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Trump's plan to reopen virus-ravaged US economy: Will others follow suit?
Globally, more than 145,516 people have died from Covid-19 so far and the number of confirmed infections has reached 2,182,058, according to Worldometer data
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Govt to provide additional relief, economic stimulus soon: FM Sitharaman
Sitharaman also assured the global community that India would continue to supply critical medicines to needy countries for the treatment of Covid-19 patients
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Covid-19: MSMEs cautiously welcome RBI measures, exporters want more
Calls for economic package for distressed sectors continue
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From pharmaceuticals to aviation: The impact of coronavirus crisis
Indian airline operators and airports have been the first and the most adversely affected sector.
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Tirupur garment units ask govt to source PPEs locally, not from China
The manufacturers in the textile hub of Tirupur say that India has the capacity to produce the required PPEs
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RBI move to cut reverse repurchase rate fuels rally in short-term bonds
The yield on the 6.18 per cent 2024 bond fell 26 basis points to 5.48 per cent.
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RBI promises liquidity support to NBFCs, MFIs dealing with cashflow issues
RBI has put the ball in banks' court on the moratorium issue
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Covid-19: In fight against economic slowdown, RBI introduces new measures
RBI tries to discourage banks from sitting on their liquidity, makes it mandatory to lend to small and medium NBFCs money raised from liquidity window
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Crude oil sheds over 7% on global cues, bullion take a beating too
Traders book profit on gold and silver, MCX crude futures follow WTI, which hit a 21-year low of $18 a barrel
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The other side
In these days, when life is as though suspended, I feel like a person standing on that bridge from Garouste's painting. Neither on this side nor on that
Re-imagining and re-building the police brand
Knights in khaki. That is the new avatar of the police in India
The spreading panic of incarceration
What the extended lockdown has brought into harsh view are the precarious levels of urban existence
Dangerous crossroads: Extraordinary steps have the habit of becoming habits
Printing money to fund crisis measures is not without risk; countries like the US might get away with it, but the price for excess is always greater for a developing country, writes T N Ninan
The fascinatingly awful Turkish superhero films of a few decades ago
Starting in the late 1960s, Turkey produced a number of low-budget, high-octane superhero and adventure movies
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10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown
Here are the top 10 recently launched web series that you can binge-watch during this lockdown
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Poor me!
Every day I am being made to work on menial things like 'Get me a glass of water', 'Put away your plate'.. This is not part of my job description as master of the house
Lockdown in a small place
But never have I been so thankful for my decision to quit my life in Mumbai and shift to Santiniketan as I have been in these times of the coronavirus
Prepare for a Second Wave
As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out
The transformation of Shiv Sena
Not only is the Sena in alliance with its once bitter enemy, the Congress, it is now making migrants from the rest of India its best friends
Covid-19 impact: Cholamandalam's Q4 disbursements down 35%, AUM up 12%
Firm has offered moratorium to its customers but hasn't availed the facility on its own borrowings
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