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Covid-19 deaths: Bank unions seek compensation for contractual staff

Those on contract are not being covered either by any medical insurance or reimbursement scheme for their treatment when they get infected nor by any financial compensation

Transparency matters

Govt should voluntarily increase disclosure for PM CARES

Apple becomes first US company to cross $2 trillion in market value

Shares in the company have surged since blowout quarterly results in July that saw the iPhone maker eclipse Saudi Aramco as the world's most valuable listed company

Bihar may see mix of virtual, physical campaigning during assembly polls

The Commission has finalised a set of guidelines for holding the upcoming elections and by-elections during Covid-19 and these could be announced this week.

Around 40% of restaurants may shut down permanently: Zomato report

Food delivery segment likely to bounce back to pre-Covid level in the next 2-3 months

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Economy reviving, no need to extend moratorium, say SFBs

Heads of top small finance banks stress on the need to be more flexible in the current scenario and back 'emotional banking'

Indians not just risk averse, stressed for income too, shows data

While equity MFs show decline in flows, growth in life and health insurance premiums is robust. Gold is attractive yet expensive and small savings and bank deposits are growing stronger as ever

Covid-19 and the 'techtonic' shift in India Inc's journey towards digital

The pandemic has changed the way businesses across the spectrum look at technology adoption--it no longer fascinates simply because it has become a necessity

Gauhati Medical College selected for COVAXIN 2nd phase clinical testing

The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN

Covid updates: Job loss in India, Australia's 'vaccine must' policy, & more

Maharashtra has more than 600,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, which is almost equivalent to the case tally of the next two worst-affected states - Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh - put together

Dr Reddy's launches Avigan (Favipiravir) in India for coronavirus

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd announced the launch of Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg tablets in India

The Office Pass to open 3 coworking centres with 900 desks in Delhi-NCR

The Gurugram-based startup, which was founded in 2017 and currently has seven coworking centres with around 1,500 desks, is looking to expand business

Rahul targets govt, says 20 mn jobs lost in last 4 months amid Covid-19

The news report cited by Gandhi claimed that around 18.9 million jobs were lost due to the coronavirus pandemic from April onwards

Minister Balyan self-quarantines after meeting Covid-infected UP minister

Sixty-three-year-old Atul Garg, an MLA from Ghaziabad, was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday after he said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus

Flyers test Covid positive; Hong Kong bans Air India flights till Aug-end

Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey

Costly medical studies in govt colleges is leaving Punjab short of doctors

A part of the reason why India is short of doctors is that medical education is expensive and those who have the means to acquire it either prefer to work in private health facilities or migrate

No crowds, no cheers: Democrats begin most unusual nominating convention

As unlikely as the eclectic lineup of political bedfellows was, stranger still was the spectacle of an entirely virtual convention

Timely support helped about 17,500 farmers in Andhra offset Covid-19 impact

About 17,500 farmers of 14 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in three districts of Andhra Pradesh could sail through the Covid-19 crisis

Fighting Covid: Will the superfast Sputnik V vaccine put citizens at risk?

With over 175 Covid-19 vaccines currently in different stages of development, the entire human race is hoping that eventually one of them would work and enable us all to return to normal life

Over 64,000 new coronavirus cases, India's virus tally climbs to 27,67,273

With 64,531 people testing positive in a day, India's COVID-19 tally increased to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 2 million mark pushing the recovery rate to 73.64%