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Marriage in times of coronavirus: Maharashtra couple married via video call

The marriage halls are also closed during the lockdown period

Covid-19 impact: Amazon delays Prime Day sales event, expects $100-mn hit

It was unclear how solid the estimates were or what the impact to Amazon ultimately would be

Armed forces readying 51 hospitals to treat coronavirus-affected patients

All armed forces units are coordinating with local civilian authorities to enhance Covid-19 preparedness levels

India coronavirus dispatch: Opportunity to bolster economy in medium term

From an opportunity to strengthen the economy, to the need for safety gears, and how behavioural science can mitigate migrants' fears - a round-up of articles on how India is dealing with Covid-19

World coronavirus dispatch: The US' triple whammy and the Rohingya timebomb

From unemployment and hurricanes threatening to make US problems worse to a crisis brewing at Rohingya camps and the British Queen's address, read these and more in today's international dispatch

Covid-19: EU waives duties, VAT on imported medical devices until July 31

The decision will make them one-third cheaper. For ventilators, the average value-added tax rate is 20%

Trump expands role of US army to tackle Covid-19, says 'we're in a war'

US till Friday reported 7,380 deaths and at least 276,500 infections due to the deadly coronavirus

US sets new global record with nearly 1,500 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

New York City alone accounted more than a quarter of the 7,077 US coronavirus deaths tallied by Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19 Factoid: Rapid rise in new cases globally, but S Korea gets a grip

Number of days taken to add 200,000 fresh cases to the global tally as well as the time taken to add 10,000 Covid-19 casualties is rapidly shortening.

OPEC+ debates biggest-ever oil cut as Covid-19 pandemic crushes demand

The oil market was dealt a heavy blow by the freefall in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic

Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 outbreak, politics of messaging, and more

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk about various aspects of the pandemic

Wall Street falls as coronavirus shreds US payroll; Dow, S&P slip over 1%

Even the loss of 701,000 jobs that Labor Department data showed for March did not completely capture the economic damage from the virus

Job seekers, firms see 'pessimism' in market sentiment: RBI Survey

A separate survey conducted to capture the impact of coronavirus showed "very sharp deterioration in sentiment across all sectors for Q4FY20, and stark pessimism for Q1FY21

Air India extends suspension of domestic flight bookings till April 30

A senior Air India executive said suspending domestic network was an internal decision

E-commerce faring better now, issues being resolved, says DPIIT Secy

Secretary in the Deparrment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra said that with lot of follow ups on their issues, relaxations were given to them by the Home Minis

Covid-19: Testing more patients

One of the major factors behind South Korea's success in fighting Covid-19 is the high rate of testing

Bharat Biotech joins global efforts in developing coronavirus vaccine

CoroFlu will build on the backbone of vaccine firm FluGen's flu vaccine candidate, a self-limiting version of the influenza virus that induces an immune response against the flu.

Fortune in crisis: A ventilator tycoon has added $3.7 bn to his wealth

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics shares have climbed 41 per cent, fueled by a surge in demand for the life-saving devices

Covid-19 and Indian economy: Do please light your lamps as lights go out

After the health crisis, India's fiscal stress will increase as revenue falls and crisis-driven expenditure goes up; some key numbers may get worse than in the 2008 financial crisis, writes T N Ninan

Why will it still be 'Tokyo 2020' in 2021?

IOC and The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have unanimously agreed to retain the 'Tokyo 2020' brand name for the Summer Olympics