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'Everything is lost': Sundarbans stares at bleak future after Amphan

West Bengal Sundarbans Affairs Minister Manturam Pakhira said the region had suffered losses worth thousands of crores and everything had to be rebuilt from scratch

India will not host any international sport event anytime soon: Rijiju

Talking specifically about IPL 2020, Rijiju says it is the government's prerogative to take a call on conducting any tournament in the country

First Covid-19 vaccine to reach phase-1 trial is safe, say researchers

Several teams across the world are in a race to develop a vaccine for coronavirus infection

South America is the new Covid19 epicentre, India sees biggest daily spike

Here's a look at major coronavirus related developments across the world

Brent surges 9.6% in a week on demand recovery hopes, base metals shine

Huge stimulus provided by economies across the globe is likely to put more money in consumer's hands, due to which gold and silver prices may spurt further

UP to launch dedicated job portal for returning migrant labourers

Portal to help companies/agencies hire skilled labour; So far, more than 2.1 mn workers have returned by trains and roadways buses

Better off than most competitors during Covid crisis: Jindal Aluminium MD

In a Q&A, Pragun Jindal Khaitan says his firm has a well-diversified product mix, so if there is a loss in demand in one sector, it makes up by pushing innovation and new products in another

India's natural gas output falls 18.6% in April due to Covid-19 lockdown

India's crude oil production fell 6.35 per cent to 2.5 million tonnes in April for the same reason

3.2 mn migrants ferried in more than 2,000 trains since May 1: Railways

Out of the 2,570 trains, 505 are yet to reach their destination, while 2,065 trains have completed their journey

Covid exposes 73 yrs of under-investment in Indian healthcare: Bali of AHH

In a Q&A, Vishal Bali, Chairman, Asia Healthcare Holdings says lockdown has reduced occupancy in private institutions from a pre-Covid 75% level to 45%, translating into a revenue drop of 50-70%

British companies to pay 20-30% of furloughed employees' wages: Report

The United Kingdom extended its job retention scheme - the centrepiece of its attempts to cushion the coronavirus hit to the economy - by four months on May 12

South America is the new Covid-19 epicentre, India sees biggest daily spike

Here's a look at major coronavirus related developments across the world

Three employees of Cadila Pharmaceuticals die of coronavirus in Gujarat

Ahmedabad district, which is worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, so far recorded 9,724 cases and 645 deaths

Covid-19: People with air, rail ticket need no movement pass in Noida

The government has decided to operate domestic flights from May 25 and trains from June 1 and for this online ticket booking has already begun.

Lockdown will no longer help in Covid-19 fight: Virologist Shahid Jameel

Lockdown bought India time in its fight against coronavirus, but continuing it is unlikely to yield any further dividend, Jameel said.

Bihar girl who cycled 1,200 km to get home from Gurugram impresses Ivanka

15-year-old Jyoti's journey has become an extensive talking point even on social media

Karnataka exempts units from labour laws for 3 months, allows 60-hr week

Karnataka to bear cost of travel of migrants and stranded persons to their respective states via Sharmik trains up to May 31

Royal Enfield starts production at Chennai, 120 dealers back in business

Two other plants to start in a phased manner; 100 more dealers likely to get back this month

Hyundai Motor sees 500 bookings in two days after resuming operations

Hyundai Motor has got the approval to start the factory in Sriperumbudur, with 7,500 people per day (in two shifts) and resumed operations

Small cars' demand may overtake SUVs as Covid-19 changes rules of mobility

But SUV makers remain unfazed by down-trading trend