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India's petrol, diesel demand falls again due to high prices, lockdown

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 42 venues lined up, schedule to remain unchanged

The Athletes Village and the main press center have also been lined up for 2021.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US sets record with 77,000 new cases

Russian spies target vaccine research, Global air passenger slump to last until 2023, UK readies more funds for health sector and other pandemic-related news across the globe

PSBs lend Rs 19,668 cr to 71 MSME hubs under credit guarantee scheme

The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-trillion Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month

I-T dept issues refunds worth Rs 71,229 cr to 2.1 million taxpayers

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) further asked taxpayers to provide immediate response to emails of the department for quick processing of their refunds

Covid-19 recovery rate at 63.3%; less than 1.9% active cases in ICU: Govt

The actual caseload of Covid-19 cases in the country as on date is 3,42,756, while more than 635,000 patients have recuperated from the disease

EU in talks with drugmakers to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines: Report

The multiple talks confirm the bloc's more assertive stance on procuring potential Covid-19 shots and drugs after Washington's early moves in securing promising treatments and vaccines

Low pollution during lockdown may have saved 630 lives, $690 mn: Study

According to the scientists, during this period, the levels of these harmful air pollutants reduced by 10 per cent in Mumbai, and by up to 54 per cent in Delhi

India leads Uber map updates across 150 cities across globe during lockdown

Uber India's GSS team has led over 200 localisation projects. It also developed a mask verification feature in the App, which later became globally mandatory for all riders and drivers

India Coronavirus Dispatch: How the country got to a million Covid-19 cases

Improvement in economy may slow down in second quarter, 70% new cases in Kerala due to local spread, and how effective a vaccine needs to be-a roundup news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19: Hand sanitiser turns money-spinner, UP earns Rs 100 cr in revenue

Mop up jumps 50 times; UP units now getting enquiries from foreign buyers

Sensex surges 548 points amid broad-based buying; Nifty ends above 10,900

All that happened in the markets today

Italy may allow football fans in stadiums by Sep amid Covid-19 pandemic

Govt is working with Italian Football Federation and the country's league officials to allow the re-entry of fans to the stadiums in time for the start of the 2020/21 season, says Sports minister

'Air Bubble' and international flights from today: All you need to know

After nearly 4-months, India-US international flights to resume today via 'air bubbles'

Coronavirus leaving empty spaces everywhere. Check these 10 pictures

The Covid-19 cases in India achieved a grim milestone after crossing the 1 million mark

Eng vs WI 2nd test Day 1: Stokes, Sibley put hosts in commanding position

Sibley and Stokes dug deep in the third session to defy the West Indies bowlers. At Stumps, Sibley had faced 253 balls while Stokes had absorbed 159 deliveries

Covid updates: India surges past 1 mn cases; UN appeals for more funds

NCSC said vaccine and therapeutic sectors in multiple countries had been targeted by a group known as APT29, which it said was "almost certainly" part of Russian state intelligence

Covid-19: UAE board keeps stadia, pitches ready if asked to host IPL 2020

The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue IPL 2020, says Salman Hanif, Head of Cricket and Events

Tamil Nadu tops table for fresh investments in Q1, beats Maharashtra

State capture 18.63 % of the all fresh investments; getting deals worth Rs 15,000 crore in May

Zydus gets nod from Mexican authority for Covid-19 therapy clinical trials

Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received approval from Mexico's regulatory authority Cofepris to conduct clinical trials with its biological therapy "Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b"