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Railways get 45,000 bookings for special trains worth Rs 16 cr on Day 1

45,533 bookings worth Rs 16.15 crore have been recorded for the special trains for the next seven days, the railways said, adding that around 82,317 passengers will travel against these booking

Vodafone meets 2019 expectations, pulls guidance on Covid-19 uncertainty

The company said given the uncertainties and impacts of the global pandemic it was not able to provide adjusted core earnings guidance for the current year

Asymptomatic passengers with confirmed tickets allowed to travel: Railways

The Railways will partially resume its passenger train services after over one and a half months of halt owing to the Covid-19 lockdown in the country

Chinese hackers trying to steal US' vaccine research on Covid-19: Reports

The hackers are also targeting information and intellectual property on treatments and testing for Covid-19, the report says

Covid-19: CSIR-NAL develops non-invasive ventilator in record 36 days

The system has undergone stringent biomedical tests and beta clinical trials at NAL Health Centre

Centre releases Rs 6,195 crore to 14 states to fight coronavirus crisis

This would provide them additional resources during the coronavirus crisis, the finance ministry said

Post-Covid world needs globalisation based on equality: Indian envoy in US

Economic growth and human welfare need to go hand in hand and there is a need to ensure equitable, affordable and timely access to health products and technologies for all, he says

Covid-19 impact: Richard Branson to sell 25 mn shares in Virgin Galactic

The company said it intends to use the proceeds to support its portfolio of global leisure, holiday and travel businesses that have been affected by the impact of the coronavirus

Air passenger traffic to stay below 25% in September: Boeing CEO

Asked whether there might be a major US carrier that has to go out of business, Calhoun said: "Yes, most likely. You know, something will happen when September comes around"

Crude oil may struggle to top $40/barrel mark despite a glimmer of optimism

S&P Global Platts Analytics estimates gasoline demand destruction in the broader Asian region, excluding China, probably peaked in April, with a year-on-year decline of 17% or 700,000 barrels per day

Coronavirus update: Key developments in the last 24 hours and takeaways

Yesterday, in a video conference with chief ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated the nationwide lockdown could be extended beyond May 17, but with eased restrictions for businesses

Jaishankar discusses Covid-19 with counterparts in US, 5 other countries

Coronavirus which first emerged in Wuhan, China, has killed over 282,000 people globally and has infected more than 4.1 million people.

Wealthy investors shun illiquid investments amid covid-19 outbreak

Market linked debentures and credit risk funds -- two products that had grown popular in the past two years --- have fallen off the map post the covid-19 pandemic

Over 450 Shramik trains brought half a million migrants home: Railways

As of May 11, 2020, a total of 49,624 migrants have been safely brought in at different stations in NCR in 42 terminating trains

Covid-19: Here's what chief ministers said to PM Modi on easing lockdown

CMs raised the need to strengthen medical and health infrastructure and sought support to MSMEs, infrastructure projects, easing of interest rates and assured market access for agricultural produce

Asian Paints declines for 11th straight day on uncertain demand outlook

Analysts at Goldman Sachs see significant risks to sales growth as they expect consumers to down-trade and extend the re-painting cycle given the macroeconomic slowdown.

No ration card will be cancelled for not seeding with Aadhaar: Centre

Instructions have also been issued that food grains under NFSA shall not be denied due to failure of biometric/Aadhaar authentication

Nestle India Q1 preview: Commentary on rural demand, product pipeline eyed

Strong demand for packaged food will cap the impact of lockdown, say analysts.

'Intelligent robot' for chemical-free disinfection of public places

It is devised in the form of a "Robo-Sapien" (an intelligent robot) that operates on water being superbly charged with the help of high electric power.

Trump ends press conference after altercation with two women reporters

Trump took questions from a reporter for nearly 40 minutes praising his administration for its response to coronavirus but abruptly ended it after heated exchanges of words with two reporters