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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Anganwadis shut down; schools prepare to reopen

Pubs in Delhi reopen, spike in child marriages during times of Covid, Experts advice caution on reopening of schools--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19: Another health disaster, UN's call for leap in funding and more

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, urged countries to find $15bn over the next three months to fund the ACT-Accelerator programme, a global collaboration for a vaccine and treatments

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Western Europe surpasses US in daily infections

Virus deadly for young adults too, US stocks continue to decline in second week, French bakery's US offshoot files for bankruptcy and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Uttar Pradesh govt reduces cost of coronavirus test to Rs 1,600

Uttar Pradesh government has reduced the charge for conducting COVID-19 test to Rs 1,600 from Rs 2,500 by all labs including those privately owned

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Thane reports 1,856 cases, 34 deaths

With the addition of 1,856 cases, the COVID-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra reached 1,40,249, an official said on Friday

Odisha reports record 3,996 new Covid-19 cases, 14 fresh fatalities

Odisha reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday as 3,996 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

5 reasons why Morgan Stanley is bullish on ICICI, Axis and HDFC Bank

Morgan Stanley believes the banks could provide aggressively for bad loans (unlike the banking system) and accelerate the pace of loan market share gains as the economy stabilizes

Pakistan coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases cross 300,000-mark

Pakistan's coronavirus tally crossed the 300,000-mark with the detection of 548 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State reports 740 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Rajasthan reported 740 new COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours

India may see 7 mn Covid-19 cases by October, says study by BITS Pilani

India may witness over 7 mn COVID-19 cases by the first week of October, surpassing the US and emerging as the country with highest number of infections, a team of researchers from BITS Pilani said

UK economy extends recovery from Covid-19 crash, grows by 6.6% in July

Britain's economy grew for a third month in a row as the country tried to recover from its coronavirus lockdown crash, official data showed on Friday

We are nowhere close to saturation in edtech space: Byju's founder & CEO

Byju's has received investments from Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from private equity firm Silver Lake, taking valuation close to $11 bn. In an interview, the CEO tells us what all this means

Covid-19 Factoid: Total active cases in India now near the million mark

India adding almost 25,000 active cases daily while Delhi sees a second wave

Small is in as 'Corona' nuptials take over from the Big Fat Indian Wedding

Marriage functions today are more intimate affairs, with couples saving on travel costs and elaborate buffets, spending instead on staycation, gifts and personalised events

Coronavirus update: South Korea stays in downward infection trend

South Korea's daily count of new coronavirus cases is under 200 for a ninth straight day, continuing a downward trend in fresh infections for the country

Arunachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 127 Covid cases in ; tally rises to

Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 caseload rose to 5,672 as 127 more people including 14 security personnel have tested positive for the virus, a senior Health department official said on Friday

India needs coordinated policy response, more stimulus to battle Covid: IMF

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic is significant on India's development and the immediate priority is a coordinated policy response, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said

Jharkhand coronavirus update: State reports 1,182 cases, 5 fresh fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 58,079 on Friday as 1,182 more people tested positive for the infection, while five fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 517

100% surge in coronavirus recovery rate in last 29 days: Health Ministry

Even as there has been been an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases, there has been a 100 per cent surge in recovered patients in the last 29 days

Telangana coronavirus update: State sees 2,426 COVID cases, 13 fatalities

Telangana clocked 2,426 fresh Covid-19 cases and 13 related deaths, taking the aggregate to 152,000 in the state