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World coronavirus dispatch: Trump wants US to open even if people get sick
From Russian doctors falling mysteriously from hospital windows, to Uber laying off 14 per cent workforce, and Pfizer's human trial of vaccine - read these and more in today's world dispatch