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Small retailers urge govt to allow shops to open amid Covid-19 lockdown

The members of the association sustain their livelihood by selling goods of daily needs like biscuits, soft drinks, mineral water, cigarettes, bidi, pan etc

Taking a nap, playing ludo: Gujarat pharma hub hit by near-zero exports

Companies finding it tough to source raw materials amid the lockdown

Uber starts 'Essential' service in Mumbai to ferry passengers to hospitals

The ride hailing company has partnered with the city's traffic police and has identified a select fleet of vehicles for pick-up and drop to or from city hospitals

CPI inflation slows to 5.91% on easing food prices, may increase in April

Prices are likely to rise again in April, according to analysts, with the actual impact of the Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown yet to be fully seen.

As road sector gears up to resume work, uncertainty looms over compensation

As work came to a halt, mobilised equipment remain stranded with idling costs rising

How to deduct TDS against salary under new rules from April? CBDT clarifies

The circular also addresses the confusion that there cannot be a change in option by the employee during the year, coming as a relief for employers

Covid-19 forces retailers to reassess volume-driven business strategy

Crowd management policy critical; associations turn to government

SoftBank's $2-billion guarantee at risk as pandemic hits Oyo business

Oyo risks turning into another problem startup for SoftBank and Son, still reeling from the meltdown at the shared-office company WeWork.

Cong's 'uncooperative' conduct puts question mark on Oppn's relevance: BJP

The Congress should shun this "lowly politics" and cooperate with the government, said BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Plea to nationalise healthcare sector during coronavirus 'misconceived': SC

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat, which heard the matter through video-conference, said such a direction cannot be passed by the court

Tamil Nadu sugar industry asks Centre to rework loans in wake of Covid-19

Sector says new drought-resistant, high-yield and high-recovery cane to be introduced next year

Covid-19 pandemic a big blow for auto-component SMEs: CRISIL SME Tracker

The nationwide lockdown imposed till April 14 has brought production to a standstill, and will hurt even more if it is extended.

Arunachal Pradesh extends lockdown till April 30 to contain coronavirus

Only state-run buses will be allowed to ply on the roads.

Lockdown: Chhattisgarh units reluctant to restart with state's riders

They say arranging transport and masks for workers is impractical, point out government's reluctance to provide power tariff exemption

India's 2019-20 fuel demand growth worst in over 2 decades as virus strikes

Due to restrictions on movement and travel advisories, India's consumption of diesel, petrol and aviation turbine declined massively during March

Covid-19: Govt extends visas of stranded foreigners in India till April 30

The foreign nationals are stranded in the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced on March 24 to curb the spread of the disease

Coronavirus lockdown may have cost Indian economy Rs 7-8 trillion

Prime Minister Modi is likely to detail the post-lockdown scenario in an address to the nation on Tuesday morning

Weak economy, lower consumption to dent ad spends in media: KPMG report

OTT, along with online gaming, are emerging out to be winners in the crisis, it said

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, extension of lockdown likely

The prime minister is also likely to announce plans to revive the Indian economy which has been badly hit by the lockdown

Preference for polished pulses delaying Centre's free scheme roll-out

In total, in three months, starting from April, around 590,000 tonnes of pulses will have to be distributed for free to over 195 million families under the Garib Kalyan Yojana package