The death toll due to the disease rose to 3,867 after 147 more fatalities.The total number of active cases of the coronavirus disease rose to 73,560

According to depositories data, FPIs invested a net sum of ₹9,089 crore in the equity markets during May 1-22..However, they pulled out a net ₹21,418 crore from the debt markets during the period under review.

This comes in the backdrop of India slowly opening up for business, with factories opening, trains running and domestic airline operations set to resume from major cities from 25 May.According to Posoco, as compared to a peak demand of 4070 million units…

No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open

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Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal will not restart domestic flights from today.The number of incoming passenger commercial flights to Chennai is restricted to 25 per day

Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, now has over 50,000 coronavirus cases, with nearly 41 percent of all deaths in the country so far

Shares of Avenue, which runs the DMart supermarket chain, now trade 116 times the FY20 earnings.Even as March quarter results have been robust despite the covid-19 disruption, management commentary on the near future is cautious and that could well cap the…

The promoter of Bharti Airtel will sell shares worth $1 billion, or 2.75% stake, in the firm through a block deal today, according to a Mint report.ITC will acquire 100% stake in Kolkata-based spice maker Sunrise Foods

The job cuts come from across the segments, including customer and driver support, business development, legal, finance, policy and marketing verticals.

India recorded 146 deaths due to coronavirus infection on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 4,167.Nagaland reported its first coronavirus infection on Monday

Five districts - Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata and Indore - alone account for 60 percent of all deaths in the country so far

India may suffer massive 25% contraction in GDP in Q1FY21, says Crisil.About 10% of GDP in real terms could be permanently lost, says the rating agency

Over the past month, Jio Platforms has raised $10.3 bn across five deals.The enterprise value of Jio Platforms has reached ₹5.15 tn within six months of its launch

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries plans an overseas listing of its digital subsidiary, Jio Platforms.Kotak Mahindra Bank will launch its qualified institutional placement, or QIP, offering to raise up to ₹7,500 crore

Interest rates on savings accounts, as well as fixed deposits, have been falling as RBI has been cutting policy rates..A sweep-in FD is a fixed deposit that is linked to your savings account.

Tensions are running high between the US and China too with differences over trade overshadowed by public spats over the covid-19 pandemic.The Indian foreign ministry was yet to react to the offer but in the past, India has resisted offers from Trump to mediate…

Microsoft may buy more than a 2.5% stake in Jio Platforms, which houses all of RIL’s digital and telecom initiatives.Foreign investors are making a beeline for Jio Platforms as they seek to tap India’s fast-growing digital market