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India, US collaborating closely during Covid-19 pandemic: Ambassador Sandhu

India and the US are working together and collaboration is underway for co-development of a Covid-19 vaccine

YouTube removes 480p video quality cap on smartphones, but not for everyone

The cap on video quality was implemented to ease load on the networks, which had seen unprecedented surge across the world due to coronavirus lockdown

Admission to colleges in West Bengal via online mode this year: Govt

Admission to colleges in West Bengal for under-graduate courses will be through the online mode this year and students will not be called for counselling or verification of documents

Archer's breach of bio-secure protocol could have been disaster: Giles

Star pacer Jofra Archer will face disciplinary proceedings for breaching the Covid-19 protocol that could have been a "disaster" and cost the ECB "tens of millions of pounds", Ashley Giles said

13,072,718 samples tested for coronavirus till July 16, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that a total 1,30,72,718 samples have been tested to diagnose COVID-19 up to July 16

Brazil tops 2 mn coronavirus cases; with 1,000 deaths a day, toll at 76,000

Since late May, three months after Brazil's first reported case of the coronavirus, it has recorded more than 1,000 daily deaths on average in a gruesome plateau that has yet to tilt downward

India will top 2 mn coronavirus cases by Aug; govt must prepare: Rahul

Gandhi has been critical of the government's handling of the pandemic and has questioned claims of containing the disease

Telangana to conduct final year exams according to UGC, AICTE guidelines

The Telangana govt decided to conduct exams for degree, post graduate degree and engineering final year students as per the guidelines of the UGC and All India Council for Technical Education

UP govt likely to constitute team of doctors to check Covid-19 spread

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered constitution of a team of senior doctors to formulate an effective model to check the spread of Covid-19 in the state

Engineering courses in Telangana to start Aug 17, decision on schools soon

Academic year for engineering courses in Telangana will start from August 17 and that a final decision will be taken on the opening of schools in the State, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao announced

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's case count crosses one million mark

Coronavirus latest news: Total number of Covid-19 cases in India is now at 979,719. Maharashtra has 284,281 cases, Delhi 116,993, and Tamil Nadu 156,369. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates

Oil prices fall after OPEC raises crude output as US Covid-19 cases surge

Both benchmarks rose 2% on Wednesday following a sharp drawdown in US crude inventories

HDFC Bank Q1 preview: Moratorium to contain slippages; recovery trends eyed

For the Q1FY21, the bank is expected to report around 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit. Besides, asset quality is seen stable owing to the moratorium being provided by the RBI

Netflix names content chief Ted Sarandos co-CEO, forecasts weak Q3 growth

Netflix says it is looking to add 2.5 million new paid streaming customers around the world

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi gets a grip, has the lowest share of active cases

India's growth in cases continues; the country added over 11,000 active cases in just 24 hours

Best of BS Opinion: A military set free, search for Covid-19 vaccine & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Global debt hits record high of 331% of GDP in Q1 amid Covid-19: Report

The IIF, which represents global banks and financial institutions, said the first-quarter debt-to-GDP ratio jumped by over 10 percentage points, the largest quarterly surge on record

Is the worst over for IT? Q1 earnings of firms send out growth feelers

Pandemic impact bottomed out in Q1, second half likely to see better growth

Netflix adds 10.09 million subscribers in Q2, forecasts weak growth in Q3

The streaming giant also said it has appointed Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos as co-chief executive officer

Covid-19 impact: Jewellery retailers take up digital channel to boost sales

WGC said the Covid-19 disruption has caused jewellery retailers India to re-evaluate their existing business model