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India among Houseparty's top ten markets, won't monetise user data for ads

Houseparty began picking up in India and globally in the last three months since lockdowns in most parts of the world forced people to stay at home.

Karnataka bars travellers from 5 states, cites spike in Covid-19 cases

Domestic air travel resumed only on Monday after nearly two months of Covid-19 induced lockdown

12 IndiGo passengers who travelled on 4 flights test positive for Covid-19

On Tuesday, IndiGo had said that a passenger who travelled on flight 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on Monday evening tested positive for the disease

Nearly 2.3 mn in quarantine, Maharashtra has the highest: Govt estimates

Maharashtra has the highest number of people in quarantine facilities -- 602,000 -- followed by Gujarat, which has kept a total of 442,000 lakh people in quarantine centres

States can't charge fare from migrant workers, must provide food, says SC

The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and M R Shah, directed that states oversee the registration of migrant workers and ensure that they are made to board the train or bus at the earliest

NDMC seals headquarter building after employee tests positive for Covid-19

Earlier three employees of the NDMC, including a sanitation worker and engineer, had tested positive for Covid-19

Explained: Maharashtra's political crisis while tackling coronavirus

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday has said that the Congress does not have a key role to play in the Maharashtra government

F&O expiry: Indices extend rally, Sensex surges 595 pts; Nifty Bank up 2.5%

All that happened in the markets today

Who is feeding migrant workers, paying for their travel, SC asks govt

9.1 million migrant workers taken to their home states till Wednesday during a nationwide lockdown, says government.

European airline EasyJet to lay off a 3rd of staff as Covid-19 hits travel

The airline did not specify how many jobs would go, but some 15,000 were employed at the start of 2020

Coal supply by Coal India to power sector dips 22% to 32 MT in April

The PSU removed 114.43 million cubic metres of overburden in its open cast mines in April 2020, as compared to 104.22 million cubic metres a year ago, registering an increase of 9.7 per cent

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Covid-19 lockdown impact on menstruating women

Lockdowns, closed borders, shuttered businesses - the coronavirus pandemic has had far-reaching consequences for everyone, including menstruating women. Here are the problems they face and solutions

Rs 3-trn relief package for MSMEs to offer pre-approved loans, details out

The loan will be extended in the form of additional working capital term loan facility in case of banks and additional termloan facility in case of NBFCs to eligible MSMEs/ business enterprises

SC to hear plea over migrant workers' miseries amid lockdown today

Medha Patkar, in her petition, sought a direction for a uniform platform to be created which can be used by all migrants for the ticketing system.

Chinese exceptionalism

Trade ties with China are mutually beneficial but the world should seek transparency about that country's institutions

Roche mixes Actemra with Gilead's remdesivir in Covid-19 trial

Actemra and remdesivir are being used separately in some settings and clinical trials

CordenPharma extends Moderna deal to supply lipids to produce Covid vaccine

The expanded agreement will be effective immediately to help meet Moderna's increasing demand over the coming months

Covid-19: Republicans divided over Donald Trump's mockery of wearing masks

Some Republican strategists are of the view there was a clear logic to Trump's tactics, assuming voters see them positioning Trump as a champion for the return to normal life.

Cabinet Secretary talks to collectors, commissioners on Covid-19 management

As the countrywide lockdown 4.0 is to end on May 31, the meeting is significant considering new strategy of the Central government against the virus

New wave of job cuts likely across US as Covid-19 crisis crushes economy

The Labor Department's weekly jobless claims report on Thursday is also expected to show the number of people on jobless benefits hitting a new record high in mid-May