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Brokerages turn bullish on SBI on attractive valuation; see 20-44% upside

From its recent low of Rs 150.85 apiece (closing basis) touched on May 22, 2020, the stock has rallied 39 per cent on the BSE, data show

Parliament panel may recommend portal job cards, data on migrant workers

Committee believes the government has not maintained datasets to estimate the number of migrant workers in country

IPL 2020: India bowler, CSK staff members test Covid-19 positive

The development has forced CSK to extend the quarantine period for the touring party till September 1

Congress MP businessman Vasanthakumar dies at 70 due to Covid

The founder of one of Tamil Nadu's oldest and biggest appliances retail chains had been admitted to hospital after developing symptoms

Experts suggest policy changes to boost coronavirus research & development

Funding Covid-related research now included in CSR spends

Icra finds FinMin's estimates of GST compensation gap much smaller

Estimates by Icra put the total gap at Rs 2.92 trillion against the ministry's estimates of Rs 2.35 trillion

RBI's core income growth takes a hit as global interest rates decline

The central bank's core earnings or interest income from its rupee and forex assets were up just 2.3% year-on-year in FY20 despite 30% rise in its assets during the year

Firms and lenders provisions for Covid-related losses cross Rs 27,000 cr

Inventory, impairment losses also run into thousands of crores across March and June, Business Standard analysis shows

RBI may not extend moratorium on repayment of loans beyond Aug 31: Report

The six-month moratorium period comes to an end on August 31

JioMart sees order flow at four times of pre-lockdown period for kiranas

Robust omni-channel network in the offing, says Reliance Retail's FY20 annual report

Silver lining for an office property market hit hard by the pandemic

While there has been a significant decline in sales sequantially and annually, rents are holding in top markets, says one study

Vistara's loss widens to Rs 1,814 cr in FY20 on higher running costs

This is the highest single-year loss for the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture since its began operations in 2015

Covid-19: MIAL headed for debt restructuring under RBI's special window

RBI has formed a panel under the chairmanship of K V Kamath to advise on debt restructuring of corporate borrowers facing stress due to the pandemic.

Six Opposition-ruled states seek postponement, move SC over NEET, JEE

Congress, TMC, JMM, NCP and Shiv Sena seek postponement of exams

Re-rating potential in Tech Mahindra as growth outlook improves

Rising focus on network upgradation and spending on 5G equipment by telecom industry augurs well

Banking stocks rally on better earnings outlook; room seen for upside

Hopes of improvement in asset quality, better credit growth and lower valuations are supporting factors

Covid-19: Delhi hotels' revenues declined 44.3% during Jan-Jul, says JLL

Delhi saw a year-on-year decline of 44.3 per cent in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the hotel sector between January and July, property consultant JLL India said on Friday. However, this decline is the most modest decline when compared to all other major cities in India, it added. "During the lockdown months between April and June, many hotels in Delhi served as quarantine and medical staff housing facilities," JLL India Hotels and Hospitality Group said in a statement. The city is among the first key markets to bring the COVID-19 situation under control with a high recovery rate, JLL India said. Delhi has gradually opened its borders to facilitate business travel movement from the neighbouring cities of Gurugram and Noida, it added. "Delhi's hotel demand is driven by corporate business travel, the government- and judiciary-linked travel and leisure segment travel," JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group (India) MD Jaideep Dang said. He said that out of these, government-, ...

Tamil Nadu adds 5,996 new coronavirus cases, total tally at 409,238

The state on Friday tested 73,186 people and 5,752 patients were cured and discharged, according to the state health department

England vs Pakistan 1st T20 live telecast, match and toss timing details

The England vs Pakistan 1st T20 match will be telecast live on the Sony Six HD and Sony Six channels

Traditional firms take on Covid-19 through innovative firsts in market

"Immunity and antiviral have become the key words but consumers are not gullible and if they see through a company's claims, it loses the game even before it has begun it," said Harish Bijoor