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25/25 staff model will become a reality quicker than expected, says TCS CEO

Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD of the Mumbai-headquartered firm says that the model has been well-accepted by all stakeholders including clients and employees

Campus remedies

How innovative minds in universities are designing solutions for critical problems

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Facing third wave, Hong Kong shuts schools

US marines infected at Okinawa base, UK drones to deliver Covid-19 tests to Scottish Islands, two art gallery shows to explore from home and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan tests positive for Covid-19

Former India cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan has tested positive for coronavirus

Amitabh Bachchan stable with mild symptoms after testing Covid-19-positive

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is in a "stable" condition with "mild symptoms", after he tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday

World Coronavirus Dispatch: People with no symptoms can 'spread' virus

Japan's contact-tracing app fails, San Francisco to pause reopening salons and parlours, California to release 8,000 prisoners and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Industrial output continues decline in May; govt withholds headline number

All the components of the IIP - mining, manufacturing and electricity - saw contraction on a smaller magnitude as compared to the previous month

Top govt scientists tell MPs Covid-19 vaccine at least a year away

Reliance of Indian pharma industry on Chinese APIs a 'huge strategic concern' with few short-term solutions, they say; meanwhile, CSIR says Covid offers a good opportunity to check brain drain

Insurers start offering standard Covid product as mandated by Irdai

As of now, the insurers have to offer the indeminity-based standard Covid cover (Corona Kavach), but later they may also offer the benefit-based product (Corona Rakshak), insurers said

No need for blanket extension of EMI moratorium: SBI chief Rajnish Kumar

Says people are very cautious about increasing their liability. Especially in retail, a large number of people are paying up, and SMEs have also started paying

Shoppers Stop MD Rajiv Suri puts in papers amid Covid-19 challenges

Company to be managed by CXO committee in interim period

Covid-19 impact: Mercedes-Benz India H1 sales down 55% at 2,948 units

Mercedes-Benz India said it witnessed positive momentum in June 2020 sales, which showed first signs of a gradual recovery buoyed by a rejuvenated SUV portfolio

France begins investigating Covid-19 unemployment fraud worth millions

Criminals took advantage of an unemployment scheme, successfully obtaining more than 2 million euros from the state that did not go to workers

Tablighi Jamaat: 62 Malaysians,11 Saudis walk free after paying fines

The court had on Thursday allowed 60 Malaysians to walk free on payment of Rs 7,000 fine each after they accepted a few mild charges under plea bargain process

India has room for fiscal support given severity of economic crisis: IMF

Over the medium-term, India will have a very limited fiscal space, and a credible and well-communicated consolidation plan will be urgently needed once the pandemic subsides, an IMF official said

India coronavirus dispatch: Covid-19 pandemic and policy solutions

Irrational preference for costly Covid therapy, locked-down India ignored rising indoor air pollution, what a study of 17 mn reveals about deaths-roundup of news on how India is dealing with pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Air travel picks up on domestic flight recovery

US sets new one-day record with 60,500 cases, Russian deaths cross 11,000, bringing home seafarers stuck on ships and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Delhi HC refuses plea challenging BCI notification on online law exams

The petition filed by two law students claimed that since the law colleges were not able to complete the syllabus and conduct classes due to the pandemic, they could not be permitted hold examinations

Personal car, two-wheeler preferred mode of transport post Covid-19: Survey

Post lockdown, pre-owned vehicles will see good traction as 96% of the respondents want to purchase such cars

Auto component sector FY21 revenue may fall 14-18% over weak demand: ICRA

ICRA expects recovery of the auto components sector to be gradual and slow-paced, with the industry pinning hopes on revival in rural income to support growth in the festive season and thereafter