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Eight core industries' output shrinks 6.5% in March amid Covid-19 lockdown

The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.8 per cent in March 2019

Delhi Police lets Rishi Kapoor's daughter to travel to Mumbai amid lockdown

Rishi Kapoor's death comes a day after his 'D-Day' co-star Irrfan Khan passed away due to cancer

Punjab CM announces 4-hour curfew relaxation, extends lockdown for 2 weeks

Lockdown/curfew will stay for two more weeks. Then we will see the situation, said Singh

US recession to last for longest time, quick rebound unlikely: Economists

The longest U.S. economic expansion has ended, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at Oxford Economics

Delhi govt freezes DA, DR for 220,000 employees, pensioners till July 2021

The dearness allowance for employees and dearness relief for pensioners were due from January 2020

New academic session in varsities from Sep, end semester exams in July: UGC

The admission process will begin in universities from August 1

Indian workers to benefit from free one-year visa extension in UK

The extension will apply to those working both in the National Health Service as well as the independent sector

3 cops injured in stone pelting by migrant workers at IIT Hyderabad

The workers who were protesting near a construction site demanded that they be paid wages and allowed to go back to their native places in view of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, police said

Covid-19 fallout: Hotel industry revenue likely to slip by Rs 90,000 cr

Given the evolving scenario, the consultants said they have revised earlier estimates of the overall revenue loss that the industry would face in 2020

Fight against Covid-19 seems to be show of 'one-upmanship': Moily

The imposition of lockdown is only a 'default measure', said the former Union Minister

US GDP shrinks 4.8% in first quarter as pandemic decimates economy

It was the sharpest fall since the economy shrank at an 8.4 per centt annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2008 in the depths of the Great Recession

CBSE says will hold Class 10, 12 board exams, give 29 subjects priority

The clarification by the CBSE officials came amid uncertainty over when the exams will be conducted leading to speculations that the exams will be done away with in a one-time arrangement

New Zealand tames coronavirus outbreak; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

Brazil is emerging as a new hotspot for infections; epicentre of pandemic shifts to US.

Think about adopting 'One nation one ration card' amid lockdown: SC to govt

The central government scheme is scheduled to be launched in June this year

YES Bank scam: CBI gets custody of Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan till April 29

The duo was arrested on Sunday from a Mahabaleshwar-based quarantine facility, nearly 50 days after they were booked in the case also involving YES Bank CEO Rana Kapoor

Life insurance companies register 11.36% growth in premium income in FY20

The 24 life insurance companies' collective premium income stood at Rs 43.33 trillion during fiscal year 2018-19

'India heaven for Muslims': Union minister Naqvi hits out at Islamic group

'If somebody is saying something with a prejudiced mindset, then he should look at the ground reality,' he added

Covid-19 impact may drive firms to think 'workforce optimisation': Survey

57 per cent of organisations in India expect a "moderate-to-large" negative impact on their business in the next six months, says Wills Towers Watson survey

Voda Idea pays Rs 1,367 cr to govt towards licence, spectrum charges

Officials said that the telecom department has received the payment made by Vodafone Idea, and added that other operators had made their payments earlier

IndiGo seeks deferment of aircraft lease rental payments by 6 mnths: Report

Airlines are grappling with acute financial woes as commercial services remain suspended in the wake of the nationwide lockdown to curb spreading of coronavirus