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RBI unlikely to monetise Centre's fiscal deficit in first half of FY21

This, officials said, is because the bond market has factored in the Rs 4.88-trillion gross borrowing for April-September 2020

FinMin gives Rs 46,000 cr in April devolution as states fight coronavirus

Chief Ministers and state finance ministers have written to the centre seeking funds to deal with the pandemic.

Brands get creative with customer engagement to stay relevant amid crisis

New services, new offers, new alliances and with a little help from technology, brands reimagine their relationship with consumers

Wall Street drops on oil price crash, earnings anxiety; Dow falls over 1%

Energy stocks shed 1.9% and were on track for their sixth slide in seven sessions as the front-month May US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract plunged more than 50%

Binge-reading and -watching

Binge-watchers filling up empty days may ask: Why read a book when there's the movie? Apart from putting the cart before the horse, it's a lazy question

A tale of hubris, luck and ignorance

One cannot help notice three similarities in Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis

Coping with the lockdown

Given the scale of demand contraction, we need a fiscal package of at least 3-4 per cent of GDP

Ending opportunism

Govt right to crack down on strategic investments from China

A long haul

India should not declare a premature victory against Covid-19

Covid-19 lockdown: Labour, stockpile make carmakers delay production

Supply chain glitches and unavailability of labour also a deterrent

Letter to BS: Schools and colleges should refrain from fee hikes

They should desist from holding online examinations as it may lead to some dissatisfaction in the student community

Letter to BS: Our current way of living, working may be the 'new normal'

We may have to wear masks outside our homes, practise social distancing, avoid large groups at work or at social events

Covid-19: Cong hopeful of govt following up more of its recommendations

The Congress has constituted an 11-member consultative group which would meet at least once in two days to suggest further policy changes

Coronavirus outbreak: India Inc asks RBI for one-time loan recast

Analysts have already predicted that due to the lockdown, India's economic loss will be close to $ 234.4 billion or 8.1% of GDP

Protecting crown jewels

India has done well to follow in the footsteps of Germany, France and Australia among others by introducing provisions to safeguard its businesses

Covid-19 a wake-up call, says Ratan Tata in outreach to slum dwellers

Tata said while slums are blamed as the cause of current problem, slum-dwellers are not being properly taken care of

Cadila Healthcare at the forefront, looks at biologic drug to treat Covid

Company is already working on developing 2 vaccine candidates, diagnostic kits and also making HCQ

Covid-19 impact: Steel firms to focus on exports till demand improves

For the next one to two months, the focus will be on a balance between domestic sales and exports, say experts

Odisha clears investment from Chinese firm amid mounting Covid-19 worries

Move comes amid New Delhi's new FDI rules that Beijing calls dicriminatory

All that glitters is on video: Tanishq finds a way for gold customers

Titan which sells Tanishq brand gold and diamond jewellery, operates over 350 retail stores across the counter. Apart from that, the company also sells huge quantity of its products online.