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Letters to the editor dated May 8, 2020

Sovereign gold bondsThis is with reference to the editorial ‘Bonding with gold’ (May 8). The falling demand for gold is also due to people’s craze for




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Opposition protests dilution of labour laws; writes to President

Opposition party leaders of seven parties, such as Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Manoj Jha and Thol Thirumavalavan, have written to President Ramnath Kovi




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Now, even small grocers can take to e-comm platform

Why only big e-commerce companies have the luxury of having very expensive IT solution to run their businesses? A Hyderbad-based startup, ONGO Framew




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For victims of the Delhi riots in Feb, lockdown is a double whammy

Arvind Kejriwal is perceived to have betrayed them in North East Delhi where communal violence and Covid-19 has pushed residents into poverty and hunger




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Home appliance retailers in TN seek government permission to reopen shops

Top retailers have sought Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s intervention to allow them to restart operations.“We request you to allo




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Centre to borrow ₹4.20-lakh crore more; fiscal deficit may widen to 5.4%

The government on Friday announced raising its borrowing by over 50 per cent of Budget Estimate during the current fiscal. Additional borrowing means




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Telangana sees reverse flow of migrant workers from Bihar

Hiring labourers from Bihar for paddy milling work




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Non-basmati exports may rebound as India attracts new customers

Malaysia, Philippines show interest; weak rupee makes country competitive




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Pharma exports up 7.57% at $20.5 b in FY20

The country’s pharmaceutical exports increased 7.57 per cent in the financial year ended March 31, at $20.58 billion, against $19.13 billion in the




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Godrej Interio to launch affordable furniture range

With an increasingly large share of the Indian workforce working from home (WFH) amid the lockdown, and with the trend expected to continue for the n




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14 more Telangana districts gets ‘Green’ tag

10 more Covid-19 cases today; 34 discharged




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Unions up in arms as State govts dilute labour laws via ordinances

Say laws are amended to woo firms looking to leave China; fear exploitation of workers




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SECI tender gets bids to supply round the clock renewable power at ₹ 2.90 a unit

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Limited has received bids from project developers to supply round the clock power from renewable energy (RE)




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Virtual museum touring will be possible with Google 3D objects

Tech giant Google is set to add more 3D objects viewable right from the search results page on mobile, including Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit and anatom




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Tax relief to stranded NRIs, prolonged stay in India due to lockdown to be discounted

The Finance Ministry on Friday allowed discounting of prolonged stay period in India for the purpose of determining residency status from the taxation




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Milaap crowdsources Rs 90 cr to help migrant workers

Milaap, considered as South Asia’s largest online crowdfunding platform, has collected nearly Rs 90 crore which will be used to help stranded migrant




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Google will soon let users make group calls in Google Duo on Chrome

Google will soon enable group calls for the web version of its chat app, Google Duo, the search giant said on Friday. “In the coming weeks, you'll be




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Facebook to roll out revamped website for all desktop users in coming weeks

Social media site Facebook announced on Friday that it is set to roll out its redesigned desktop website to all its users over the next few weeks. It




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May ask for Central `manpower’ to give rest to police personnel: Uddhav

Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that State Government could ask the Centre for additional manpower for policing as the Mah




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Windows 10 May 2020 update likely to release between May 26-28

Microsoft has revealed that it plans to deliver a feature update (May 2020 Update) between May 26 and May 28, said a report in Windows Latest.Microsof




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E-healthcare platform Medlife goes multilingual to deepen its reach

The company will soon integrate Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati




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Wuhan market had a role to play in coronavirus outbreak, more research required: WHO

The World Health Organization on Friday said that a wholesale market in Wuhan, China had played a role in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in 201




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Japan asks India to allow Japanese companies to resume work

Japan has asked India to allow Japanese companies to resume their work in India. This comes as India witnessed a surge in the number of coronavirus pa




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Hyundai restarts Chennai plant, rolls out 200 cars on Day 1

Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Saturday said its factory near Chennai rolled-out 200 cars on the first day of production restart on May 8. The company ha




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CEO’s reading list: May 9

It was an action-packed week for the economy, as the government and businesses began to map out the way ahead. Catch up on BL’s key stories on the sub




