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Coronavirus lockdown update: Details of restrictions in states across India

Delhi, Karnataka, Bengal, UP, Bihar extended or imposed lockdown to curb the unprecedented surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths. Stay tuned for all the coronavirus lockdown-related updates

Gap between two Covishield doses extended to 12-16 weeks, says govt

'Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from UK, the COVID-19 Working Group agreed for increasing the dosing interval to 12-16 weeks,' says Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees nearly 40,000 cases; 42,582 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India recorded 362,727 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 23,702,832. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Sputnik V vaccine could be available for use in India by next week: Govt

Centre says it has already procured 350 million vaccine doses for the ongoing vaccination drive and more than 2 billion vaccine doses will be manufactured in India between August and December

Tips Music announces music licensing deal with YouTube Shorts: Details here

YouTube Shorts is the latest short-video service offering by technology giant Google

Top headlines: Retail inflation eases in April; IIP grows in March

Business Standard brings you the top stories this evening

April retail inflation eases to 4.29%; March IIP grows 22.4%: Govt data

Inflation in the food basket was 2.02% in April, down from 4.87% in the preceding month; industrial production shrinks 8.6% in FY21 compared to 0.8% contraction in FY20

Market Wrap Podcast, May 12: Here's all that happened in the markets today

Tata Motors, PowerGrid, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki, UPL, Cipla, State Bank of India, and NTPC were the top gainers on the 50-share index today, up between 1 per cent and 3 per cent

What is mucormycosis, the deadly fungal infection among Covid patients

Cases of mucormycosis in Covid patients are on the rise in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and the southern states of India. All you need to know about the black fungus, its symptoms, treatment & more

Covid LIVE: Mumbai's daily cases below 2,000; Maharashtra's under 40,000

Coronavirus live updates: Strict lockdown or curfew has been imposed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Karnataka. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Relief shipments, new beds and infection data: Covid updates in pictures

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and UP are among top 10 states, accounting for 73.91 per cent new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Market Wrap Podcast, May 10: Here's all that happened in the markets today

A sharp drop in daily Covid-19 cases perked up bulls on Dalal Street on Monday as investors hoped for a sooner-than-expected taper down of the second wave

Top headlines: CWC postpones important decision; iron ore surges 10%

LIC's holding in listed companies at all-time low, BharatPe plans to disburse Rs 14,000 cr in business loans, and other top news of the day

Market Ahead Podcast, May 10: Top factors that could guide markets today

Twenty-two firms are slated to post their March quarter numbers today such as Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals, Venky's, JMC Projects and Zydus Wellness

Coronavirus LIVE: Nearly 48,000 cases in Karnataka; positivity rate at 32%

Coronavirus live updates: Hospitals around India have been overwhelmed by a fresh wave of infections with oxygen supplies running short in medical facilities due to the sudden surge in demand.

GST on vaccines in the 'interest of citizens,' must to keep rates low: FM

If full exemption from GST is given, vaccine makers would not be able to offset their input taxes and would pass them on to the end consumer by increasing the price, says FM

Indian variant driving catastrophic second wave: Top WHO scientist

However, Soumya Swaminathan insisted that the variant alone is not the only factor. The country may have let down its guard down with 'huge social mixing and large gatherings,' she says

Himanta Biswa Sarma set to be Assam's next chief minister

The 52-year-old leader is the BJP's lead strategist in the northeastern states and a troubleshooter in the region

Coronavirus is airborne, acknowledges US CDC in updated guidelines

The smallest very fine droplets, and aerosol particles formed when these fine droplets rapidly dry, are small enough that they can remain suspended in the air for minutes to hours, says CDC

DMart Q4 net profit jumps 53%; over 80% stores disrupted by 2nd Covid wave

Total income rises 19% to Rs 7,460 cr