Government calls the month-long nationwide lockdown to halt covid’s spread a ‘timely decision’, says doubling rate of cases has reduced to 10 days

India fell to the 11th spot in the league with $1.57 trillion mcap.In January, India was ranked 10 with a market cap of $2.16 trillion

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At present, the issue is only with the slums where positive cases are increasing rapidly. We have to ensure that all the containment zones are completely cordoned off, Tope said

GoAir is taking bookings for departures from 16 May, Vistara flights begin 1 June.Air India is yet to restart bookings. It's not clear if the authorities have permitted them to take bookings.

The death toll from coronavirus has gone up to 824 in India.5803 have recovered from Covid-19, showed Heath Ministry data

'Covid-19 has changed how we view things. I am so happy to see the immense appreciation for the working of sanitation workers, our police forces. The appreciation for doctors, nurses, healthcare workers is exceptional,' PM Modi said.

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The surge in numbers comes a day ahead of PM Modi's interaction with CMs to discuss lifting of nationwide lockdown.Maharashtra continues to be the most affected state with 7,628 confirmed cases and 323 deaths

The reshuffle of bureaucrats also saw government appointing new officers in crucial departments directly handling matters related to covid-19 crisis

The Apple, Google coronavirus tracking tool will use Bluetooth technology on smartphones to aid contract-tracing.Google and Apple will disable the exposure notification system on a regional basis when Covid-19 is contained, according to the document released

Passengers will be asked to report much earlier than the current norm of 60 minutes to 120 minutes.Airlines may be forced to pool flights if the number of passengers are low

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Bank of Baroda has received board approval to raise up to ₹13,500 crore in additional capital for the financial year 2021.IndusInd Bank will today announce its earnings for Q4

West Bengal has seen the highest spike in new infections, and Rajasthan has seen the highest surge in deaths over the past seven days

Margins are also projected to soften in the near term.Volume growth was strong at 4.1% and it won projects worth $393 million, the highest in recent quarters.