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Domestic drilling industry to approach operators with cost sharing plea

Companies say their costs have escalated after government declared norms for drilling crews.

Madras High Court restrains Patanjali from using trademark 'Coronil'

Justice Karthikeyan passed the order valid till July 30 on the plea of Chennai-based company Arudra Engineering Private Limited

Over-communicate but don't micromanage: Handy tips for our new work ways

Building trust and confidence becomes all the more important in such uncertain times

Tata Sons plans to infuse more funds into Covid-hit group entities

According to a person in the know, group firms affected the most were the airline, hotel, housing, and financial services verticals.

Aishwarya Rai, daughter hospitalised days after testing Covid-19 positive

Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and son Abhishek, 44, both are already in the isolation ward of Nanavati hospital

US economy to shrink by 6.6% in 2020, faces significant risks: IMF staff

The coronavirus has infected more than 3.5 million Americans and killed nearly 140,000, both figures leading the world

Covid-19 impact: In June, airlines could only fill two-thirds of seats

The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines stood between 54 per cent and 68 per cent, which means carriers were able to fill up to two thirds of the total seats in June.

India's smartphone shipments fell 48% in Q1 due to lockdown: Report

In a report, Canalys said smartphone vendors faced a 'diabolical situation', dealing with both low supply due to a complete halt in production

Situation remains uncertain as some states still under lockdown: Coal India

The state-owned miner produced 18.05 million tonnes (MT) of coal from July 1 to July 16 against 19.61 MT produced in the same period last year.

Sunil Sethi on how fashion industry is grappling with Covid-19 lockdown

There are challenges. And there are opportunities. And Sethi is good at seizing one when it comes along

Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till July 31

The restriction on arriving flights to Kolkata Airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 31st July

Wall Street slips on fears of economic pain due to rising Covid-19 cases

Netflix's shares fell 7.2% after it forecast slower-than-expected subscriber growth during the third quarter and weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

Why is everyone complaining?

You're a captive audience to friends who want you to share the agony of their aches and pains, their spouse's experiments in the kitchen gone wrong, or partners' peccadillos

Railways rules out renegotiating loan for bullet train amid rising costs

The high speed rail network is estimated to cost Rs 1.1 trillion including the purchase of 24 train sets, interest during construction and import duties

Gone with the Covid

While artisans are in plenty, any other skill is scarce in a small town

Clean energy can shore up Indian economy from current downturn: Niti Aayog

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said India offers an exciting long-term market for both domestic and international investors in clean energy space

Fiscal deficit to shoot up to 7.6% in FY21; twice budget estimate: Ind-Ra

Ind-Ra said India's gross domestic product (GDP) will contract by 5.3 per cent, while states like Assam, Goa, Gujarat and Sikkim are expected to witness a double-digit contraction

As pandemic surges, UN seeks billions more to offer humanitarian aid

At the beginning of the year, humanitarian agencies targeted around 110 million people, he said. They now need to reach 250 million in 63 countries

Wall Street opens higher as investors bet on stimulus-led economic revival

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.91 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 26,774.62.

3M files 18 lawsuits in US for counterfeiting, price gouging of N95 masks

3M says courts have issued six temporary restraining orders and four preliminary injunctions so far to stop N95 sales that it says are unlawful