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I-T department issues refunds worth Rs 26,000 cr to around 1.7 mn taxpayers

Expediting refunds of up to Rs 5 lakh was announced as part of the government's policy initiative to tackle the economic impact of Covid.

UK court orders Anil Ambani to pay $717 mn to Chinese banks within 21 days

Justice Nigel Teare ruled at the Commercial Division of the High Court of England and Wales in London that a personal guarantee disputed by Ambani is binding on him

Covid-19 crisis: Health infra still a fight two months after lockdown

Rough estimates suggest a spend of around Rs 1,000 crore in Covid-related manufacturing in the country during the last two months

More measures to deal with Covid-19 crisis soon, says Anurag Thakur

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the government has taken several steps to mitigate the hardships of the people due to lockdown and support growth, Thakur told PTI in an interview.

Retail, MSME loans to get cheaper as RBI cuts repo rate in surprise action

HDFC Bank cuts base rate by 55 bps; SBI calls ALCO meeting to take call

RBI forecasts economic contraction, announces a sharp 40-bp rate cut

The six-member MPC also kept policy stance unchanged at 'accommodative' for "as long as necessary" to revive growth

Covid-19 crisis: Mumbai liquor shops allowed to home deliver from today

"E-commerce platforms may be utilised by the liquor shops permitted to do home delivery," said the BMC order.

The bard & the plague

Globe Theatre in London could bring down the curtain if the UK government did not inject $7 million to make up for the losses it has suffered because of the coronavirus

Karnataka, J&K and Mizoram make quarantine mandatory for air travellers

The civil aviation ministry in it's order on Thursday had said that passengers will have to adhere to health protocols of destination states

Last rate cut for now but there're more bullets in RBI's chamber

Following this, the reverse repo rate, or the rate at which the banks perk extra liquidity with the RBI, was reduced to 3.35 per cent from 3.75 per cent - both at their historic lows.

RBI monetary policy review: Walking the extra mile

Since March 27, the RBI has acted proactively and ahead of time to contain the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

'Port of refuge'

I found refuge in the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011

Notes from the front line on what it's like to deal with Covid-19

Our health care workers who risk their lives to save ours share their experience of dealing with Covid-19

Top chefs are sharing comfort food recipes to turn their fans into cooks

The country's top chefs, in response to requests from followers and to tackle their own work-from-home blues, have been sharing culinary hacks in increasingly casual and honest tones.

Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine moves to next stage of human trials

The first phase of the trial began last month with 1,000 healthy adults aged 55 and under as volunteers.

Lockdown saved 37,000-78,000 lives; doubling rate at 13.3 days: Govt

There has been an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Health Ministry

Millions in cyclone evacuation shelters face Covid-19 contagion risk

Bangladesh ended up evacuating about 2.4 million people, while eastern Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha moved about 700,000 people

Nissan considering more than 20,000 job cuts as Covid-19 hits sales: Report

The automaker warned last month it expects to post a loss for the latest fiscal year through March

India's FMCG market contracts 34% in April amid Covid-19 outbreak

Traditional trade sees bigger drop, says Nielsen

Amazon creating 50,000 temporary jobs to meet Covid-led surge in demand

Digital payments platforms are witnessing a spike in e-commerce transactions