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Karnataka CM to 'work from home' after staff test positive for coronavirus

The Chief Minister urged people to adhere to the guidelines as a precautionary measure to control the spread of coronavirus

Why reveal names of Covid-19 patients? Involves privacy rights: Bombay HC

A division bench made the observation while hearing a petition filed by two people seeking disclosure of names of coronavirus patients to enable contact tracing and save others from getting infected

Covid-19 impact: Here's why insurance may never be the same again

While new pandemic-proof policies might not be cheap, they offer businesses from restaurants to film production companies to e-commerce retailers ways of insuring against disruptions

Pak man files $20-bn damages suit against US for Covid-19 outbreak

A Pakistani court has issued notices to the US embassy in Islamabad, the US counsel general Lahore and the foreign ministry on a $20 billion damages suit filed by a coronavirus infected person

Modi says India already witnessing green shoots of economic recovery

While the PM did not go into specifics on his statement, he did seem to try allay apprehensions that India could turn more protectionist with his call for an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'

Six-month report card: India's share in global Covid-19 deaths on the rise

Growth rates vary, but every country has struggled to contain the pandemic, shows an analysis of the numbers.

Restarting the growth engine

Restarting is easy but a full-speed drive is still some time away

Kerala getting closer to Covid-19 community spread, warns CM Vijayan

Of the 6,534 recorded cases in Kerala, 2,795 are presently active

SC dismisses plea on claim about therapy to deal with Covid-19 pandemic

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said the apex court cannot investigate the genuineness of such claim and it was for the authorities, including ICMR

Tamil Nadu reports 4,231 new coronavirus cases, tally at 126,581

Districts which reported spikes include Tiruvallur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Kallakurichi, Tuticorin, Chengalpet among others.

Delhi traders try to woo back customers with heavy rebates, free masks

The traders' bodies are also in touch with the Centre and Delhi government to run special trains to bring back migrant workers from their home states to solve the labour crisis

53-yr old Delhi Police ASI dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Jeevan Singh, posted at Delhi Police's Special branch, was attached with the Motor Transport section of the department

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US cases surge past three-million mark

UK's latest $38 billion stimulus, Canada fiscal deficit seen at 14% of GDP, Pakistan to re-open schools in September and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 impact: Arvind Fashions reports Q4 net loss of Rs 208 crore

Revenue from operations fell 39.22 percent to Rs 710.46 crore during the quarter under review

Wadhwani Foundation ties up with Clix Capital, Sidbi, others to help SMEs

Commits Rs 200 crore for initiative, which will support 10,000 SMEs with business survival, stability, and growth consulting to help save or create up to 100,000 jobs

Covid-19 causes brain complications as cases found across the globe: Lancet

In the study, the researchers assessed patients hospitalised in the UK for Covid-19, and found a range of neurological and psychiatric complications

India seeing economic green shoots; has a role in global revival: PM Modi

Modi also said that there are many possibilities and opportunities in various sunrise sectors in India

Subsidy dues balloon amid record fertiliser sales during Covid lockdown

While total requirement in the current fiscal is pegged at around Rs 128,000 crore, the 2020-21 Budget provided Rs 71,309 crore towards fertiliser subsidy

Reliance Jio, Airtel preparing to cash in on online gaming boom in India

Online gaming, that was a $1.9 billion industry in India in 2019, can well be on track to grow at a 35 per cent compounded rate (CAGR) to hit $8.4 billion by 2024

TCS Q1 preview: Covid-19 pandemic to hit earnings; Q2 outlook eyed

The Street, analysts believe, appears to be focusing on recovery path which is also visible in the strong rally in the sector.