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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases rise to 4,676; India total hits 18,658

Coronavirus latest update: Total number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 18,658 and the global tally stands at 2,482,272. Stay with Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

Govt promotes blood donation amid Covid-19 lockdown, issues guidelines

All the blood donors will be given passes for smooth movement during the lockdown

Market Ahead, April 21: All You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

Today, a total of seven companies, including ACC, CRISIL, Den Networks, and ICICI Prudential Life are scheduled to release their March quarter earnings

Top headlines: Oil plunges below zero, Sebi heat on Chinese investors, more

Here are the top 10 headlines for Tuesday

BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh dies due to cardiac arrest

The German auto major had appointed Singh as head of India operations with effect from August 1, 2019

Kashmir photojournalist booked for 'anti-national' social media post

The development comes close on the heels of police summoning senior journalist Peerzada Ashiq, working for a national daily, over a story he had filed recently

Top headlines: China protests India's new FDI rules, Mallya loses UK appeal

From businesses seeing a fall in optimism to Donald Trump planning to Vijay Mallya losing UK High Court appeal in the extradition case. Here are top headlines of the day

Market Wrap, April 20: Here's all that happened in the markets today

Sectorally, metal stocks cracked the most with the Nifty Metal index ending over 3 per cent lower at 1,758 levels

Help stranded students, juniors: IITs appeal to alumni in foreign countries

Several IIT students, who were on semester exchange, internships and short term projects in various countries, are stranded due to lockdown restrictions

Take steps to curb domestic violence in lockdown: HC to Centre, Delhi govt

A bench of Justices J R Midha and Jyoti Singh ordered that a decision be taken in three days and steps required to protect victims of domestic abuse be immediately implemented

Apple might launch upgraded AirPods, 13-inch MacBook Pro in May: Know more

The new AirPods Pro is expected to come with features like the AirPods Pro but it will be priced lower

Samsung may launch affordable 5G smartphones in select countries this year

Samsung has already unveiled in US its first two cheap affordable 5G smartphones recently - the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G

Facebook launches fundraiser platform to help push Covid-19 relief efforts

With 'Facebook Fundraisers', anyone can set up a dedicated page for a cause, and rally others around a fundraising goal

Adityanath's father dies, UP CM says can't attend funeral due to lockdown

Bisht's last rites will take place in Haridwar in Uttarakhand on April 21, Media Advisor to the chief minister Mrityunjay Kumar said

Preparation committee for Olympic to meet national federations on April 22

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra and IOA General Secretary Rajeev Mehta will also be present during the meeting.

Flight curbs to be lifted when coronavirus is under control, says minister

Hardeep Singh Puri also said a directive was issued on Sunday to airlines, restraining them from doing open bookings since they did not heed to government's advice in the matter

India's new FDI policy is discriminatory and against free trade: China

India's move was attributed to the rising possibility of "opportunistic takeovers" of its companies by those in neighbouring nations, as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy

Australian cricketers ready to take pay cut if situation arises: Hazlewood

With coronavirus outbreak halting all cricketing action, Cricket Australia has laid off 80% of its staff for the rest of the financial year which ends on June 30.

Business optimism index falls to record low, worse than 2009 crisis: Report

The index has dropped 7 per cent more than it did during the 2009 financial crisis

Coronavirus: Mushfiqur Rahim puts his maiden double-century bat on auction

Last week, Shakib-al-Hasan had called upon the players to auction their belongings like jerseys and cricket equipments