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Best of BS Opinion: tracking high-yield markets; calling for nuclear power

Flagging economic recovery, therefore, would be a key concern for the Monetary Policy Committee, says our editorial.

Wockhardt plans to supply Covid-19 vaccines to UK; shares jump 10%

The firm has reserved fill-and-finish capacity - the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them - as part of the agreement, it said

Indian airlines await govt bailout as other countries open their purses

Industry experts say after almost zero traffic in April, airline traffic has marginally improved to 30 per cent in July but not enough to pay for costs

Shortest ruling 10-year benchmark bond ever: Changes within three months

Bond dealers say such quick benchmark setting can create some confusion in the markets on rate setting

Many weekly indicators turn positive as economy prepares for Unlock 3.0

The central government has suggested more opening up from first week of August

Local demand to prop up crop protection SMEs: CRISIL SME Tracker

Exports, which account for 55 per cent of the pie, are likely to decline by 3 per cent due to lower demand from key importing nations such as the US, Brazil and France

Covid-19 impact: HSBC warns loan losses may reach $13 billion this year

The Asia-focused lender reported first-half profit that missed estimates after they more than halved to $5.6 billion because of higher loan losses

No matter who develops vaccine, India will have to scale it up: ICMR chief

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava told Ruchika Chitravanshi, in an email interview, that he's hopeful of a vaccine soon and that many countries were in touch with India for its distribution

Politics may compromise on safety of coronavirus vaccine, fear scientists

Operation Warp Speed has moved along at a rapid clip. But some professionals involved in the making of the drug caution on pressure to deliver an October surprise for US President Donald Trump

Hopeful of Covid-19 vaccine by year end: ICMR chief Balram Bhargava

Hitting out at his critics for the ambitious deadline, he's emphatic that it is the country's moral duty to fast-track the vaccine without compromising on science and ethics

Lord & Taylor, oldest department store in US, files for bankruptcy

The company, founded in Manhattan by two English immigrants in 1826, said it had about $137.9 million of debt obligations

Unlock 3.0: Fitness centres to clean up their act to lure enthusiasts back

The centre gave gyms the nod to restart from August 5, as part of Unlock 3.0

BSE Q1 net profit drops 21.4% to Rs 32.48 cr; income falls to Rs 162.11 cr

The exchange had posted a net profit of Rs 41.32 crore in the year-ago period, BSE said in a regulatory filing on the NSE

Fed's Barkin says economy faces 'sinkhole' without more fiscal support

US central bank officials have become increasingly pessimistic about the short-term outlook for the economy amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections across the country

A continuing fight

India is far from the pandemic peak

Flagging recovery

Another rate cut will not help at this point

Covid-19: Govt issues guidelines for reopening of gyms, yoga institutes

Persons above 65 years of age, persons with comorbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised not to use gyms in closed spaces, the guidelines said

DGCA blocks SpiceJet's promo offer, says it breaches govt pricing order

SpiceJet was offering one-way fares starting at Rs 899 and a complimentary voucher of up to Rs 2,000 which could be used for future booking

Share of external financing of fiscal deficit soars to 4.5% in Q1: Report

The government has run 83 per cent of its borrowing target as of June, according to official numbers released on July 31, due to the impact of the pandemic that crippled the economy

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Narendra Modi over daily Covid-19 cases

Gandhi put up a graph on his Twitter account showing India at the top of the chart of 10 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.