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India lifts restrictions on 24 drug exports amid coronavirus

It had imposed the restrictions last month as the coronavirus outbreak disrupted global supply chains

7 April 2020 11:20 AM IST

BSE tower. (Photo- PTI)

Sensex zooms 2,476 pts to reclaim 30K level; Nifty rallies 708 pts

All Sensex components ended on a positive note with IndusInd Bank was the top gainer surging over 22 per cent

7 April 2020 10:31 AM IST

A patient is wheeled into the emergency unit of the Verdun Hospital in Montreal on Monday, April 6, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says hes confident Canada will still be able to import N95 protective masks form the U.S. despite an export ban and says he will talk to U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days. (AP Photo)

Trump announces 3M deal to provide millions of facemasks

Overburdened US health facilities have warned protective equipment stockpiles are at critically low levels nd some may...

7 April 2020 9:58 AM IST

Asia markets extend gains on glimmers of hope in virus fight. (Photo- AFP)

Asian markets rise on hopes of slowing coronavirus crisis

Asia extended Monday's rally following a surge on Wall Street, as fresh cases were slowing in Spain, Germany, Italy and...

7 April 2020 9:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Union ministers to prepare a plan for their respective ministries to contain the economic impact of covid-19. (Photo- ANI)

Prepare plan to contain covid19 economic impact on war footing: PM to...

Each ministry should identify 10 key decisions and 10 priority areas of focus once the 21-day lockdown ends

6 April 2020 6:27 PM IST

Petrol sales shrank by 15.5 per cent and diesel demand tanked over 24 per cent in March. (Photo- PTI)

Petrol and diesel sales shrink in March as lockdown wipes demand

Petrol sales dropped to 1.859 million tonnes in March from 2.2 million tonnes sold in the same month in 2019

6 April 2020 4:46 PM IST

Airtel Payments Bank. (Photo- PTI)

Airtel Payments Bank ties up with Bharti AXA to offer insurance...

The validity period of these policies is restricted to one year and will be issued on individual name basis only

6 April 2020 3:23 PM IST

Insurers are duty-bound to settle claims if a death occurs due to covid-19. (Photo- PTI)

Insurers cannot decline covid19 death claim settlement

All life insurers, both public and private, are committed to process any death claim pertaining to covid-19 at the...

6 April 2020 2:21 PM IST

Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani. (Photo- PTI)

Pandemic impact: Mukesh Ambani's net worth drops 28 pc to USD 48...

The Indian market has corrected by 25 per cent in the last two months as the economic costs and impact of the COVID-19

6 April 2020 1:31 PM IST

Bank employees wear masks as a precautionary measure following the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

Covid19 impact: Banks to witness spike in credit costs, non-performing...

Asia-Pacific governments, central banks, and supervisory authorities have rolled out diverse measures to address...

6 April 2020 12:38 PM IST

IndusInd Banks outlook to negative from stable. (Photo- ANI)

Ind-Ra revises IndusInd Bank's outlook to negative from stable

The agency has also affirmed the short-term issuer rating at A1-plus

6 April 2020 11:49 AM IST

Rafael Delgado places free meals for residents that signed up online on a table for curbside delivery at a restaurant Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Spanish jobless claims jump by over 3,00,000 in March

Pandemic "changed the trend" in unemployment figures for March, after only 2,857 workers filled jobless claims in the...

6 April 2020 11:07 AM IST