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India Exports 33.5 Lakh Tonnes Sugar so Far in 2019-20 Marketing Year

With five months still left for 2019-20 marketing year to end, the association feels the mills have the potential to fulfil their exports commitments.




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Yes Bank Creates Stressed Asset Management Vertical to Resolve NPA Accounts

Yes Bank's board had to be superseded by the RBI and the government earlier this year after alleged mismanagement under its founder CEO Rana Kapoor.




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MSME Sector on Verge of Collapse, Says Nitin Gadkari; Urges Industries to Clear Outstanding Dues

The minister also noted that the pendency of dues owed to MSME units by the central government, state governments, public sector undertakings and major industries was "very high".




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CAIT Flags Traders' Inability to Pay Full Salary for April, Seeks Goyal's Intervention

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal seeking his intervention in the matter.




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Govt Buys 216 Lakh Tonnes Wheat from Farmers at MSP so far, More Than Half of Target

The procurement of wheat and rice (second crop) during the ongoing Rabi season has picked up pace despite severe logistical constraints posed due to countrywide lockdown," the food ministry said in a statement.




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Petrol, Diesel to Cost More in Rajasthan with Third Hike in VAT Rates amid Covid-19 Lockdown

The state government on Thursday increased the VAT on petrol to 38 per cent from 36 per cent earlier while on diesel to 28 per cent from 27 per cent earlier.




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Government Should Now Let the Economy Function Post-lockdown: Kaushik Basu

The global market is fearing that India would slide into a 'controlled economy', which would be very damaging, Basu added.




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SBI Hikes Home Loan Rates by Up to 30 Basis Points

The lender has also hiked interest rates on personal loans against property by 30 basis points.




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Sebi Asks Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund to Focus on Returning Investors' Rs 25,000 Crore at Earliest

Sebi also said 'some mutual fund schemes' continued to invest in high risk and 'opaque' debt securities despite the regulatory framework having been amended for safeguarding investors' interest.




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Public Sector Banks Sanctioned Rs 5.66 Lakh Crore Loans during March-April: Nirmala Sitharaman

She further said that state-owned banks implemented the moratorium announced by the RBI on repayment of loans.




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Reliance Jio Sells 2.3% Stake to US Tech Fund Vista Equity Partners for Rs 11,367 Crore

This is the third high profile-investment in Reliance Jio in as many weeks.




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Asia Stocks Poised to Rise as Upbeat Earnings Trump Jobs Gloom

The upbeat sentiment follows gains of over 1% in main U.S. and European stock indexes on Thursday.




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India's Rating Outlook Reflects Rising Risk of Slower GDP Growth, Low Policy Effectiveness: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service on Friday said the negative outlook on India's rating reflects increasing risks that GDP growth will remain significantly lower than in the past and partly hints at weaker policy effectiveness to address economic and institutional issues.




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Record Excise Duty Hike Unlikely to Help Bridge Fiscal Gap: Report

Despite crude prices trading at a two decades low, the government had earlier this week hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 a litre and on diesel by Rs 13 a litre to mop up nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in additional revenue this fiscal.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: PSBs Have Sanctioned Loans Worth Rs 42,000 Crore To MSMEs, Corporates So Far

Many MSMEs and corporates have also availed the three-month moratorium offered by banks as per the Reserve Bank of India




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Covid-19 Impact: Govt Hikes Market Borrowing Limit To Rs 12 Lakh Crore For Financial Year 20-21

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020-21 had pegged gross borrowing in the new financial year at Rs 7.8 lakh crore, higher than Rs 7.1 lakh crore estimated for 2019-20.




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CII Bats for Immediate Stimulus Package of Rs 15 Lakh Crore

Confederation of Indian Industry said a substantive stimulus is required from the government in the form of support to the poor and to the industry.




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Indian Economy May Contract 0.4% in FY21 on Coronavirus Pandemic, Say Two Foreign Brokerages

Japanese brokerage Nomura warned of a likely downgrade of the sovereign by global ratings agencies while American brokerage Goldman Sachs (GS) said RBI will cut rates by another 1 percentage point to arrest the economic slide.




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Making Effort to Ensure Orderly, Equitable Exit to Investors: Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund also issued an apology to Sebi and said that comments of its top executive Jenny Johnson were wrongly interpreted, diluting her responses about the reason for winding up of schemes.




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Lockdown-hit Industry Demands Suspension of Labour Laws For 2-3 Years

The employers' organisations also sought relaxation of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act to treat the lockdown period as lay-off.




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Bank Credit Up 6.74% to Rs 102.69 Lakh Crore, Deposits Rise 9.82%: RBI Data

In the year-ago fortnight, bank loans had stood at Rs 96.20 lakh crore and deposits at Rs 124.83 lakh crore.




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India's Fuel Demand Dips Over 45% in April Amid Covid-19 Lockdown: Govt Report

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 9.93 million tonnes - its lowest since 2007, government data showed on Saturday.




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Saudi, US Firms Eye Stakes in Reliance's Jio, Deals Could Get Completed This Month: Report

The deal could be completed as soon as this month, though no agreement has been finalised and plans may change.




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To Woo Investors Pulling Out of China, UP Min Takes Suggestions from European Delegates on Improving Biz

Sidharth Nath Singh informed the participants, through video conferencing, about the developmental projects being undertaken in the state; including the Jewar Airport, said to be key to improving the state's airways connectivity.




