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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

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

Govt to discuss job creation, worker welfare with industry, labour unions

The government has given some relaxation to the industry in filing their returns under the labour laws by extending the last date during the lockdown period

West Bengal to allow private buses after lockdown ends on May 4: CM

Operator unions suggested that more clarity is needed regarding the red and orange zones as a bus may have to cross such zones in its course of the permitted route

Stranded people in lockdown can move to home: Centre tells states, UTs

Home ministry issues guidelines on how people should be taken home, medically tested.

Has Covid-19 made a unified response to a national crisis the new normal?

While the Centre and the states have been nimble in launching joint action plans to contain the disease, there is sceptism that this is just a one-off

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

Flipkart, cab operator Meru join hands to deliver essential products

Meru to deliver essential goods to Flipkart customers in Ozone sanitized cabs across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

MyLab starts making RNA extraction kits for crucial Covid-19 test

There is a huge shortage in India of these kits, which are critical in extracting sufficient quantities of RNA for accurate molecular diagnosis

Covid-19: A curious case of many positives and a speedy recovery

According to tweets put out by the Press Information Bureau in Maharashtra, of the 171 tested on April 15, 53 tested positive on April 20, 31 have been treated and discharged on April 26

NITI Aayog sealed for 48 hours after staffer tests Covid-19 positive

NITI vice-chairman says staff to work from remote locations

Covid-19 impact: Tourism industry to incur Rs 1.25 trn revenue loss in 2020

During April-June, the Indian tourism industry is expected to book a revenue loss of Rs 69,400 crore, denoting a year-on-year (y-o-y) loss of 30 per cent

New-age brokerages rework risk management policies to tide over volatility

While some have restricted intra-day leverages given to clients for trading, others have stopped trading in illiquid scrips

HC stays Kerala govt employees 'forced' salary cut order for 2 months

The court pointed out that salary is an employee's right; state government could go in for an appeal, it added

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

Battling Covid-19: Start-ups chip in to resolve India's ventilator crisis

Domestic firms are also sourcing ventilator parts from within the country to manufacture ventilators at a much lower cost

Cigarette sales may see steepest dip in 20 years on lockdown, tax rise

The sector witnessed the last steepest decline in 2015 when sales volume contracted by 8.2 per cent

Covid-19: Demand for disinfectant tunnels grows as malls, offices, line up

Disinfectant tunnels are becoming one of the most in-demand commodities in the post-Covid-19 world with malls, offices, banks, shops all lining up to install the structure at their entrances

Online loan collection is the way forward post lockdown: SCUF chief

In a Q&A, Y S Chakravarti, MD & CEO, of SCUF says his company expects its customers to come back on track within six to nine months after the lockdown is lifted

Hotspot districts moving towards being non-hotspot districts: Vardhan

On April 15, the health ministry declared 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots