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How coronavirus crisis is holding India's kidney patients to ransom

Many are unable to get the dialysis they need to survive as troubles mount after lockdown being imposed across the country

Shareholders unhappy with virtual AGM concept, but little choice available

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had clarified earlier this month that it would be allowing the meetings to be conducted online because of Covid-19

Mumbai scrambles to add critical care infrastructure amid Covid-19 spread

Projection says city may have 75,000 cases by May-end

Quint gets listed via little-known trading firm promoted by Raghav Bahl

In a related-party transaction, Raghav Bahl transfers digital content business from an unlisted firm to a listed one

PMS debt assets double since FY15; investors seek reassurance on holdings

Uncertainty around the outcome of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and their impact on business is weighing on a number of businesses

Lockdown 2.0: India's confirmed coronavirus cases cross 30,000-mark

However, the number of deaths per 100 cases is lower than most other countries.

Amid Covid-19, Indians got better internet speed last week as load reduced

Fixed download speed in India was 35.84 Mbps for the week ending April 27 while mobile download speed was 10.35 Mbps

Franklin crisis: Hindsight is 20-20, but key manager could have done better

Troubles with India's illiquid debt market have plagued Franklin Templeton since inception

Covid-19 impact: ESG returns likely to be in focus amid market volatility

An analysis of an index which tracks the performance of such companies versus the broader market shows wide outperformance

More dips ahead suggest bearish phase, going by major falls since 2008

Strategy reports advocate need for caution amid volatility, with likelihood of more declines before a sustained rise signals end of bear market

Markets have to wait before sustained rise; volatile period to stay

Each of the major falls since 2008 has seen the market rallying before falling again.

Tendering shares gets harder for companies amid coronavirus pandemic

'Due to the Covid-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown, the public shareholder's/ seller's broker(s) are finding difficulty in tendering the shares'

Coronavirus impact: Investor outreach programmes see spike in March

Companies have reached out at a higher rate than before to assuage investors

As coronavirus lockdown paves way for work from home, internet gets clogged

The average mobile phone data speed nowadays is down over 20 per cent. Fixed broadband has seen an eight per cent decline in speed.

HNIs net buyers amid volatility with Rs 1,392-cr inflows in 15 sessions

The bulk of the buying by value is likely to be from HNIs, a market expert said

From Sanjay Sethi to Ameera Shah, meet new entrants in BS1000 club

The latest members of the BS1000 club have bet on capital expenditure, acquisitions and partnerships for growth

India's virus case confirmations coming in slower than many other countries

Key countries facing the outbreak had seen cases rise by around 140-700 per cent in the four days after crossing the 100-mark

Doctors to hand wash: Why India isn't ready for coronavirus crisis

Country fares worse than the top affected nations in key medical infrastructure and health care investments

Stock market rout: India slips further from $2-trillion m-cap tag

This comes on the back of dwindling equity markets and a drop in the rupee's value

Rana Kapoor, hard-driving executive who rarely said no to giving loans

Weak compliance, poor governance and greed led to the bank's failure as it lent to borrowers who did not have the ability to repay