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Sugar stocks trading weak on subsidy squeeze may be an anomaly

The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of the country's top 15 sugar manufacturers was down 2.8 per cent on average on Friday

Counting the dead

What sort of toll has the "second wave" and the government's incompetent response inflicted?

Covid-19 crisis: Deaths stalk villages but locals still in denial

The first of a 4-part series looks at the weak health infra, vaccine hesitancy in rural UP

Active Covid cases down in Uttar Pradesh by 62.5% since Apr 30: Official

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state has come down by over 62 per cent since its peak on April 30

Best of BS Opinion: Redeeming India, dual regulation is bad, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

UP: Covid outlier or data fudger?

The test-positivity indicator stron­gly suggests that UP has been fudging the Covid data

UP records 7,336 new Covid cases, lowest since April 30; 282 more deaths

Uttar Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 16,44,851 with 7,336 fresh cases, the lowest single-day rise since April 30, while 282 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 18,354

UP revises lockdown guidelines; only 25 people allowed at weddings, events

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has now issued fresh directives, allowing a maximum of 25 people to take part in weddings and other functions in view of the Covid pandemic

Uttar Pradesh reports 8,737 new coronavirus cases, 255 deaths on May 18

Uttar Pradesh, which recently saw a spurt in Covid-19 infections, is now witnessing a slide in fresh cases with 8,737 new cases being reported on Tuesday taking the statewide tally to 16,37,663

'Entire families' wiped out, anger grows as Covid-19 engulfs rural India

In Basi, about 1.5 hours from the capital New Delhi, about three-quarters of the village's 5,400 people are sick and more than 30 have died in the past three weeks.

Medical system in small cities, villages of UP 'Ram bharose': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court made the comment on Monday while hearing a PIL over the coronavirus spread and the condition of quarantine centres in the state

It's not over till it's over

Despite the disastrous handling of the pandemic, Narendra Modi could still bounce back

No Covid safety: How UP panchayat polls resulted in deaths of teachers

The polling officers that included teachers and shiksha mitras or para-teachers, were trained from April 9 to April 15.

UP doctors to get online training for treating black fungus cases

Doctors in Uttar Pradesh will be given online training in the treatment of black fungus

Covid: Bodies found buried in sand on banks of Ganga in UP's Prayagraj

More bodies were found buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district

Best of BS Opinion: Central Vista project, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Floating bodies, sinking states

Politics and economics are at the heart of the Covid tragedy in UP and Bihar. The misery is a result of voting in the name of religion, caste and nationalism

Uttar Pradesh records 15,747 new coronavirus cases, 312 fatalities

Uttar Pradesh on Friday recorded 15,747 fresh COVID-19 cases that took the infection count to 15,96,628, while 312 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 16,958, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh reports 18,125 new coronavirus cases, 329 fatalities

Uttar Pradesh recorded 18,125 fresh Covid-19 cases that raised the infection count to 15,63,238, while 329 new fatalities pushed the death toll from the pandemic to 16,372

UP coronavirus update: Govt to set up 100 pediatric beds for infected kids

The government spokesman said that the chief minister has given instructions to set up at least 100 paediatric beds in every district