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Cure.fit lays off 10% of its trainers, other staff; cuts pay across board

Sources also said that, these employees are asked to either resign with effect from May 1 or even by the end of May as an extra month would be added to their work experience if they want

Adani Green Q4 PBT at Rs 69 cr, firm says Covid-19 impact not significant

Lower expenses drive profit number; firm had incurred a loss in the same period a year ago

Covid cases inch closer to 43,000, as India adds 2,000 more in a day

88 deaths reported today, overall toll at 1,389. So far 11,762 patients have been cured, taking recovery rate to 27.5%

Adani Green Q4 PBT at Rs 69 cr, firm says Covid-19 impact not significant

Lower expenses drive profit number; firm had incurred a loss in the same period a year ago

Ferrous metals headed for subdued start in FY21 due to dip in auto demand

Analysts believe that strict quarantine measures to enforce lockdown will lead to demand erosion even though the supply side is facing relatively lower disruptions

Google blocked 2.7 bn 'bad ads' in 2019, suspended nearly 1 mn advertisers

The tech giant also noted that there has been a sharp spike in fraudulent ads for in-demand products like face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives globally

India enters Lockdown 3.0; all dos and don'ts explained in pics

The ban on selling liquor, paan, tobacco has been now lifted from all the three zones ensuring minimum six-feet social distancing with not over 5 people at a time

Railways to pay 85% of train fare for workers, says govt after controversy

Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry, gave a clarification after the Congress party offered to pay for the train tickets of migrant workers.

Why Shramik Special Trains have created a political storm

Here's why the Shramik Special Trains have created quite a stir in political circles

UP to expedite homecoming of stranded labourers by trains amid lockdown

The government plans to run at least 6 trains daily each from the two industrialised states - Gujarat, Maharashtra

Icra expects GDP to contract by 20% in June quarter, 2% fall in FY21

The agency's earlier economic forecast was a range, according to which the GDP may either expand by 1 per cent or contract by 1 per cent in 2020-21

Delhi liquor shops open after lockdown; cops cane customers in some places

According to an official, about 150 government-run liquor shops have been allowed to open from 9 am to 6.30 pm in accordance with the latest lockdown relaxations

Top headlines: Silver Lake to invest in Jio Platforms; fuel sales fall

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of top events of the day

UPSC postpones civil services preliminary exam scheduled May 31

The decision was taken during a meeting held by the Union Public Service Commission on Monday

More steeps needed to control coronavirus pandemic in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan

'The fight against it needs to be taken more seriously here,' Union Health Minister said

England, Windies board hold 'positive talks' on rescheduling Test series

West Indies were due to arrive in the UK this month ahead of a three-match Test tour, but that has now been suspended owing to Covid-19

MARKET WRAP: Investors lose Rs 5.8 trillion as Sensex tumbles 2,002 points

All that happened in the markets today

Lockdown 3.0: Migrant workers clash again in Surat, demand to be sent home

The workers have been demanding that trains should be arranged to ferry them to their native places as the government extended the nationwide lockdown till May 17

Lockdown 3.0: Massive traffic jams in Delhi, inter-state checkpoints

Commuters had verbal run-ins with police deployed on the border checkpoints over the validity of movement passes

Bengal has highest Covid-19 mortality rate in India: IMCT tells Chief Secy

A BSF jawan deployed in the entourage of the IMCT to West Bengal has tested positive for COVID-19, following which over 50 personnel of the force were quarantined