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Here's All You Need to Know About Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme Opening on Monday

While the first instalment of the SGB 2020-21 series was open for subscription from April 20 to 24, the current issue will be open from May 11 to May 15.




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ICICI Bank Q4 Net Profit Rises 26 Per Cent to Rs 1,221 Crore

The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 969 crore in the corresponding January-March period of 2018-19.




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Govt Disburses Rs 18,253 Crore to 9.13 Crore Farmers Under PM-KISAN Scheme During Lockdown

Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account.




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Ex-RBI Governor Rangarajan Heads Committee to Look at Tamil Nadu's Post-virus Fiscal Challenges

According to the Tamil Nadu government, the committee comprises economists, industrialists, vice chancellors, bankers, government officials and others.




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Chris Froome Fears Tour de France May Struggle to Keep Fans Away

Tour de France is rescheduled for August 29 without spectators but Chris Froome feels it may be hard to contain the fans.




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Armand Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie Split Gold in Backyard Pole-vaulting

Armand Duplantis and Renaud Lavillenie shared the honours in the Ultimate Garden Clash.




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Singles Only, Don't Share Tennis Balls, No Handshakes: Austrians Return to Tennis Court

Tennis is one of several social-distancing-compatible sports the Austrian government has allowed to resume as they ease the Covid-19 lockdown.




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NFL Confirms League on Track for Full Season Starting September 10

National Football League said they are planning to announce the schedule for full regular season by late next week.




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Online Blitz Chess Tournament Raises Rs 4 Lakh for Kerala CM Relief Fund

The Checkmate Covid-19 Blitz Open, organised to raise funds for Kerala's fight against Covid-19, was won by Grandmaster SL Narayanan.




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Novak Djokovic May Have Broken Covid-19 Lockdown Rules in Spain by Returning to Tennis Court

Novak Djokovic posted a video showing him exchanging shots with another man at clay court in the coastal city of Marbella.




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Kashmir Athletes Struggle to Practice During Coronavirus Lockdown

Kashmiri athletes like Afreen Hyder, Aijaz Hassan, Vilayat Hussain and more have to make do with the restricted spaces and still stay fit during Covid-19 lockdown.




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No Spitting, No Fans: Baseball Restarts South Korea's Sports Season

South Korea's sporting industry emerged from the coronavirus shutdown with baseball while football and golf will soon follow suit.




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IOA Seeks Feedback From Athletes, Coaches on Resumption of Training

NSFs and State Olympic Associations have been asked to collect feedback from the stakeholders such as athletes, coaches, support staff, central and state government ministries, match officials and sports administrators




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Use International Players as Coaches for Youngster During Coronavirus Lockdown: PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu said that senior Indian players with international experience can coach and help youngsters during the coronavirus lockdown.




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WTA Chief Backs Roger Federer's ATP Merger Suggestion

Both the ATP and WTA Tours have been forced to take cost-cutting measures since the COVID-19 pandemic started




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Spanish Club Says it Mistakenly Allowed Novak Djokovic to Train Against Covid-19 Rules

Novak Djokovic published a video of him training on Monday in apparent violation of Spain's current rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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French Open in Talks with Governing Bodies Amid Rescheduling Reports

French tennis federation's decision to postpone the French Open to late September amid the Covid-19 crisis was widely criticised because the new dates clashed with the hardcourt season.




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Padraig Harrington Accidentally Unveils Luke Donald as Ryder Cup Vice-captain

Padraig Harrington announced live on air by mistake that Luke Donald was one of the vice-captains at this year's Ryder Cup.




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Anti-doping Hearings to be Conducted Online Amid Covid-19 Lockdown: NADA Director General

NADA hearings have not been taking place due to the lockdown to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.




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'I Think You Were Fanboying': Maria Sharapova Looks Back at First Dinner with Novak Djokovic

Maria Sharapova recalled how Novak Djokovic earned himself a dinner with her by winning a match.




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Tokyo Olympics Postponement Doesn't Bother Saurabh Chaudhary, Always Training to be at His Best: Amit Sheoran

Saurabh Chaudhary's coach Amit Sheoran said for his ward it doesn't matter if the Tokyo Olympics are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years




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Using Ropes and Tires, Been More Than a Month Since Proper Training: Satish Kumar

For Satish Kumar the euphoria that came with sealing qualification for the Tokyo Olympics was quickly balanced off by the news that it been postponed due to coronavirus




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Hugs, Rugby on Agenda as New Zealand Continues to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown

Under New Zealand's four-tier alert system, social distancing protocols are enforced less stringently under level two, allowing contact sports including the national game of rugby union.




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Taiwan Baseball League Set to Allow Fans Back in Ballparks from Friday

The China Professional Baseball League said up to 1,000 people would be permitted to enter ballparks from Friday.




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NBA Players Can Start Solo Workouts at Team Sites from Friday

Players beginning to train is the first small step on the road to resuming the 2019-20 NBA campaign that was shut down on March 12 due to Covid-19.




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WWE Money in the Bank 2020 Date and Time: When and Where to Watch in India, Match Card

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 will see the corporate ladder match at the rooftop of the Titan Towers, WWE Headquarters.