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Trump administration reverses course on order barring some foreign students

US District Judge said the US government and Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology had come to a settlement that would make the rule moot

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani to detail post-Covid business plan at AGM

Ambani, 63, may at the company's first online AGM also give a sneak preview of his vision for decarbonisation of energy molecules to create value-added products with almost no carbon emissions.

Foot-operated taps & ionised AC air: Railways preps for travel post-Covid

The features, detailed in a booklet circulated by the Railways, include a host of foot-operated fixtures such as taps, soap dispensers, lavatory doors, flush valves and door latches.

Prioritise high-risk patients during admission: Delhi govt to hospitals

Aiming to reduce the number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus, the Delhi government on Tuesday asked healthcare facilities to minimize time taken in admission of Covid-19 patients

Over 30,000 leave Bengaluru ahead of week-long Covid-19 lockdown

According to transport department officials, labourers from other parts of the state migrated in good numbers from Bengaluru ahead of the lockdown

Covid-19 crisis: HRD announces guidelines for online classes by schools

In the guideline called "Pragyata", the Ministry of Human Resource Development has recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes.

Human clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine begin in different sites

The health ministry on Tuesday said the rate of growth in daily Covid-19 cases had declined to 3.24% in July, from over 31% in March, even as India crossed the 900,000-mark for Covid cases.

Remove contradictions

FDI clarity is welcome but messaging on trade isn't

Ensure cashless facility for Covid-19 treatment: Irdai to insurers

It has asked insurers to take appropriate action against hospitals in case they deny cashless facility to policyholders and deviate from the agreed terms of the service level agreements.

Britain's economy returns to growth in May with ease in lockdown rules

The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that the economy grew by 1.8% in May, from the previous month

Commercial coal mine auction during Covid-19 a dampener: Investors

Close to 80 queries have been submitted to the coal ministry on the MSTC e-auction platform

China posts import growth in June, first since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak

Beijing has doled out aggressive stimulus to support domestic demand

India's medics played a key role in containing Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

They have also isolated the virus in the early onset of diseases and are engaged in studying the virus using genome sequencing, Vardhan said

July data indicates consumption may be stagnating amid Covid-19 crisis

Analysts have cut earnings estimates more sharply for consumption-oriented companies, even as many other indicators show signs of stagnation.

JP Morgan beats estimates on trading boost, braces for rising defaults

JP Morgan's trading revenue surged 77% in a quarter that saw record-breaking volumes in financial markets.

Covid-19: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers to attract 18% GST, rules AAR

Springfields (India) Distilleries had moved Goa AAR over classification of the hand sanitizer and the applicable rate of GST.

Covid-19: Jobless Americans could lose a crucial $600-a-week lifeline

Policy makers are at a standstill in their talks for more stimulus, and whether to include an extension of the extra unemployment benefits

US shutting again as local leaders reverse reopenings amid Covid-19 spread

Leaders in California, Florida and Texas acknowledge they may require a return of stricter lockdown

Raghuram Rajan warns against 'unprecedented' rise in NPA levels in 6 months

Rajan cautioned that one should not mistake pent up consumption for normal consumption.

Pharma industry steps up to cure black marketing of Covid-19 drugs

Some firms are now considering starting their own distribution centres in major cities