PM Modi urges countrymen to dispel the darkness spread by coronavirus by lighting a candle on April 5

India may call for staggered exit from the lockdown that is scheduled to end on April 14.

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News PM Modi urges countrymen to dispel the darkness spread by coronavirus by lighting a candle on April 5 India may call for staggered exit from the lockdown that is scheduled to end on April 14.... World Bank approves $1 billion aid to India to fight Covid-19 This is the largest ever health sector support from the Bank to India.... Pak mulls going the China way on lockdown However, videos of people violating the social distancing measures have gone viral, according to media reports in Pak...

Today's Highlights Covid-19 would reset distances, labour market: Experts Irudaya Rajan, one of India's foremost experts in population studies and who pioneered the annual Kerala Migration S... Beware! Fake UPI IDs created against PM-Cares Fund "CERT-In has received several reports about fake UPI IDs, which are similar to the UPI ID used by the 'Prime Minister... Third Covid positive case in Dharavi raises concern This comes after a 52-year old civic worker who worked in Dharavi was tested positive and a 56-year-old who had teste...

Industry Why India's booming power market is bad for business Discoms lose around Rs 360 on every megawatt-hour of electricity they deliver — equivalent to roughly 10% of the reta... How immune are humans to this strand of coronavirus? Here's what we know so far While no one in any community seems to be immune to the Covid virus, people over the age of 60, particularly the ones... Students to take global exams TOEFL, GRE at home "At-home solutions will now be worldwide for test takers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemi...

epaper Coronavirus attack to slow down IT growth TCS, Infosys and HCL will be hit by the reduced technology spending by clients in the US and Europe.... Work-from-home going to stay, even after Covid-19 scare is over HR heads see it as a win-win solution helping employees save on commute time and cos to cut establishment cost, raisi... Discoms can't invoke force majeure: Gencos Lockdown no excuse as it doesn't impact utilities, say power producers. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commissio...

RISE A Covid twist to Oyo's fight with hotels Oyo stated in the letter that since hotel revenues have dwindled and are unlikely to improve in the next few months i... Zoom grapples with security flaws that sour users on app Zoom's shares have more than doubled this year as investors bet that the teleconferencing company would be one of the... Myntra, others use entertainment to connect with customers Nykaa has launched quizzes, contextual work from home, health and social distancing content and campaigns. The compan...

Panache Twitter lights up with tongue-in-cheek memes after PM's call to light diyas on April 5 The microblogging platform saw a range of reactions.... Anand Mahindra has an idea for 'Padman' sequel, lauds menstrual products start-up founder for joining hands to make face masks The top boss called it a win-win alliance.... India's first at-home Covid test kit launched The easy-to-use kit, approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research, displays accurate results within minutes. ...

Tech Fresh row over Rs 41k crore sops for electronic makers The Department of Revenue and the handset industry, backed by the IT ministry, are at odds over the implementation of... Google to publish user location data to help govts Google will publish location data from its users around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effec... Indian smartphone industry may take $2 bn hit from coronavirus: Counterpoint Research Noting that the effect of the pandemic on India was relatively mild until mid-March, Counterpoint Research said the o...

Mutual Funds Are mutual fund investors getting adventurous? Some advisors think so We talked to some financial planners and mutual fund distributors to find out whether they also face similar queries ... Nippon Small Cap Fund reopens for lumpsum investments after two years Back in 2018, the fund house had put up an addendum saying, "The limit on subscriptions of units has been done with a... 'Asia appears to be on the mend, it should help the global recovery' The big question on everybody's mind right now is how bad the economic downturn will be, and what kind of recovery li...

Wealth All you need to know about making payments via UPI To use UPI, you must have a bank account with a member bank, i.e., your bank should allow you to use the UPI facility... Insurers question high cost of Covid-19 treatment in pvt hospitals With private hospitals now offering coronavirus treatment, health insurance claims ranging from Rs 90,000 to Rs 6.5 l...

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