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In pics: Agriculture activity picks up amid coronavirus lockdown crisis

Farming operations are exempted from the lockdown restrictions

Ishant's 'thirst for knowledge', Pujara's work ethics impress Gillespie

It was difficult to get both of them out, but Sachin Tendulkar was a bit harder to dislodge than Brian Lara, says former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie

Mumbai, Pune, Indore: 11 places where the situation is 'especially serious'

The central government has constituted six Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to make on-spot assessment of the Covid-19 situation in these places

Coronavirus: All you need to know about new relaxation rules in your state

Coronavirus updates: The death toll due to Covid-19 infection has jumped to 556 so far

Srikkanth feels Rahul, Pant can edge out Dhoni for ICC T20 WC selection

Srikkanth said that if the IPL does not take place, it would really be difficult for Dhoni to make a comeback as he does not have any cricket behind him for almost a year

Donald Trump wants to send US experts inside China to probe coronavirus

Trump said he is not happy with China where the pandemic emerged in December last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan

Covid-19 lockdown relaxation: NHAI resumes toll collection from today

NHAI had suspended toll collection on all national highways after the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24 to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak

Covid-19: As govt offices reopen, here are guidelines by MoHFW for safety

It advised the authorities to ensure proper cleaning, sanitisation of the workplace, particularly the frequently touched surfaces

Our health systems vulnerable to pandemics: G20 countries on Covid-19

The health ministers from the group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak

Covid-19: Situation improves in New York, Europe; keep trade open, says IMF

Europe remains the most severely affected continent by the outbreak, with more than 1.1 million cases of the disease

Goa now first Indian state with zero Covid-19 case; all patients discharged

Goa CM Sawant said that all the agencies, including the health department and police, worked in tandem for the results

Market Ahead, April 20: Top factors that could guide markets this week

Today, IT giant Infosys is scheduled to come out with its Q4 numbers and analysts are penciling in a 1 per cent QoQ hit in its revenue growth in constant currency terms for the quarter

Man disguised as cop kills 16 in deadliest shooting in Canada in 30 years

Authorities said the shooter wore a police uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser

Over 400,000 samples tested, 17,615 Indians Covid-19 positive: ICMR

ICMR said that by the end of May it would achieve the testing capacity of 100,000 per day

India rejects Imran Khan's allegations of discrimination against Muslims

"Instead of concentrating on fighting Covid-19, they are making baseless allegations against their neighbours," the MEA spokesperson said while responding to media queries on Khan's remarks

Top 10 biz headlines: Stranded labour in lockdown, company results and more

Here are the top business headlines this Monday

Covid-19: ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners

According to the WHO draft, from a total of 70 candidate vaccines in the race, three leading vaccines which are in human testing phase

India can be nerve centre of modern supply chains in post-Covid world: PM

With the world is in pursuit of new business models, "India, a youthful nation known for its innovative zeal, can take the lead in providing a new work culture," Modi opined.

Covid-19: Govt unlikely to exempt GST on masks, ventilators, and PPEs

GST exemption on such items would jeopardise the interest of the industry and would not result in any significant gains to consumer

Covid-19 lockdown: Rs 36,659 cr transferred to 160 mn beneficiaries via DBT

Of the Rs 36,659 crore, Rs 27,442 crore has been transferred under CSS and CS and Rs 9,717 by various state governments for its welfare schemes