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'Live free, or die': Hundreds protest against US lockdown restrictions
A similar rally outside Maryland's colonial-era statehouse in Annapolis drew around 200 protesters
 "'Live free, or die': Hundreds protest against US lockdown restrictions")
Coronavirus lockdown keeps companies' yearly, quarterly results in limbo
Till April 19, only 41 out of the 3,947 companies listed on the BSE have managed to finalise the dates for the declaration of their yearly financial results.
 "Coronavirus lockdown keeps companies' yearly, quarterly results in limbo")
Covid-19 impact: IndiGo shuts bookings till May 31 after DGCA order
A formal ban on forward bookings from the aviation regulator came after a tweet from Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
 "Covid-19 impact: IndiGo shuts bookings till May 31 after DGCA order")
Lockdown easing, interrupted! Delhi, Telangana rule out relaxations
Karnataka rolled back its decision to relax the lockdown
 "Lockdown easing, interrupted! Delhi, Telangana rule out relaxations")
Covid-19 impact: Govt backtracks on non-essential items' sale by e-tailers
The norms earlier allowed them to operate without any restriction on their working hours from April 20, provided they ensured strict social distancing.
 "Covid-19 impact: Govt backtracks on non-essential items' sale by e-tailers")
Covid-19: Pandemic success turns controversial in Kerala over a data deal
Opposition parties, led by the Congress, are crying foul because the state tied up with US-based Sprinklr, a citizen & customer experience management firm, to collate and manage the Covid-19 data
 "Covid-19: Pandemic success turns controversial in Kerala over a data deal")
Decoding corona's protein structure
Guessing the movements of the various amino acids and their interactions could enable the creation of drugs that combat the virus
Covid-19 impact: India Inc confidence index lowest since 2008 crisis
The index fell to 42.9 in the quarter, against 59 in the previous quarter
 "Covid-19 impact: India Inc confidence index lowest since 2008 crisis")
Statsguru: The trail of Covid-19 destruction and a resulting recession
According to the International Monetary Fund, the pandemic is expected to cause the biggest recession since the Great Depression
 "Statsguru: The trail of Covid-19 destruction and a resulting recession")
LinkedIn, Twitter list brands leading the way in fight against Covid-19
It listed five top companies whose work has resonated the most
 "LinkedIn, Twitter list brands leading the way in fight against Covid-19")
Covid-19 impact: DGCA bars airlines from new bookings until further clarity
Under Aircraft Act, 1934, the government has emergency power to make rules to safeguard national security and public health
 "Covid-19 impact: DGCA bars airlines from new bookings until further clarity")
What will be the new normal?
What we should be really thinking about is the collective vulnerability of our world
Managing the WHO
US is correct about WHO errors, wrong to defund it
 "Managing the WHO")
Telangana govt rules out relaxations, extends lockdown till May 7
The state government would use more stringent measures to enforce the lockdown in coming days, according to Rao
 "Telangana govt rules out relaxations, extends lockdown till May 7")
Letter to BS: The year 2020 is a write-off for govt, businesses, people
The year 2020 is a write-off for governments, corporates, educational institutions, non-essential businesses and many individuals
 "Letter to BS: The year 2020 is a write-off for govt, businesses, people")
Letter to BS: The attack on coronavirus warriors is disturbing
In Meerut, a doctor suffered murderous attack from a stone-pelting gang. Even policemen are not spared
 "Letter to BS: The attack on coronavirus warriors is disturbing")
Internal circulars indicate govt to lift lockdown by mid-June
The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notice that announced postponing the start of a post-graduate degree course for senior bureaucrats at IIM Bangalore
Can rate cut force banks to lend?
Credit guarantee by the government for banks' fresh loans to certain segments might do the trick at a small fiscal cost
After aviation minister's 'advice', Air India stops bookings on all flights
The minister's comment came on Saturday night, hours after the national carrier stated that it has opened bookings on select domestic flights from May 4
 "After aviation minister's 'advice', Air India stops bookings on all flights")
Covid-19: ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners
According to the WHO draft, from a total of 70 candidate vaccines in the race, three leading vaccines which are in human testing phase
 "Covid-19: ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners")