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Rupee drops by 19p to 1-wk low against dollar on fiscal deficit concerns

Domestic stocks advanced in early trade which supported the rupee. The key indices Sensex and Nifty, however, closed marginally down due to sell-off in financial counters

Saddled with Rs 1,700 cr stocks, farmers demand restart of tobacco auctions

Urge govt to direct Tobacco Board to coordinate with FCV tobacco manufacturers, exporters and traders to facilitate reasonable prices at pre-covid level at these auctions

IIT Guwahati, Duke-NUS use data science to assess Covid-19 impact in India

The study is based on rise in active cases in recent times, along with the daily infection-rate (DIR) values for each state

Tamil Nadu's MSMEs want measures similar to those offered by other states

Demand raising working hours to 12 a day, leeway to units to work out the number of hands required, choice to migrants between a ticket back home and Rs 5,000 for staying behind

Human nature to want to go home: Modi tells CMs in meeting

Chief ministers are likely to push for allowing economic activities to resume slowly, as the centre weighs a graded exit from the 54-day lockdown

Top headlines: Jhunjhunwala cuts stake in Titan; world tourism in decline

The Prime Minister meets chief ministers to discuss easing a national lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

Chhattisgarh asks Centre for its share of coal money to fight Covid-19

State CM sent reminder to coal minister Prahlad Joshi seeking release of Rs 4,140 cr

Aarogya Setu 'privacy-first by design', highly encrypted: NITI Aayog CEO

Concerns over the Aarogya Setu App were raised when a French 'ethical hacker' claimed to have access of the users' data and had highlighted security bugs within the app

With IPL wait getting longer amid Covid-19, viewers switch to films & news

Advertisers have estimated the loss in commercials could be Rs 6,000-7,000 crore in April and May. The loss includes ad revenues from IPL

MARKETS: Financials drag indices, Sensex slips 81 pts; midcaps outperform

All that happened in the markets today

Check applicable charges while joining online conference platforms: TRAI

The regulatory body urged the people to carefully check the terms and conditions before using dial-in service provided by online conferencing platforms

CM Uddhav Thackeray, alliance candidates file nomination for Maha MLC polls

The chief minister, who is currently not a member of either of the Houses of the state Legislature, submitted his nomination papers to the election officer

Weekly economic indicators show slight improvement as restrictions eased

Data shows most indicators are still significantly lower than peak levels

How Covid-19 gave a push to domestic med tech manufacturing industry

From PPEs to ventilators to face shields, manufacturers have invested money to ramp up production and deliver during this crisis

7 special flights to reach India on Day 5 of 'Vande Bharat Mission'

Nearly 15,000 Indians are expected to return on special Air India flights from 12 countries in the coming days

Analysts cautious on railway stocks despite resumption in train services

Analysts believe the resumption of passenger train services is like a sentimental boost from the government and can give a short-term bounce to the stocks, an extension of lockdown may dent sentiment

With 'no food, no money', migrant workers continue to struggle in Delhi

Around 20-25 migrant workers living in New Delhi, who hail from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, have started their journey back home on foot.

Covid-19 impact: International tourism may decline by 60-80% in 2020

This places millions of livelihoods at risk and threatens to roll back progress made in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

Benchmark bond yield rises sharply after govt plans to hike borrowing

Traders said yields could rise further in the absence of any immediate support from the central bank in the form of an open market calendar

Covid-19: China, S Korea deal with new flare-ups; India to resume trains

In South Korea, more than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos have been shut down in Seoul after the discovery of dozens of infections linked to a popular entertainment district