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Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump: Report

The strain, which the World Health Organization said was identified in February and has been circulating in Europe and the Americas, has also been found in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia

BP to sell London headquarters as work style shifts, says report

BP joins other employers that are changing their work styles after many employees began working at home due to the coronavirus pandemic

How Bata tweaked its product mix to woo shoppers during the pandemic

Focus on casual footwear, taking brand to consumers among key measures

UK's Rishi Sunak considers sweeping tax hikes to plug Covid-19 hole

Tax hikes suggested by Treasury officials could raise an extra 20-30 billion pounds a year and some of them could be announced in an autumn budget statement by Sunak

Are you in financial trouble? Ask your bank to restructure your loan asap

Take your repayment capability and the extra interest cost involved when choosing a restructuring option

Pensioners to get ePPO in their DigiLocker directly: Jitendra Singh

DigiLocker is a digital document wallet for citizens that allows them to store and access important documents electronically

Singaporean missions thank India's 'Corona warriors' for working tirelessly

As India enters Unlock 4.0, our colleagues across India take the opportunity to thank all Covid-19 warriors for working tirelessly and selflessly to keep us safe, the Singaporean missions said

Increased testing, opening economy behind Covid-19 case surge: Experts

The surge in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing on one hand and opening of the economy on the other, as the country witnessed over five lakh cases in a week.

Market may be due for both price and time-wise corrections: Jigar Shah

The current rally has an implied assumption that interest rates will remain permanently negative and inflation 'pick up, but this is quite unlikely

Bus services open up, e-Pass system dropped as Tamil Nadu eases curbs

There will be no 'complete lockdown' across the state September onwards, state govt says

Unlock 4.0 details, PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' and coronavirus updates

Speaking on the National Education Policy (NEP) introduced by his government, Modi said that importance has been given to toys as they are important for a child's development

Consumer behaviour changing, essentials overtaking luxury items: Nestle

Like others, Nestle has also witnessed a rise in its in-home indulgence' segment of products and introduced new products under MAGGI- Cooking Made Simple' service

Health experts express concern on Trump's shunning of virus rules

Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump's largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn

China's battered banks brace for future loss as bad loans rise due to Covid

As the pandemic batters economies globally, BoC, the most international of China's large state banks, said it would keep guarding against global financial market risks in the second half

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020 due to Covid-19

The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update NPR were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020

Virtual innovations enable to honour hiring commitment during Covid-19: L&T

Amid the challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic, domestic infrastructure giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said virtual innovations enabled it to honour its job offers and hire 1,297 candidates from institutions like IITs and government colleges. The conglomerate had visited 112 colleges in 2019 for the recruitment of graduate and postgraduate engineering trainees for 2020. Over 18,000 candidates had applied for the recruitment and finally, 7 per cent or 1,297 were hired, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said. "We had honoured all our offers made to these engineers and graduates from the IIT's, NIT's and government colleges last year... I am glad that L&T has been able to live up to its commitment even in these extenuating circumstances of COVID-19," S N Subrahmanyan, CEO & Managing Director, L&T Group told PTI. "It is critical that as good corporate citizens, we recognise the difficulties faced by the potential employees at personal and professional levels and have the best ..

Flying to India for NEET amid Covid-19 stressful: Aspirants in Gulf nations

Travelling to India to write the medical entrance exam NEET is not only stressful but also impractical, several candidates in Gulf countries have said

Hyundai remains optimistic about upcoming festive season amid pandemic

Hyundai Motor India is cautiously optimistic regarding the upcoming festive season with the COVID-19 pandemic shadow looming large over the period

Fiscal deficit to touch 7% in FY21 as Covid hits revenue: Brickwork Ratings

Revenue from income taxes (personal income tax and corporate income taxes) was lower by 30.5 per cent, and the GST by almost 34 per cent during the period

India Coronavirus Dispatch: What explains spike in cases in some states?

Delhi's post-Covid clinic for those who have recovered, tests for lockdown violators in West Bengal, Mumbai dabbawalas to move Maharashtra govt for help--news on how India is coping with the pandemic