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Fact vs fiction: Trump’s ‘threat’ to India over HCQ supply

What’s HCQ and why is Trump threatening India?First things first: HCQ is hydroxychloroquine, an off-patent ...

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Covid-19: Withdraw lockdown slowly and steadily

Policies to flatten the infection curve must complement measures to tackle the ongoing economic recession

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Be transparent on post-April 14 strategy

Consult, formulate and inform — the health and economy plan should be drawn up in advance and through dialogue ...

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Will trading of rupee NDF on GIFT curb volatility?

It may take some time for trading to gain traction on this onshore global financial hub, but the RBI has made ...

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Letters to the Editor dated April 8, 2020

Covid testing imperativeThis refers to the editorial ‘Testing times’ (April 8). The pivotal agencies — ICMR, ...

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A case against suspending IBC amidst Covid-19 crisis

A blanket ban on recourse through the IBC process will hurt genuinely affected lenders from recovering the ...

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Goldman Sachs makes steepest cut to India’s GDP at 1.6%

Goldman Sachs has made the steepest revision to its forecast of India’s GDP for financial year 2021 to 1.6 per ...

Time for gradual revival of farm activities

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Covid-19 impact: Ind-Ra sees thermal PLFs falling below ...

Says gencos’ debtors will be stretched; revises sector outlook to negative

Cutting government ad spends will lead to job losses in ...

After News Broadcasters Association, The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), too said it was “deeply ...

Time for gradual revival of farm activities

Though factories open, tea trade is halted in Tamil Nadu

Reverse migration to hit procurement operations at mandis

Supplyco’s participation lifts prices at Kochi tea auctions

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Campco to procure cocoa in select centres from April 9

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Lockdown effect: After a rise, digital payments decline

Digital payments are seeing a sharp decline during the national lockdown after an initial upswing as ...

RBI asks HDFC Bank to review key appointments

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States’ borrowing to rise up to ₹6.4-lakh crore in FY21: ...

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SBI report on lockdown exit strategy estimates economic loss ...

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RBI eases access to domestic forex derivatives markets

Issues directives for residents and NRIs on hedging risk

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HUL partners with UNICEF to support India’s fight against ...

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Oppo conducts first 5G-based voice, video calls in ...

Oppo on Wednesday announced that it had successfully conducted voice and video calls solely based on the ...

Securing IP concerns, Micron Technology lets 99.5% of its ...

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WannaCry demanded ransoms starting at $300, in line with many cyber extortion campaigns.

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Covid-19 impact: WhatsApp makes group video and voice ...

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Reverse migration to hit procurement operations at mandis

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Kotak Equity Opportunities: Beats volatility over long term

Has outdone its benchmark, Nifty 200 TRI, over past one-, three- and five-year periods

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Pharma funds stand tall amid pandemic, market meltdown

Even as otherequity schemes plummeted, pharma MFs contained the fall to a large extent

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Economy in a post Covid-19 world

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Quiz on partnerships

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Children are having a bigger say in family purchases

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Can India become a $5-trillion economy by 2025?

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What is RCEP and why did India stay out of it?

The agreement is important to India because of the sheer size of the proposed bloc

CAT exam: Admission criteria in IIMs

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CAT and the importance of mock examinations

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CAT in three weeks, what should be the focus

Do not panic, practice is the answer to everything, says T.I.M.E. Centre Director Arvind Mantry

Decoding the Union Budget 2020: Facebook Live discussion

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