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Here’s all you need to know about the Zoom app’s new update releasing today

Video-conferencing tool Zoom is releasing an update for its app today as part of its 90-day plan to enhance the tool’s security.In this new update, th




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Vande Bharat Mission: Planes carrying Indians stranded abroad arrive in Chennai

As many as 359 people arrived in Chennai early on Saturday from Dubai in two Air India flights as part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to br




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Trump casts doubt on future of US-China trade deal

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on the future of his Phase-1 trade deal with China, one of the biggest accomplishments of his first term, saying




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WhatsApp may soon allow users to use one account on multiple devices

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is currently working on a feature that will allow users to connect their WhatsApp account to multiple devic




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There will be no delay in cotton seed distribution, says Maharashtra Agriculture Minister

In Maharashtra, there are enough supplies of cottonseed and there would no delay in seed disbursal to the farmers. Large-scale retail sales of the se




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FM to review credit flow by PSBs on May 11

On Monday(May 11), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a meeting with chief executives of Public Sector banks ( PSBs) and Chairman of State



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Spykar Lifestyles plans ‘forward’ for the period after the lockdown as spending has been hit

Homegrown denim-wear brand, Spykar, will look to conserve cash; while temporarily putting on hold expansion plans as it looks at the business re-boot




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After Samsung, Vivo and Oppo, Lava resumes production at Noida factory

Smartphone maker Lava has resumed production at its Noida factory after receiving permission from authorities to begin limited operations, the company




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TNAU revamps its website

The redesigned and revamped official website of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) with the latest information of the activities of its college




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4 Ed-Tech platforms elevating online learning amidst Covid-19

The global pandemic has resulted in schools being shut for nearly 3 months with no reopening in sight. The students in certain grades were promoted to




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ICICI Bank’s mobile ATM services at doorstep of Coimbatore residents

Mobile ATM stationed at Perianaickenpalayam and Vadavalli



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Hacker ‘bombed’ child sexual abuse images on Zoom app

At least sixty children were subjected to footage of child sexual abuse streamed into their fitness session on the Zoom video conference app. The clas




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Tasmac shop closure: Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras HC’s order

The Tamil Nadu government moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order for closure of state-run liquor outlets on Saturday on the gro




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Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 death




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Karnataka AAR ruling: While head tonsuring attracts GST, temple prasadam out of its ambit

Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) of Karnataka in its recent ruling mentioned that services for fees collection for tonsuring the heads of devotees,




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India tops the charts for Zoom downloads in April: Report

India was the biggest market for Zoom in April in terms of downloads according to Sensor Tower.According to a report by GadgetsNow, the video-conferen




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Mahindra Holidays posts ₹161.50 cr loss in Q4

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd on Saturday reported a consolidated loss after tax of ₹161.51 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 20




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LG Polymers says vapour leak caused accident at Vizag plant

LG Polymers India Ltd on Saturday blamed leaking vapour from a storage tank at its Visakhapatnam plant that killed at least 11 people and forced th




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WHO to develop coronavirus app for self-assessment; likely to add contact tracing features

The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to launch a new coronavirus app to enable people from under-resourced countries to self-assess their s




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Naval ship carrying 700 Indians stranded in Maldives to arrive on May 10

This is the Indian Navy’s first massive evacuation exercise during the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Trump administration working to temporarily ban work-based visas: Report

The US is working to temporarily ban the issuance of some work-based visas like H-1B, popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, as well




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Big Story | Has Covid-19 made matters worse for road construction companies?

Road construction companies expected a smooth road in 2020, but the coronavirus-induced lockdown has thrown fresh challenges their way. So, what lies ahead for the companies?




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Concor re-starts direct service linking Hyderabad terminal with PSA’s Chennai

Rail rises to the occasion as trucks were off roads due to lockdown




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Yogi Adityanath reviews Covid-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting of State government officials at his residence in Lucknow, to review the si




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TN Govt forms high-level panel under C Rangarajan to assess Covid-19 impact

Tamil Nadu has constituted a high-level committee under the Chairmanship of former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, C Rangarajan, to advise the gove