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Letter to BS: The attack on coronavirus warriors is disturbing

In Meerut, a doctor suffered murderous attack from a stone-pelting gang. Even policemen are not spared

Letter to BS: RBI's measures to tackle Covid-19 are in the right direction

By lowering the reverse repo rate further, the RBI has disincentivised banks from parking their surplus funds with it

Internal circulars indicate govt to lift lockdown by mid-June

The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notice that announced postponing the start of a post-graduate degree course for senior bureaucrats at IIM Bangalore

Can rate cut force banks to lend?

Credit guarantee by the government for banks' fresh loans to certain segments might do the trick at a small fiscal cost

After aviation minister's 'advice', Air India stops bookings on all flights

The minister's comment came on Saturday night, hours after the national carrier stated that it has opened bookings on select domestic flights from May 4

Covid-19: ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners

According to the WHO draft, from a total of 70 candidate vaccines in the race, three leading vaccines which are in human testing phase

Using telemedicine to get critical medical advice in times of the lockdown

All you need is a smart phone to start consulting health specialists over video call, phone call, whatsapp, and other applications. And it does not burn a hole in your pocket

Tamil Nadu reports 105 new coronavirus cases, total number at 1,447

The government also said 46 Covid-19 patients were discharged across the state on Sunday, taking the total number of discharged persons to 411.

DMF funds could be used for Covid-19 affected communities: PRAHAR

Currently, 65 per cent of DMF corpus remains unutilised

Story in numbers: Lockdown pushes tourism, hospitality to brink of collapse

Thus, foreign tourist arrivals in India, which saw a 9% decline in February 2020 (1.02 million) over January (1.12 million), and a 7% fall from February 2019 (1.09 million), further plummeted in March

Active vs passive: Mixed strategy works well, have your feet in both funds

Experts favour passive funds up to 40% in core and a bunch of active funds in satellite portfolio

How TS Singh Deo's approach pushed community leaders to fight Covid-19

Over 90,000 people have been quarantined in the state after the outbreak and this helped control the situation in Chhattisgarh

As Covid-19 takes centre stage, crucial political matters await resolution

Even if the pandemic's curve flattens out, governments are in for a long haul because the economic and social costs are far too enormous to be recompensed in the short run

Market pricier than previous crisis levels despite grim growth outlook

However, the virtual shutdown of the economy and the question mark surrounding the return to normalcy mean the markets are not yet out of the woods

Coronavirus crisis in India has not exploded yet: Bhramar Mukherjee

The biostatistician says the peak of virus may hit India by mid-May and a 42- to 56-day lockdown can help in flattening the curve

India can be nerve centre of modern supply chains in post-Covid world: PM

With the world is in pursuit of new business models, "India, a youthful nation known for its innovative zeal, can take the lead in providing a new work culture," Modi opined.

Our March 2021 target for Nifty is 10,100: Citi India's Abhinav Khanna

'Volatility is here to stay in the near term, for Indian as well as global markets, as a lot is still unknown about the future trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns across the globe'

Covid-19: Govt unlikely to exempt GST on masks, ventilators, and PPEs

GST exemption on such items would jeopardise the interest of the industry and would not result in any significant gains to consumer

How tech firms are helping build robust local supply chains amid Covid-19

Now that many areas are out of bounds for big retailers for various reasons, is there an opportunity for local kiranas?

Challenging time for board of directors amid coronavirus outbreak

The board should immediately address the issue of succession for the CEO and other critical positions to ensure a seamless continuation of each critical function