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From Nestle India to Maruti Suzuki, impact of Covid-19 on earning estimates

Given the huge hit from lockdown, it is not surprising that 44 of the 80 companies have seen sharp cuts ranging 10% to 72%

Covid-19 crisis: WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine on safety concerns

Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald Trump and others as a possible treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus

Lock your cars! Vehicle theft spikes in US amid Covid-19 pandemic

Despite silent streets and nearly non-existent traffic, vehicle larcenies shot up 63% in New York and nearly 17% in Los Angeles from January 1 through mid-May

Compassion, health, safety: Brands play down festive pitch on Ramzan

Compassion, health and safety dominate advertising narratives as the celebratory moment loses its sparkle in the lockdown

Liquidity, labour and logistics are the key challenges: JSW Steel's Rao

Ensuring return of labour as important as sending them back home, says Seshagiri Rao

Letter to BS: Many services should have been restarted after first lockdown

PM must withdraw the powers of the CMs to put restrictions on the state borders and have separate quarantine rules

Letter to BS: Schools, colleges should be reopened with maximum caution

While educational institutions have readily embraced online learning, it cannot be presumed to have benefited students from every strata of the society

Letter to BS: India can play a key role in the post-Covid world

For that to happen, India has to carry out fast-paced economic reforms and significantly increase its economic might

Venkaiah Naidu reviews preparedness of LS, RS secretariats for meetings

On Saturday, Naidu discussed the issue with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, and senior officials of the two Houses

NCLAT's resolution professional ruling: Several bankruptcy cases face delay

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had ordered that a former bank official cannot be appointed as a resolution professional (RP) in a company facing bankruptcy

Allowing pvt sector to mine and sell coal commercially is a mammoth task

The government plans to auction 50 mines immediately

Bravehearts on board

What happens after the initial pent-up demand for air travel wanes?

Nasscom for policy tweak to enable longer work-from-home scenario

Nasscom has asked for the abolition of OSPs (other service providers) under the Department of Telecom, under which certain kinds of work (such as voice calls) cannot be shifted to employees' homes.

Sadananda Gowda lands in controversy in Bengaluru for skipping quarantine

Union Minister says he handles pharmaceuticals department, which is exempt from quarantine rule because it's an essential department.

Coronavirus has higher transmission rate among close contacts, says ICMR

The ICMR also said testing of close contacts identified infection in presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases

Realme to make Smart TVs in India after lockdown, flagship TVs soon

To attain the goal, it is expanding its distribution channels to tier-4 and tier-5 towns, aiming to have 400-plus distributors onboard to cover 35,000 plus mobile stores

Top headlines: HDFC Q4 PBT down 27%, LG Polymers faces court heat

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines of the day.

Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trial has 50% chance of 'no result'

The University of Oxford last week announced that the advance human trial of the vaccine will involve up to 10,260 volunteers across the UK

West Indies board confident of going ahead with England tour amid Covid-19

All international cricket has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, England is looking to host West Indies in July for three Test matches.

Liaoning Hongyun among 11 Chinese football clubs disqualified over finances

Chinese Super League (CSL) club Tianjin Tianhai folded earlier this month and now Liaoning, a traditional powerhouse in China, have similarly dissolved.