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The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India. (PTI Photo)

India's farmers gather record wheat crop, but cannot move it

The largest crop gathered globally during the pandemic, which is worth more than $26 billion

15 May 2020 10:13 AM IST

Migrant workers from UP state sit stuffed inside a goods truck on the outskirts of Hyderabad hoping to be driven to their villages in UP. (AP)

One Nation One Ration Card: Manna for migrant workers -- by next March

Nirmala Sitharaman's second tranche of the stimulus package addreses farmers, migrant workers, street hawkers

15 May 2020 9:50 AM IST

Oil prices were mixed on Friday after big gains a day earlier when the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted crude stockpiles. (AFP/PTI Photo)

Oil mixed as coronavirus risks offset hopes that crude stockpiles will...

Prices have been lifted by more signs that oil output is falling among OPEC and other major producers

15 May 2020 9:05 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says second tranche for migrant labourers,...

Government to give free foodgrain supplies to migrant workers for next two months

14 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

LG Chem begins transportation of Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea. (PTI Photo)

Vizag gas leak: LG Chem transport Styrene Monomer inventory to South...

The company would continue to work with government agencies to ensure all possible support for bereaved families and...

14 May 2020 3:52 PM IST

UK court plays video of Nirav Modis death threats to Dummy Directors. (PTI Photo)

UK court plays video of Nirav Modi's death threats to 'dummy...

Modi's defence team have claimed a paucity of evidence to prove dishonesty and also questioned the admissibility of some...

14 May 2020 3:23 PM IST

Govt releases truncated WPI for April; wholesale food inflation falls 3.7%. (AP Photo)

Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; 10% deflation in...

Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72...

14 May 2020 2:00 PM IST

Kolkata: Bandhan Bank Managing Director & CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh . (PTI Photo)

Bandhan Bank expects recovery of loans extended to micro-credit...

CEO Chandrashekhar Ghosh said customers in that sector are not facing problems in their businesses as they deal with...

14 May 2020 1:28 PM IST

Mphasis Q4 net profit jumps 32.7 pc to Rs 353.2 cr. (Photo- ANI)

Mphasis consolidated net profit rises 32.7% in the March 2020 quarter

Its revenue from operations grew 15.8 per cent to Rs 2,346.1 crore in the quarter from Rs 2,024.9 crore in the year-ago...

14 May 2020 12:35 PM IST

FM Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4 PM. (PTI Photo)

FM Nirmala to reveal second tranche of Aatmanirbhar stimulus package...

Finance Minister is likely to announce measures to help the agriculture sector and allied activities

14 May 2020 11:55 AM IST

Sensex slips over 600 points, Nifty below 9,300 level. (PTI Photo)

Sensex plummets 886 points, Nifty cracks below 9,200

Tech Mahindra was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, cracking over 5 percent

14 May 2020 10:57 AM IST

Coronavirus crisis continues to batter the U.S. labor market, with millions more Americans expected to have filed for unemployment benefits. (AP Photo)

US weekly jobless benefits to stay elevated as coronavirus layoffs...

The economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression of...

14 May 2020 10:08 AM IST