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With 414 new Covid-19 patients, Puducherry reports total 20,226 cases

Puducherry reported 414 new Coivd-19 cases on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 20,226

Odisha to close down coroanvirus care centres, homes due to nil occupancy

Odisha Government has decided to close the Covid Care Centres (CCCs), Temporary Medical Centres (TMCs) and Covid Care Homes (CCHs) across the State due to nil occupancy

Coronaviurs tests in Delhi highest in the world: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the corona tests conducted in the national capital is highest in the world with 3,057 tests conducted here per day per million population

Telangana's daily coronavirus case count drops with weekly dip in tests

The daily count of Covid-19 cases in Telangana dropped to 1,417 with the weekly dip in testing level

Karnataka coronavirus update: Recoveries outnumber new Covid-19 cases

With 8,865 persons getting discharged on Monday, recoveries outnumbered 8,244 new Covid cases across Karnataka, while 119 succumbed to the dreaded virus in the last 24 hours

Assam's coroanvirus death toll mounts to 482 with 13 more fatalities

Assam reported 13 more Covid-19 fatalities, pushing the death count to 482, even as the coronavirus tally surged to 144,166 with 2,403 fresh cases

Andhra Pradesh reports fewer Covid cases at 7,000 as recoveries outnumber

Andhra Pradesh has registered fewer new Covid cases than usual with 7,956 infections, increasing the state's tally to 575,000, even as the 9,764 recoveries outnumbered new cases on Monday

Best of BS Opinion: Virtual shareholder meetings, job losses, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: Covid-19 can be fatal for lymphoma patients

No study has exactly pinpointed the exact adverse impact of Covid-19 virus on lymphoma/cancer patients but it is widely accepted that they are among high-risk groups

Jharkhand MLAs being tested for coronavirus ahead of monsoon session

Covid-19 tests are being held in Jharkhand assembly ahead of monsoon session which is slated to start from September 18

Pune coronavirus update: District records 2,481 Covid cases; 79 more die

Pune district reported 2,481 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 227,307, a health official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Air France's survival is 'guaranteed,' says govt

France will "do what is necessary to guarantee the survival of Air France," Le Maire said Monday on France 2 television. "We've already done a lot, and we will continue."

E-shopping surge: Amazon plans to hire 100,000 workers in US, Canada

Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring

Israel re-enters nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

During the lockdown, which comes during the Jewish high-holiday season, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces

Pakistan's economy shows momentum as coronavirus cases taper off

Evidence of momentum returning can be seen from growing cement-to-fuel sales and demand for home appliances to cars

Govt planning to absorb large portion of Air India's debt to woo buyers

Airline has Rs 23,286-cr debt; GoM likely to take a decision on the proposal in two weeks

Covid-19 impact: WFH turns out cheaper and greener for IT companies

Indirect emissions account for a major chunk of emissions by Indian IT firms

Covid-19: Opec sees weaker outlook as demand falters, shale recovers

Oil prices slipped further below $40 a barrel in London on Monday, close to their lowest in more than two months

Mumbai's dine-out plans need finishing touches as eateries await reopening

Restaurant owners and associations say the government should speed up the process, given that Maharashtra is the only state that has not permitted eateries and bars to reopen

Rising Covid, non-Covid claims a double whammy for general, health insurers

Insurers said while the situation had been manageable so far, going ahead, it would be a cause for concern