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RIL to Hindustan Unilever, stocks that drove Nifty off coronavirus lows

Barring three stocks - Eicher Motors, Shree Cement and Bajaj Finance - all the Nifty components have gained during this two-week period

90% of trucks in India are now off roads amid coronavirus lockdown

Daily movement of trucks has collapsed to less than 10 per cent of normal levels, according to All India Motor Transport Congress

Boris Johnson stable in ICU with Covid-19, remains in 'good spirits'

Johnson, 55, was tested positive for coronavirus more than 10 days ago and was admitted to the hospital a day earlier

One coronavirus patient can infect 406 persons in no lockdown: ICMR

ICMR assumed R-naught at 2.5 for the study; 107,006 tests for Covid-19 have been conducted to date

Indian tea exports may decline by up to 8% over Covid-19 outbreak

Exports under pressure as major buyers battle Covid-19

Hurdles remain despite coronavirus lockdown exemption for farming

Challenges remain on the ground. Curfew passes are also difficult to obtain from DMs, collectors

Gold jumps 2% to hit a new lifetime high, silver futures up over 5%

Appreciating rupee restricts jump, global monetary easing to support gold further

States can borrow Rs 3.2 trillion in April-Dec after discussions with RBI

The amount that the states have been given permission to raise through open market borrowings is a little more than Rs 3.2 trillion.

Scheme for phone makers finds no takers amid coronavirus lockdown

Despite the government recently announcing two ambitious schemes for the sector to attract new investment, none of the companies is planning to avail them any time soon.

Coronavirus lockdown: Uneasy calm hangs over New Delhi Railway Station

Now only 45-50 goods trains pass through the country's second busiest station

India needs a new social compact

The symbiotic relationship between migrant workers and the economy must be acknowledged when the lockdown ends

Tata Trusts, private firm join hands to roll out coronavirus testing kits

Molbio Diagnostics says battery-operated kits can be taken out into the field to test as many as 15 individuals in a day.

Covid-19: Myntra teams up with Wildcraft to offer protective masks

The masks have a three-layered filtration system to filter coarser dust particles, bacteria and even droplets

WhatsApp clamps down further on frequent forwards to stem misinformation

Once a message has been previously forwarded five times, it can henceforth only be forwarded one chat at a time

The side effects

Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19

Travel firms get battle-ready for post-Covid scenario even as unknowns loom

Many are doing online product and sales workshops to enable staff to adapt to changed business scenario, even though there is little clarity on when travel curbs will be lifted

The job protection diktat

Govt must pay for a part of the wage cost

Letter to BS: The team of 'Family' must be applauded for covid-19 awareness

This initiative proves that information told cleverly through entertainment is so­mething that can touch ev­eryone's heart

Letter to BS: Kerala has shown acumen and toil to tackle coronavirus

It can only thank its Communist roots that kept the common man as its core concern

Pandemic distress

We need businesses up and running and people back at work - and swift extraordinary actions to make this happen