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Nifty unlikely to go past 10,000 anytime soon, keep buying at low levels
For investment, buy in the range of 7,000-10,000 Nifty level - buy 5% at the 10,000 level; raise to 10% at 9,500; to 15% at 9,000; and then keep adding gradually at lower levels
 "Nifty unlikely to go past 10,000 anytime soon, keep buying at low levels")
Meet GISAID, the open science database helping us make sense of Covid-19
The philosophy of open science is informed by the idea that research communities must share socially useful knowledge, including scientific research, freely and without charge
 "Meet GISAID, the open science database helping us make sense of Covid-19")
Retail needs therapy: Future and fortunes of a business after coronavirus
Modern, organised retail is bleeding as the coronavirus pandemic keeps India indoors and shuttered. Arvind Singhal explains what it will take to get this business back on its feet
 "Retail needs therapy: Future and fortunes of a business after coronavirus")
IT stocks slide after Wipro's weak Q4 show; TCS slips 2% ahead of results
Infosys was trading nearly 4 per cent lower at Rs 614.75 while Tech Mahindra was down over 3 per cent
 "IT stocks slide after Wipro's weak Q4 show; TCS slips 2% ahead of results")
28,941 samples tested on April 15, says ICMR; WHO lauds health ministry
ICMR has also issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus testing
 "28,941 samples tested on April 15, says ICMR; WHO lauds health ministry")
TCS Q4 preview: Covid-19 likely to hit most verticals; FY21 outlook key
Net sales (revenue), according to Centrum Broking, is expected to see 1.5 per cent sequential growth at Rs 40,436.9 crore.
 "TCS Q4 preview: Covid-19 likely to hit most verticals; FY21 outlook key")
Economic activity 'contracted sharply and abruptly' in US on Covid-19: Fed
US retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, an unprecedented decline, as the outbreak brought most commerce to a halt
 "Economic activity 'contracted sharply and abruptly' in US on Covid-19: Fed")
Market Ahead, April 16: Top Factors That Could Guide Markets Today
Tech giant Tata Consultancy Services is scheduled to release its March quarter numbers and analysts see some erosion in the company's revenue due to the nationwide lockdown
 "Market Ahead, April 16: Top Factors That Could Guide Markets Today")
Health Ministry classifies 170 hotspots in red zone: Here's the full list
All the major metros including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengalauru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are part of the list of hotspots notified by the Health Ministry
 "Health Ministry classifies 170 hotspots in red zone: Here's the full list")
Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala flattens the curve; only one new case reported
Coronavirus update: Confirmed coronavirus cases in India have reached 11,933, and the global tally of infection has surpassed the 2-million mark. Catch Covid-19 LIVE updates here
 "Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala flattens the curve; only one new case reported")
Vinay Dubey: The man accused of driving migrant chaos in Mumbai's Bandra
Dube had unsuccessfully fought the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket from the Varanasi North constituency
 "Vinay Dubey: The man accused of driving migrant chaos in Mumbai's Bandra")
Lockdown 2.0 guidelines: India Inc buckles up to deliver after reboot bid
Durables and mobile companies, on the other hand, say plants may open from April 20, but production may take time to stabilise.
 "Lockdown 2.0 guidelines: India Inc buckles up to deliver after reboot bid")
Best of BS Opinion: Reform for next generation, economic package, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Reform for next generation, economic package, and more")
India coronavirus dispatch: Role of financing in crisis control, recovery
From the role of finance in containing the fallout and supporting recovery, to halting rumours, and what epidemiologists actually do - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Role of financing in crisis control, recovery")
The contagion in science fiction
Plagues, pandemics and their outcomes occupy a large, if macabre niche, in popular culture
Reform for the next generation
The dire outlook for an economy that was languishing before the pandemic suggests that India can no longer rely on business-as-normal paradigms
In search of the Covid war room
Do we indeed have a war room or are we following the US lead here?
Have enough cash reserve, will look at potential M&A deals: Wipro CFO
In a Q&A, Jatin Dalal says his company is looking at investments that are good but impacted by the market downturn
 "Have enough cash reserve, will look at potential M&A deals: Wipro CFO")
'Normal' monsoon forecast by IMD brings relief from coronavirus heat
India's southwest monsoon this year is expected to be 'normal' at 100 per cent of the long period average
 "'Normal' monsoon forecast by IMD brings relief from coronavirus heat")
Wall Street falls on dour economic data, corporate earnings; Dow slips 1.8%
Shares of Bank of America and Citigroup Inc dropped as they joined JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co in reporting a slump in first-quarter profits
 "Wall Street falls on dour economic data, corporate earnings; Dow slips 1.8%")