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Pune coronavirus update: District's Covid tally crosses 168,000; 73 die

Pune district in Maharashtra reported 3,856 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total infection count to 168,381

Goa coronavirus update: State reports 451 new Covid cases; tally at 17,004

A total of 451 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Goa on Saturday taking the total count of cases in the state to 17,004

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: State reports 1,558 new Covid-19 cases

A total of 1,558 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday

Tamil Nadu extends Covid-19 lockdown till September 30 with relaxations

K Palaniswami announced the extension of lockdown in the state till Sep 30, but with several relaxations including scrapping of Sunday lockdown, e-pass system for inter-district journey and others

UP coronavirus update: 66 Covid-19 cases in Muzaffarnagar; 3' more deaths

Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19 and 66 fresh cases, officials said

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State reports 1,450 new cases, 13 deaths

As many as 1,450 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday, said the State Health Department

Coronavirus case count will be under control by Diwali: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday expressed confidence that the country's Covid-19 count will be "under control" by Diwali this year

Unlock 4 guidelines: Schools, colleges in UP to remain closed till Sep 30

All schools, colleges and educational institutes in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed till September 30, the state government said on Sunday

Nepal struggles with increasing Covid-19 cases; lowering recovery rate

Fatalities attributed to deadly virus crossed 100 mark in mid-August

MoSPI data may rely on proxies, understate GDP shrinkage in Q1: Experts

Experts peg the GDP fall at up to 35%, but statistics office may calculate it at 15-16% due to unavailability of data for informal sector

'Wounds in the loan-book are deep'

Indian economy is facing an unprecedented contraction in India's GDP in FY21, described as the "worst health and economic crisis in [the] last 100 years," by the RBI Governor

Clothiers turn to anti-viral fabric, innovative means to take measurements

Raymond, one of India's largest suit makers recently re-opened most of its 1,000-plus stores across the country

MFIs' collections rebound in a big way, but delinquencies may surge

Industry-wide data on MFIs is hard to come by due to the lockdown, but an uptick in stress was evident even before the pandemic

Covid-19 impact: Talent hunt makes BPM services companies move to 'Bharat'

Pandemic forces companies to look at setting up centres in smaller towns

Statsguru: Down, yes, but how much? India's Q1 GDP data to reveal on Monday

As many as 13 out of 18 indicators analysed by Business Standard showed a contraction in Apr-Jun, ranging from services exports at a 10% clip, to domestic air travel with more than 90% fall

Had to press re-set button to prune fixed, variable costs: Marriott's Govil

Neeraj Govil, senior vice-president, South Asia, Marriott International, tells Shally Seth Mohile that these ancillary businesses helped the firm deepen its engagement with stakeholders

A home on rent for your furniture storage amid Covid-19 pandemic

Self-storages spaces have seen a spurt in demand from professionals in big cities who have chosen to leave for their hometowns following the lockdown

States' fiscal deficit likely to hit 4.2-5.5% of GSDP this fiscal year

This may take the general deficit of the country-- both the Centre's and states'-- to 11-14 per cent of GDP in FY21

Jaquar Group to start production at two new factories in October

The firm, which invested around Rs 200 crore in capex for the units, expects additional employment to range between 1,500 and 2,000 workers at full production

Covid-19 prescription: Pharma players shift their focus over the counter

The pandemic pushes pharma companies to look at drugs that held promise in transitioning to over the counter segment