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Maharashtra reports 19,218 new cases, coronavirus tally reaches 863,062

Maharashtra has reported 19,218 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 8,63,062 in the state

Manipur coronavirus update: State reports 90 news cases of Covid-19

Manipur reported 90 new Covid-19 cases taking the total count of cases to 6,699, State Health Department said on Friday

Vegetables to pajamas: Airlines invent ways to make money amid pandemic

Japan's ANA Holdings Inc. sold tickets for a charter flight to nowhere

Covid-19 pandemic: India cases up three times in two months, shows data

The pandemic has spread and the numbers are expected to continue to rise as the country resumes business activity

Covid-19: US unemployment rate drops by more than expected, to 8.4%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.37 million, including the hiring of 238,000 temporary Census workers, according to a Labor Department report Friday

Coronavirus LIVE: India adds 1 mn cases in 13 days, tally crosses 4 mn

Coronavirus latest news: India's Covid total is now at 3,936,747. Maharashtra, Andhra, Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu account for 70% of total deaths in India. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Covid-19 selloff in March eats into EPFO equity returns in FY20

Investments accrue return of -8.3 per cent for the fiscal, down from 14.7 per cent in the previous fiscal

Considering fiscal deficit range instead of number, says N K Singh

Singh said the 15th Finance Commission had not sought any extension and will finish its report for 2021-22 to 2025-26 by October 31

Will focus more on insurance and govt digitisation projects: IBM's Patel

IBM'S SANDIP PATEL tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra & Sai Ishwar that India's relevance is only going to increase in the new scheme of things

Six out of top 10 infrastructure companies struggling to stay afloat

These companies have lost 70 per cent of their market capitalisation in the past six years and four of them are down 90 per cent or more during the period

Aviation outlook stays cloudy despite easing of capacity restrictions

IndiGo's market share crosses 60 per cent; traffic for the sector still a fifth of pre-Covid levels

Economic contraction in India an opportunity for long-term investors: Wood

Chris Wood expects the recently concluded quarter to mark the bottom of the economic contraction

Bengaluru bucks trend despite Covid-19, sees direct tax mop-up growth

With technology companies largely unaffected by the Covid-19 lockdown, Bengaluru has posted a 7 per cent increase in direct tax mop-up

Oil prices sink below $40 on stock losses and dollar strengthening

Crude is off to weak start in September as Covid-19 flare ups in various parts of the world threaten a sustained rebound in oil consumption

Beyond the watercooler

Those in the WFH zone have made admirable efforts to replicate watercooler moments through WhatsApp and Zoom groups and so on

Covid-19 cases expected to spike in Oct, says Tamil Nadu chief secretary

"The worst time in pandemic management is yet to come," he added

ICMR issues advisory allowing on demand testing for coronavirus

The advisory for testing strategy recommended by the national task force on Covid-19 said that the state governments can decide 'simplified modalities' for on demand testing

We'll be profitable again by end of the year: Karan Virwani of WeWork India

In a Q&A, the CEO of the global co-working space company says his firm has been flexible on terms and has also reached out to bigger clients

Covid-19: BDR Pharmaceuticals plans to launch 400 mg Favipiravir tablets

The 'BDFAVI' 400 mg tablets will be priced at Rs 990 for a strip of 10 tablets, BDR Pharma said in a statement

Remdesivir prices may rise after Gilead gets full authorisation from USFDA

In August, Gilead filed an application with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) seeking full approval for remdesivir (Veklury)