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West Bengal announces lockdown from today: Public transport to be shut, markets to be open from 7 am to 10 am

The curbs were announced a day after the state registered its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh cases, taking the total tally to 10,94,802

Chhattisgarh extends lockdown in Raipur till 31 May, but allows shops to remain open till 5 pm

On Sundays, only petrol pumps, hospitals, medical establishments, medicine shops, PDS shops will be allowed to function, an officia said

Fifty employees of Bharat Biotech test COVID-19 positive; joint MD's tweet draws bouquets and brickbats

Joint MD Suchitra Ella's statement drew varied reactions on Twitter , with some users questioning why the vaccine manufacturer's employees weren't vaccinated and some lauding the company's efforts

People more worried about economic crisis than health issues from coronavirus, finds study

The study - conducted by Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies (CMEE) at IIM Lucknow - revealed that majority (79 percent) of people are worried and surrounded by a feeling of fear (40 percent) and sadness (22 percent).

Coronavirus Outbreak: RBI cuts repo rate by 40 bps to 4%; full text of Shaktikanta Das' statement

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank reduced the repo rate by 40 bps to 4 percent to ease the financial stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

Coronavirus Outbreak: RBI cuts repo rate by 40 bps to 4%; full text of resolution of monetary policy statement

To mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak, in a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday again reduced the key lending rates by 40 basis points

Coronavirus Lockdown: Maruti Suzuki resumes operations at Manesar plant on single shift basis after 40 days of closure

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday said it has resumed operations at its Manesar plant in Haryana after around 40 days of closure due to the coronavirus-led lockdown

Coronavirus Lockdown: Maruti Suzuki India to resume operations at Manesar plant from 12 May

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said it would resume operations at its Manesar plant from 12 May

Coronavirus Outbreak: Airports ground handling industry seeks stimulus to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Struggling in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, the domestic ground handling industry has sought stimulus package, including a moratorium on interest on borrowings, waivers on certain fixed costs and deferment of statutory taxes

Coronavirus Outbreak: India’s GDP growth likely to range between decline of 0.9% and growth of 1.5% in FY21, says CII

India's GDP is likely to range between a decline of 0.9 percent and a growth of 1.5 percent in the current financial year, with the economy undergoing a "turbulent" phase caused by the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to a report