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Early studies of potential coronavirus treatment show promise: Pfizer

It also finalised a plan to develop a coronavirus vaccine in partnership with German drugmaker BioNTech SE and said the companies hope to produce millions of vaccines by the end of 2020.

An unhealthy practice

It is generally put out that even though the health of the head of the government is a matter of national interest, it should not be a matter of national debate

Coronavirus impact: Enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in India, says govt

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal said that India has a stock of 3.28 crore tablets of hydroxychloroquine, which is three times more than the projected requirement

India's greatest test since partition

In the aftermath of the lockdown, entrepreneurs will need liquidity and loan forgiveness. The millions now sliding into poverty will need direct transfers of money and food

Coronavirus spread: Death toll crosses 200 in India, govt expands testing

ICMR study finds that patients with respiratory illnesses, no travel history tested positive for disease

Coronavirus lockdown: Amazon delivers groceries at door step in hotspots

Amazon, along with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Thursday made contactless deliveries to a containment zone in Mumbai on a pilot basis.

Not a flash in the pandemic

A design column must take note of the many excellent, thoughtful responses by the design and creative professions

Coronavirus: Tax dept gives fresh relief to companies on lower TDS

CBDT had recently extended the validity of certificates issued for lower TDS or TCS for three months - till June 30 this year

NPS subscribers can make partial withdrawal to cover coronavirus expenses

PFRDA declared Covid-19 as a critical illness which is life threatening in nature

How the police are enforcing the lockdown with iron fist and velvet glove

The coronavirus crisis has presented police across Indian states an opportunity to enhance their presence and impact on social media.

Coronavirus: BSE cautions market intermediaries against cyber attacks

Many organisations have switched to work-from-home, due to outbreak of the pandemic, with employees using mobile phones, tabs and personal laptops in order to maintain business continuity

The gods of medicine and healing, and their sought-after power to cure

In many cultures, medicine men were among the most important gods and spirits.

ADB pledges $2.2 bn to bolster India's health infrastructure, MSMEs

The ADB president on Friday called Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss the issue and assured support to India in its fight against the coronavirus disease

Investors opting to sit back till things get clearer: Kenneth Andrade

The market sell-off has already captured a lot of bad news in the price. Businesses now trade at book value (BV) or significantly lower, which limits their downside

Equity and credit markets can retest recent lows, warns Chris Wood

Over the past few weeks, Covid-19 hit, stimulus buoyed markets world over have risen close to a 'bull phase', typically defined as a rise of 20 per cent or more from the recent lows

Gold-backed ETFs see $23 billion inflow during March 2020 quarter: WGC

The sharp rise, according to the WGC, was triggered by a flight to safety amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that hit world economy hard, and plunged most global equity markets into a bear phase

Sebi to provide clarity to MFs over treatment of corporate defaults

The move comes in the wake of rising redemption pressure, lack of activity in the bond market and fears of non-payment of dues by corporate houses

Unlisted NCDs may be treated as term loans, carry RBI moratorium benefit

Sebi is likely to allow corporate houses to treat unlisted non-convertible debentures as 'term loans'.

Covid-19: IPS officer sent on leave over Wadhawans' travel amid lockdown

The bureaucrat had issued a letter exempting the Wadhawans from the lockdown norms citing a family emergency

ED seizes five DHFL promoter-owned luxury vehicles that violated lockdown

The Wadhawan brothers and their kin used the cars to travel to their farmhouse in Mahabaleshwar in order to dodge agencies investing the Yes bank-Rana Kapoor kickback case