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West Bengal's Covid-19 tally crosses 30K-mark with record 1,560 new cases

Twenty-six patients also died, taking the death toll to 932, it added. Kolkata accounted for most of the latest fatalities at 13, while neighbouring South 24 Parganas reported four

We're clear on not allowing internet voting amid Covid-19: Ashok Lavasa

"The cost of conducting elections will rise. We are now estimating the costs and the possible sources of supply of items like human gloves and other items required," Lavasa said

Early detection of Covid cases has resulted in low fatality rate: Vardhan

Vardhan said India's clinical protocol has focused on early detection through widespread testing, surveillance, prompt triaging and clinical management of cases

New global order (or disorder)

It's a time for cooperation and trust, so that local and global action can be decisive and meaningful

Traditional Indian firms will fare well

The economy of relationships works differently from the economy of contracts

Another migrant crisis

India must brace for a shrinking West Asian jobs market

Covid-19 to hurt insurance industry's new biz premium in FY21: IDBI Federal

IDBI Federal said the growth in individual new business segment among private players was higher than overall growth consecutively for past three years

Setting up the home gym to keep the workouts going in the time of Covid-19

With gyms and fitness centres shut and unlikely to open soon, health freaks are buying stationary bikes, treadmills, weights and a whole lot of other equipment to keep their exercise regimen going

Covid-19 impact: Govt writes to states on additional 2% borrowing of GSDP

Further, public and private sector banks have together sanctioned loans worth over Rs 1.20 trillion, while the disbursal amount stood at Rs 61,987 crore

A new paradigm for social finance

How a disclosures-based approach can unlock capital at scale for India's best social enterprises

Three generations of Bachchan familiy test positive for coronavirus

People in northern and western India were conducting Hindu prayer rituals for the Bachchan family, social media and television footage showed

India's share in world market capitalisation slips amid Covid-19 crisis

Experts say the reason for the dip in India's market share is largely the increase in the share of the world's two biggest stock markets and economies

How Covid has forced fence-sitting retailers to jump onto digital bandwagon

Right from product demonstration to enabling purchase - everything is being managed these days through "virtual personalisation"

Parliamentary panel favours extending ESI, EPF benefits to migrant workers

Under the insurance scheme, employees earning up to Rs 21,000 a month can contribute 1.75 per cent towards ESI while the employer contributes 4.75 per cent

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Facing third wave, Hong Kong shuts schools

US marines infected at Okinawa base, UK drones to deliver Covid-19 tests to Scottish Islands, two art gallery shows to explore from home and other pandemic-related news across the globe

In pics: Deserted streets as several states go under weekend lockdown

To stop the spread of Covid-19 infection, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to implement strict lockdown across the state on weekends

Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan tests positive for Covid-19

Former India cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan has tested positive for coronavirus

BMC seals actor Rekha's bungalow after staffer tests coronavirus-positive

After Aamir Khan and Karan Johar, veteran actor Rekha's security guard has tested Covd-19-positive. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has sealed the 65-year-old actor's bungalow 'Sea Springs'

In pics: People pray for speedy recovery of Covid-infected Amitabh Bachchan

After Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, actor Aishwarya Rai and her daugher Aaradhya have also tested positive for the coronavirus

Gold ETFs attract Rs 3,500 cr in first half of 2020 amid safe-haven buying

Gold exchange-traded funds saw hefty net inflows of over Rs 3,500 crore in the first six months of this year as investors continued to hedge their exposure to riskier assets amid the Covid-19 crisis