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BP halves dividend after record $ 6.7 billion loss in second quarter
All major oil companies suffered in Q2 as lockdowns to contain coronavirus limited travel and oil prices fell to their lowest in two decades
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India 'flying blind', needs better data collection to control Covid-19
Officially India's death rate is nearly 20 times lower than the US, even though it has the world's fastest growing epidemic and the third highest number of total cases
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Early to say high altitude can protect against coronavirus: Study
Despite recent reports of lower Covid-19 incidence among high-altitude populations, current data is insufficient to conclude that high altitude could protect against contracting the Coronavirus
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Former UST CEO Sajan Pillai on his investment plans amid coronavirus
The tech entrepreneur turned investor plans to make investments from his Season Two Ventures (S2), an Indo-US corridor venture capital firm which has a corpus of $100 million
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Hope for vaccine: Coronavirus strains show little variability, study finds
In some "good news" for scientists working on a viable vaccine for COVID-19, astudy has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus shows little variability, despite having at least six strains
SpiceJet to commence flight services to United Kingdom from next month
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has secured slots at the London Heathrow Airport, which will allow the airline to commence flight services to the UK from next month
IndiGo operates charter flight to repatriate 212 Indians from Russia
IndiGo said that it operated a passenger charter flight from Moscow to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital.
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'Asiatic cholera': Disease names revealed colonial India's racism
There were many different choleras, each suiting disparate political interests and corresponding to particular communities affected by the disease at that time.
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US doing 'very well' against Covid, India has a 'tremendous problem': Trump
The US is the worst-hit country from the pandemic with over 4.7 million cases and more than 155,000 deaths
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What literature tells about people's struggle with faith during pandemic
Giovanni Boccaccio's "The Decameron" - sales of which have reportedly risen during the coronavirus - faith and religion are mocked and satirized
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America's selfish individualism has become a death cult in Covid-19 era
Too many Americans belong to the cult of selfish individualism. In the COVID era, this has become a death cult
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Covid-19 testing in India hits record high; WHO warns of 'no silver bullet'
US President Donald Trump argued that lockdowns cause more harm than good
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Covid-19: From RIL, to Tata Projects, India Inc goes for antibody testing
RIL, JSW, and Tata Projects, among others, testing all employees and also building databases
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US auto sales recovery amid pandemic continues as Toyota decline slows
The Japanese automaker said its sales in July fell 19% versus the same month in 2019, to 169,484 units
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As India fights coronavirus, it must ensure equitable access to tests
A government's response to the pandemic should be based on public health science, which thrives on scrutiny and debate, writes Dr Chandrakant Lahariya.
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Kerala revises containment zone norms, CM inaugurates 102 Health Centres
Pinarayi Vijayan announced a change in the norms for demarcating containment zones in the State
Impose lockdown in an area if coronavirus cases rises: Rajasthan CM Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked district collectors to clamp a lockdown in an area if the number of coronavirus cases is on the rise there
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Covid-19 Factoid: India adds 50,000+ daily cases over five straight days
It is the third most-affected nation, as even remote Andaman & Nicobar Islands report surge of new cases
Coronavirus LIVE: 8,968 new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra; tally at 450,196
Coronavirus latest news: India has recorded over 300,000 cases in 6 days. The US's tally has surged to 4,813,645 cases, and Brazil's to 2,733,677. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
Top Headlines: Proposed MoD policy, Tata vs Mistry, H-1B visa issue, & more
Here are the top 10 business headlines on Tuesday morning
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