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Stricter lockdown in the north pulls summer consumer sales down further

Many manufacturers from the region, which contributes 40% to the consumer goods market, have had to redraw their yearly targets

IndiGo reverses plan to cut salaries of employees, drops March decision

IndiGo is the best positioned airline to withstand the crisis created by lockdown to contain the coronavirus.

Progress of direct benefit transfer under PM Garib Kalyan Package

The government has so far transferred Rs 31,235 crore directly to either the bank account or employees' provident fund of 331.4 million people from the vulnerable sections of society

Lift coronavirus lockdown by mid-May, Mamata Banerjee tells Centre

For the third day in a row, Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata and advised people to strictly follow the lockdown norms, saying this was needed to break the chain of coronavirus transmission.

PM highlights govt measures taken for vulnerable sections during lockdown

The ministry said more than 33 crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs 31,235 cr till April 22 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP)

Centre cannot throttle us, says Bengal FM Mitra amid political slugfest

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Mitra said the decision to send two inter-ministerial Central teams to West Bengal without consulting the state government was a breach of protocol

Govt pushes lending, asks banks for daily reports of loans allowed: Report

The finance ministry, in a letter dated April 17 and seen by Reuters, asked banks to furnish detailed data on new loans, including particulars on what sectors were getting them

Ban on doorstep delivery of newspapers exceptional move: Maharashtra govt

The state said that newspapers are not an essential item and hence prohibition on its doorstep distribution cannot be said to be infringing upon any fundamental rights

Letter to BS: After US, other countries may also suspend immigration

India should start preparing for such eventuality now

Industry seeks unambiguity on employers' onus in Covid-positive cases

Not satisfied with govt clarification, fear section 58 of Disaster Management Act could be used against owners by various states

Tata Group-owned Jaguar-Land Rover to revive largest plant by mid-May

JLR's factories around the world will opened in a sequential manner that will be determined by the conditions and government laws around the coronavirus epidemic

Airports ground handling industry seeks stimulus to reduce Covid-19 impact

The Rs 4,000-4,500 cr ground handling industry has lost as much as 90% of the biz amid suspension of all commercial air passenger services due to the lockdown

Report of journalists contracting Covid-19 makes scribes in Lucknow jittery

Some of these journalists had urged the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct their sample tests

Letter to BS: Prison, fine for attacking medical staff is a welcome move

The greatest enemy we face these days is the one we can't even see, and those who cross the enemy lines without hesitation deserve our respect

India studying Trump's executive order of 60-day ban on immigrants: Report

"People to people contact has been the bedrock of ties between the two countries and we hope it will continue to be so," said a source

We'll come out stronger from this situation: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh

Parekh said that as the situation improves, the company is 'extremely comfortable that we will emerge stronger'

No country should have any concern over India's new FDI policy: Govt

India's decision to tighten norms for FDI came amid reports of China eyeing to take over several Indian entities following fall in their valuation due to economic downturn in the wake of the pandemic

CMs to make a more strident demand to lift lockdown in Monday meet with PM

he CMs plan to highlight the problems of stranded migrants and call for allowing inter-state transit to enable them to travel to their native places

Avoid crowding, don't call more than 1/3rd low-level staff: Centre to depts

The move comes after it was noticed that more than one-third of officials/staff below deputy secretary level are being called to offices in some ministries/departments

Five more Covid-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar, active cases rise to 11

The five new cases include three males and two females aged between 25 and 35, said Avijit Roy, nodal officer for Covid-19 here