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Coronavirus outbreak: 71 dead in a day, India toll crosses 1,000-mark

Maharashtra tally rises to 9,915 with 597 new cases

Covid-19 impact: Lockdown takes a toll on jobs generated through MNREGA

The jobs generated under the scheme fell to a nearly 7-year low for which the data is available

Covid-19 outbreak: Real estate majors rule out price cuts after lockdown

Despite fall in sales, supply constraints may keep prices firm

Gilead Sciences reports positive data in remdesivir trial for Covid-19

The company issued a news release early Wednesday commenting on the study from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases without providing details of the results.

Covid-19 outbreak: Govt eases curbs on interstate movement amid lockdown

Union home secretary issues order amending earlier guidelines that barred people from crossing states and cities.

Stock exchanges turn to Centre, state govts to fund SME share sales

The plea comes at a time when coronavirus pandemic has crippled business activity, with SMEs being the worst-hit

Farmers destroy crop as lockdown brings floriculture market to standstill

Normally, farmers anticipate a huge bump in demand during the February-May season due to weddings and other such occasions

Govt increases portfolio of infra projects, raises spending to Rs 111 trn

The estimate has been made for the five-year period ending 2025

Govt may allow EMIs for Vivad se Vishwas scheme amid Covid-19 crisis

The scheme requires payments to be made before June 30, which appears difficult for most businesses facing cash crunch and near-term economic uncertainty due to the lockdown.

Drug to treat Covid-19 ready, says Strides Pharma; stock rises 20%

Firm says will apply to Indian pharma authorities to start studies

Low valuations don't make Emami a cool bet; investors advised caution

In the past 1-2 years, Emami has seen muted volume off-take, thanks to higher dependence on wholesale distribution and competitive pressures

Federal Reserve leaves rates near zero, sees coronavirus risks lingering

US stock markets pared some of the day's strong gains after the release of the statement

Covid-19: Gilead drug data lifts hopes, Fauci calls it 'highly significant'

President Donald Trump during a White House meeting greeted Gilead's reports as good news

US recession to last for longest time, quick rebound unlikely: Economists

The longest U.S. economic expansion has ended, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at Oxford Economics

Auto brands craft their comeback avatars for post Covid-19 world

An already battered set of companies are battling the pandemic through a burst of activity online, hoping to keep their brands on the road after the lock down

Delhi govt freezes DA, DR for 220,000 employees, pensioners till July 2021

The dearness allowance for employees and dearness relief for pensioners were due from January 2020

Sell unsold units at 'no-profit-no-loss' to boost liquidity: Nitin Gadkari

The outbreak of coronavirus disease has impacted the real estate sector, which was already reeling from the demand slowdown, the road, transport and highways minister said

Need partial reopening of units, offices in red zones: Exporters to Govt

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says open to export incentives if they are 'justified, reasonable and WTO compliant'

Lockdown 2.0: Farm sector may be sole bright spot this year, says govt

Expects over 3 per cent growth 2020-21; May give 0.5-1.0% push to country's overall GDP

Covid-19 and women@work

Poor access to economic opportunity is reflected potently in India's famously poor female labour force participation rates