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Covid-19: Indian American-owned pharma firm donates 3.4 mn HCQ tablets

Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate was first synthesized in 1946 and is in a class of medications historically used to treat and prevent malaria.

RR captain Smith hopeful of IPL 2020, eyes good show from youngsters

Smith is also looking forward to how the younger players in the squad, particularly all-rounder Riyan Parag and batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, perform in IPL 2020

Trump admin seeks $250 bn more in aid for small businesses: Mnuchin

In a posting on Twitter, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he had consulted with congressional leaders on the need for the second round of funding

Covid-19: Russia, Saudi to cut oil output if US also does; US non-committal

Global oil demand has dropped by as much as 30 per cent, or about 30 million barrels per day, as measures to reduce the virus' spread have caused a crash in demand for ATF, petrol and diesel

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for coronavirus relief effort

Dorsey said that after the pandemic ends, the fund would focus on health and education for girls and "universal basic income" efforts.

Nissan's car sales in China drop 44.9% in March due to coronavirus

Car sales and production have been hit hard in every coronavirus-hit country since factories were shutdown and consumers were forced to stay indoors due to the outbreak.

Covid-19 not to be called 'Wuhan virus': US and China finally agree

From China's standpoint, the friction also has limited benefits, especially when Beijing is seeking to cast itself around the world as a pandemic benefactor.

Back-to-back gains for global stocks; Brent climbs into positive territory

While most Asian markets surged, a second day of gains in European equities put the region's benchmarks from Italy to France and Germany on course to exit a bear market

Coronavirus spread: PM Modi calls up his Swedish counterpart, Oman sultan

Modi and Lofven also discussed over telephone the novel coronavirus pandemic and the steps being taken in their respective countries for controlling its health and economic impacts.

Boris Johnson stable in ICU with Covid-19, remains in 'good spirits'

Johnson, 55, was tested positive for coronavirus more than 10 days ago and was admitted to the hospital a day earlier

Cash-strapped DHFL not to make any payment to lenders, bondholders

The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was initiated against the debt-ridden company as per the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with effect from December 3, 2019

Wipro to hold Board meeting on April 15, to announce Q4 and FY20 results

Markets regulator Sebi has also given relaxation of 45 days to companies for filing fourth-quarter results and one-month extension to file results for 2019-20

Suzlon Energy's total debt at Rs 14,262 cr, includes FCCB worth Rs 1,376 cr

The company's total outstanding borrowing from banks or financial institutions is Rs 12,885.75 crore, according to a regulatory filing by Suzlon.

CBI alerts all state police about cyber criminals targeting hospitals

The Interpol has issued a purple notice alerting all its 194 member countries about such activities

Covid-19 impact: Indian economy likely to grow 2% in FY21, says Icra

The rating agency said nationwide lockdown announced to contain the coronavirus outbreak has impacted industries

SBI reduces MCLR by 35 bps, cuts savings rate by 25 bps on all deposits

SBI rate cut: The savings rate has been reduced to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent

Govt may need Rs 5 trn more to boost economy hit by Covid-19: Subhash Garg

He also suggested that the government should directly borrow it from the RBI instead of borrowing from the market

Sonia Gandhi writes to PM, suggests measures to fight Covid-19 outbreak

Suspend Central Vista project, stop media advertisements to save money to fight Covid-19, Sonia Gandhi wrote in her letter to PM Modi

Police at Uddhav Thackeray residence to be tested for coronavirus infection

The home minister also asked people living in containment zones not to panic and cooperate with the state government by not stepping out of their homes

Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study

More than 5,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Britain; death toll trajectory already steeper than other nations