A historian with a personal connection to plague duty writes on the parallels between the 19th century bubonic plague and covid-19

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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.

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma said that the state will continue with lockdown beyond May 3.From lockdown strategy to starting economic activities in the states, here are the key issues that have been discussed in the meeting

Banks can avail of 90-day funds from the RBI’s repo window and use it to exclusively lend to mutual funds or purchase investment grade corporate papers held by MFs. The scheme will be available from 27 April till 11 May.

Coronavirus test results from kits of Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics show 'wide variation in their sensitivity', says ICMR

The covid-19 outbreak has forced people to maintain a physical distance from the office.Technology and the almost-universal feeling of uncertainty have done what most open plan workspaces couldn’t

Assets in debt MFs declined to ₹11.8 trillion as of March from ₹12.8 trillion at the end of December.As of February 2020, the weighted average deposit rate of commercial banks has declined 45 bps over a year

Of these 8,590 cases, 5,776 are from Mumbai alone, followed by 1,193 from Pune .Death toll of Covid-19 patients has now gone up to 369 in the state

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Care has reaffirmed the rating of CARE A1+ for Shree Cement's commercial paper worth ₹600 crore.Adani Power reported a loss of ₹1,312.86 crore for the March quarter versus profit of ₹634.64 crore a year ago

The death toll in India from coronavirus has gone up to 934.80 districts of the country have reported no COVID-19 cases over the last 7 days: Union Health Minister