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Delhi HC refuses plea challenging BCI notification on online law exams

The petition filed by two law students claimed that since the law colleges were not able to complete the syllabus and conduct classes due to the pandemic, they could not be permitted hold examinations

Personal car, two-wheeler preferred mode of transport post Covid-19: Survey

Post lockdown, pre-owned vehicles will see good traction as 96% of the respondents want to purchase such cars

Auto component sector FY21 revenue may fall 14-18% over weak demand: ICRA

ICRA expects recovery of the auto components sector to be gradual and slow-paced, with the industry pinning hopes on revival in rural income to support growth in the festive season and thereafter

Karnataka CM to 'work from home' after staff test positive for coronavirus

The Chief Minister urged people to adhere to the guidelines as a precautionary measure to control the spread of coronavirus

Why reveal names of Covid-19 patients? Involves privacy rights: Bombay HC

A division bench made the observation while hearing a petition filed by two people seeking disclosure of names of coronavirus patients to enable contact tracing and save others from getting infected

Covid-19 impact: Here's why insurance may never be the same again

While new pandemic-proof policies might not be cheap, they offer businesses from restaurants to film production companies to e-commerce retailers ways of insuring against disruptions

Pak man files $20-bn damages suit against US for Covid-19 outbreak

A Pakistani court has issued notices to the US embassy in Islamabad, the US counsel general Lahore and the foreign ministry on a $20 billion damages suit filed by a coronavirus infected person

Modi says India already witnessing green shoots of economic recovery

While the PM did not go into specifics on his statement, he did seem to try allay apprehensions that India could turn more protectionist with his call for an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'

Six-month report card: India's share in global Covid-19 deaths on the rise

Growth rates vary, but every country has struggled to contain the pandemic, shows an analysis of the numbers.

Restarting the growth engine

Restarting is easy but a full-speed drive is still some time away

Kerala getting closer to Covid-19 community spread, warns CM Vijayan

Of the 6,534 recorded cases in Kerala, 2,795 are presently active

SC dismisses plea on claim about therapy to deal with Covid-19 pandemic

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said the apex court cannot investigate the genuineness of such claim and it was for the authorities, including ICMR

Tamil Nadu reports 4,231 new coronavirus cases, tally at 126,581

Districts which reported spikes include Tiruvallur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Kallakurichi, Tuticorin, Chengalpet among others.

Delhi traders try to woo back customers with heavy rebates, free masks

The traders' bodies are also in touch with the Centre and Delhi government to run special trains to bring back migrant workers from their home states to solve the labour crisis

53-yr old Delhi Police ASI dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Jeevan Singh, posted at Delhi Police's Special branch, was attached with the Motor Transport section of the department

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US cases surge past three-million mark

UK's latest $38 billion stimulus, Canada fiscal deficit seen at 14% of GDP, Pakistan to re-open schools in September and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 impact: Arvind Fashions reports Q4 net loss of Rs 208 crore

Revenue from operations fell 39.22 percent to Rs 710.46 crore during the quarter under review

Wadhwani Foundation ties up with Clix Capital, Sidbi, others to help SMEs

Commits Rs 200 crore for initiative, which will support 10,000 SMEs with business survival, stability, and growth consulting to help save or create up to 100,000 jobs

Covid-19 causes brain complications as cases found across the globe: Lancet

In the study, the researchers assessed patients hospitalised in the UK for Covid-19, and found a range of neurological and psychiatric complications

India seeing economic green shoots; has a role in global revival: PM Modi

Modi also said that there are many possibilities and opportunities in various sunrise sectors in India