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Covid-19: New York governor Cuomo outlines 'phased reopening' of businesses

Cuomo says construction, manufacturing and select retail shops could open in a first phase of reopening

Covid-19 lockdown: Boozers swarm liquor shops; police warn of action

Delhi govt will impose a "special corona fee" on alcohol sale, which will be 70 per cent of the MRP

In Britain, around 25% workers furloughed; cos claim $9.9 bn as wage bills

HM Revenue and Customs says on Twitter that 6.3 million workers from 800,000 employers had been furloughed, citing figures up to midnight on Sunday

Coronavirus LIVE: US Treasury to borrow $3 trn in Q2 amid Covid-19 fallout

Coronavirus India update: Corona India cases have risen to 46,437. Stay tuned with Business Standard for latest news on coronavirus, lockdown, death toll, and cases across the world

Maharashtra govt announces measures to meet expenditures, shore up revenue

The state's finance department on Monday issued a government resolution (GR) outlining a slew of measures it has undertaken to prevent its coffers from getting depleted further

Market Ahead, May 5: All You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

With further extension of the nationwide lockdown, the RBI is considering a proposal for extending the moratorium on bank loans by another three months

Top 10 biz headlines: Virus rattles markets, industry still in limbo & more

Here are top 10 business headlines on Tuesday morning

Covid-19: US Treasury plans to borrow record $2.9 trn in April-June qtr

This is five times what the United States borrowed at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis

The govt's ad hoc response has worsened the migrant worker crisis

Govt spared no expense to bring back Indians stranded abroad but similar concern was lacking for migrant workers and their families

About time the govt stopped discussing a stimulus package and announced it

There is no sight of reform measures as well

Rahul Gandhi to discuss economy, coronavirus with Abhijit Banerjee today

The Congress party on Monday tweeted a 1:44-minute clip from the conversation which will be aired today

Best of BS Opinion: Migrant mayhem, coronavirus outbreak, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

India's economic growth rate may contract 16-20% in Q1, says Icra

This would mean a contraction of 1-2 per cent for entire FY21, against the agency's earlier projection of -1 per cent to 1 per cent

World will need a new template of globalisation after Covid-19: PM Modi

The prime minister said humanity is facing its most serious crisis in many decades and that NAM can help promote global solidarity as it has often been the world's moral voice.

ITC, workers' unions face-off over work, pay cuts during Covid-19: Report

ITC is one of India's top consumer goods company, earning $11 billion in annual sales and manufacturing staples such as flour, noodles and biscuits. It is also India's top cigarette maker

Curbs on transport, commerce lifted partially as West Bengal eases lockdown

Malls, shopping complexes, cinemas, parks continue to remain closed

Central teams conclude West Bengal has highest Covid-19 mortality rate

The revelation comes at a time when the national average for the mortality rate is 3.2 per cent - the lowest in the world

Migrant, who returned home in first special train recounts his journey

Mohammad Ansari, one of the 1,200 workers brought back to Jharkand from Telengana on a special train on May 1, recounts his journey

Covid-19 crisis: Indians stranded abroad will be brought home from May 7

1,074 patients recovered in 24 hrs, highest in one day; 1,107,233 people tested in India so far

Day 1 of lockdown 3.0: India limps back, but industry still in limbo

With public transport still not allowed in 130 red-zone districts, which comprise some of the economically important urban centres, people took out their private vehicles.