Page 44 - Latest Updates on Covid-19

Unlock 1.0: After 3-month selling streak, FPIs invest Rs 21,235 cr in June

Earlier, foreign investors remained net sellers for three consecutive months. They pulled out a net Rs 7,366 crore in May, Rs 15,403 crore in April and a record Rs 1.1 trillion in March

Covid-19 pandemic helped Byju's become a decacorn, cross $10.5 bn valuation

In response to schools being shut down due to Covid-19, Byju's made content on its learning app free for all students

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Did the disease appear earlier than thought?

From taking a look at potential holiday destinations, to a possible wave of bankruptcies in Russia

8 states contributed 85% Covid-19 caseload, 87% deaths: Health Ministry

The ministry said it briefed the Group of Ministers on Covid-19 on the coronavirus situation in the country and the efforts to boost healthcare infrastructure on Saturday

Covid-19 impact: How a WhatsApp group led to the creation of Swasth app

An idea that owes its origin to a WhatsApp Group is now at the forefront of telemedicine during the times of Covid-19

470,000 RT-PCR tests, 50,000 rapid antigens given free to Delhi by ICMR

A 1,000-bed full-fledged hospital in Delhi, developed by DRDO and to be manned by doctors and paramedical staff from the Army would be functional next week from an area near Dhaula Kuan

IT stocks surge post Accenture's good Q3, but gains may be limited

In fact, Accenture's 6 per cent growth in new order bookings was also led by outsourcing contracts, and it also raised its lower-end revenue growth guidance

Covid-19 threat forces JSW Steel to reduce workforce at Karnataka plant

Nearly 11,000 migrants workers are not being allowed to enter the 12-million-tonne facility

ITC Q4 preview: Cigarette volume growth, hotel business outlook eyed

During the period under review, ITC's stock surged dipped 27.7 per cent as compared to a 9 per cent fall in the NIfty FMCG index.

Central banks have thrown trillions at Covid-19. What do they have left?

For central banks that already print money to buy assets, so-called helicopter drops could follow -- directly funding state spending with newly created money that's not offset by government IOU

Tamil Nadu adds 3,509 new coronavirus cases, tally crosses 70,000

As of today, the total number of cases in the state stands at 70,977

Take action, get real time Covid-19 bed updates: HC to Centre, Delhi govt

The high court, during the more than an hour long hearing via video conference, said that if the hospitals are adamant, "you are not powerless authority"

India's high debt-to-GDP ratio acceptable in times of Covid, say analysts

However, Centre and states must have a clear road map on what the extra borrowing will be spent on, and on how they plan to return to a path of fiscal consolidation

No leave for police as personnel necessary during Unlock-1: Gujarat govt

Following the Central government's guidelines, the Gujarat government had announced relaxations in lockdown starting from June 1.

Even six months after it began, plenty of people unaware of Covid-19

In the week ending June 20, just over half 51 per cent of the 3,471 people tracked said they had never heard of Covid-19.

Cooperate unless you want another Covid lockdown in Bengaluru: Karnataka CM

The Chief Minister said there is no lockdown in the entire city, adding only in a few areas it has been imposed and would continue

A fresh round of selling cannot be ruled out: Harshad Patil, Tata AIA Life

The economy, for a large part of the quarter, was under lockdown, and hence the performance of companies would be muted.

Markets have moved out of the panic phase: Ajay Tyagi of UTI MF

The financial sector may go through a volatile phase in the short term, but its ability to create value in the long-term is fully intact.

Covid-19 impact: Diageo India launches programme to help recover bars, pubs

Their top priorities included hygiene measures, digital support and practical equipment and training to transform how their outlets will work when they reopen

ITBP takes over Delhi's 10,000 bed Covid-19 centre; to provide docs, staff

The ITBP was the first organisation in the country to have created a 1,000 bed quarantine center for coronavirus affected people