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Twitter broadens crackdown on 'dehumanising' comments as coronavirus rages

Twitter will delete tweets already posted that break the rules, relying on users to report offending comments

Pfizer may work with BioNTech to develop coronavirus vaccine: R&D head

Dolsten said that Pfizer, which already collaborates with BioNTech on the development of mRNA-based vaccines for influenza, is also interested in the company's efforts in coronavirus

Teen sensation Shafali Verma roped in as brand ambassador by PepsiCo

Shafali is hailed as one of the promising talents to watch out for in women's cricket

ED grills ex-Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal, asks him to appear on Friday

This will be the third consecutive day of questioning. On Wednesday, he was summoned to ED Mumbai's office, where he was interrogated for four hours and taken to his residence later in the evening

AGR dues: Telcos approach DoT to rope in CAG to simultaneously audit books

The demand makes sense, given the huge gap between what the operators, based on their assessment of the dues, are paying as compared with the DoT's demand

NCLT allows MCA's plea to reopen CG Power's accounts from FY15 to FY19

The corporate affairs ministry had filed an application in the NCLT seeking the appointment of an independent auditor to reopen the accounts of CG Power & Industrial Solution from 2014-15 to 2018-19

Rs 750 cr paid by JAL was towards obligation of Jaypee Infratech: NCLT

The NCLT Delhi bench on Tuesday approved the bid of state-owned NBCC to acquire debt-laden JIL through an insolvency process and complete around 20,000 pending flats over the next three and half years

AGR dues: Centre rules out any bailout package specifically for Voda Idea

Vodafone Idea has has maintained it would not be possible to continue as a going concern without any relief from the government on payment of AGR dues

Poultry company Suguna to invest $67.2 mn in India, Bangladesh and Kenya

Coimbatore-based Suguna is one of the leading poultry integrators in India with operations covering all areas of the poultry sector

Coated paper prices rise sharply as coronavirus hits Chinese imports

Market prices have risen by 8-10% due to huge decline in the quantities China had been dumping into the country prior to the outbreak

Alibaba Group to offer $144 million in subsidies as shopping suffers

Alibaba's announcement comes as the e-commerce giant wrestles with depressed consumer spending in China

Subdued raw material prices a boon for Pidilite Industries; stock up 2.9%

The recent announcement of a 70 per cent acquisition in Tenax India would be beneficial for Pidilite given it expands the company's adhesives portfolio in the marble and stone industry

Airfares to UK, US get cheaper by 30% amid coronavirus outbreak

An executive from a European airline said loads have declined 30 per cent in the last few days

Bharat Electronics: Phase of earnings decline may be a thing of the past

Dependent on defence capex, the company is also unlikely to be impacted by coronavirus-led disruption

Coronavirus: E-tailers see spike in demand for masks, sanitizers

Industry executives said customers were avoiding the items sourced from China, throwing an opportunity for India sellers to fill that gap

Coronavirus could cost airlines $113 billion in revenue in 2020: IATA

'In little over two months, the industry's prospects in much of the world have taken a dramatic turn for the worse', says IATA

Ample drug ingredients for next 3 months; monitoring situation, says Govt

All initiatives are being taken to ensure there is no impact of the disease in India, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda said

Sterling Holidays to add non-members, double key count to fight coronavirus

The going has been pretty smooth so far, with an average occupancy of 60-70 per cent across all its properties, chairman and managing director of the firm said

Battling gender bias: Diageo, MG Motor rework ad norms to break stereotypes

At MG Motor, the company is working with select panchayat committees to encourage more women graduates to join the auto industry and to ensure a better diversity mix at its showrooms

Jindal Stainless exits CDR framework, will now focus on cost optimisation

CDR lenders get full recompense of Rs 275 cr; JSL also fully redeems Optionally Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares, paying Rs 558 cr