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Dutch Restaurant Installs 'Quarantine Greenhouses' for Diners to Eat Out While Social Distancing

A restaurant in Amsterdam has trialling glass booths for diners as Netherlands looks to lift lockdown restrictions in the coming week.




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Dutch School Installs Plastic Shields Around Students' Desks to Maintain Social Distancing

At the Springplank school in Netherlands, younger students will use one entrance and older students a different one. Parents will have to drop their children at the gate.




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RBI Writes off Nearly Rs 69,000 Cr Loans, Including Those of Top Defaulters Mehul Choksi & Vijay Mallya

Absconding dimantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of these defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore, according to the list.




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Sensex Rallies 606 Points, Nifty Reclaims 9,500 as Banks, Financials Surge

Indian markets opened on positive note taking positive cues from its Asian peers and ahead of U S Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic.




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Govt Should Allow Micro-finance Institutions to Resume Operations in Green Zones: Official

MFIs have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many finding it difficult to meet the operating costs and pay salaries during the ongoing lockdown.




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Oil Prices Extend Rally as Coronavirus Worries Ease

Oil prices have plunged to historic lows in recent weeks as collapsing demand due to worldwide lockdowns prompted a massive glut and led to storage capacity filling up.




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India's Scrap Gold Supplies Seen at Record High on Price Rally, Coronavirus, Says WGC

Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month.




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Investor Wealth Jumps Rs 7.68 Lakh Crore in Four Days of Market Rally

Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 997.46 points, or 3.05 per cent, higher at 33,717.62.




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NIP Task Force Calls for Boosting Private Investment in Highways at Rs 20.33 Lakh Crore by 2025

The ministry constructed 10,855 km of national highways against the targeted 16,420 km in fiscal 2019, with an average daily construction rate of about 30 km.




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Allow E-commerce Entities to Operate Without Passes in Green Zones: IAMAI

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has submitted a blueprint suggesting a road map for opening up e-commerce based on the current containment model of zoning.




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EPFO Allows Firms to File PF Returns Without Simultaneous Payment of Dues

The PF returns have details about employees' and employers' contributions towards the social security scheme run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).




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Gold Gains on Bleak US Data, But En Route for 2% Weekly Fall

Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, lifting the number of applications to 30.3 million since March 21, data showed.




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Covid-19: AP Govt to Clear All Industrial Incentives, Waive Power Charge for 3 Months to Boost MSMEs

The state government has also decided to provide working capital loans to MSMEs at lower interest rates. A fund to the tune of Rs 200 crore would be created to lend loans between Rs 2-10 lakh.




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Sugar Output Falls 20% in October-April; Last 2 Months Sales Dip by 10 Lakh Tonne Due to Lockdown

Sugar sales in March and April declined by 10 lakh tonne because of the imposition of nationwide lockdown to control the coronavirus disease, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said.




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Reliance Jio-Silver Lake Deal: Here's All You Need to Know

This is the first sizable investment by SLP in India and reaffirms Jio’s technological capabilities and the potential of the business model, even in this Covid-19 world and beyond.




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India Doubles Down on Solar, Gas at Coal's Expense as Electricity Use Falls

India's solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed.




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Saudi Arabia Says Investment Plans in India 'On Track' Even as Aramco's Net Profit Falls 21%

On being asked about the effect of the decline in Aramco’s profits on its plans to invest in India, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India reiterated that investment plans were on track.




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Nifty Falls over 4 Percent; 'Marriage Call' Option Can Cushion Damage

As prices face the 50-day moving average, trading it on the higher side in one move is difficult and some retracement is very likely.




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NBFCs Ask RBI for One-time Restructuring of All Loans Till Mar 2021

Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow them one-time restructuring of all loans till March 2021, as their borrowers are facing funding issues amid the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.




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Cash Transfers, Food For All: How Govt May Balance Fiscal Concerns with Growing Hunger & Poverty

India has provided a stimulus which doesn’t even equal a percent of the country’s GDP when other countries have already pumped funds far in excess into their respective economies.




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US Trade Deficit Widens to $44.4 Billion in March on Falling Exports

Imports also fell, but only by 6.2 percent, as transportation and shipping began to close down worldwide.




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Oil Prices Fall as Rising US Inventories Reassert Supply Concerns

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell as much as 2.1 per cent to $24.05 a barrel and were down 14 cents at $24.41 a barrel at 0201 GMT. WTI has snapped a five-day winning streak.




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EPFO Allows Employers to Register Digital Signatures via Email

Currently, authorised persons of employers have to go to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) offices to get their digital signatures registered.




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Govt Allows Businesses to Verify Monthly GST Return through EVC

Currently, businesses are required to digitally sign GSTR-3B form while filing monthly return and paying taxes.




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Govt Working on Financial Package for all Sectors of Economy, Says Official

Participating in the same meeting, Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari also said "a package is going to be declared".




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Cognizant Q1 Net Falls 16.7% to $367 Million; Sees Challenging Demand Environment in 2020

Cognizant follows January-December as financial year. Its net profit was at USD 441 million in the March 2019 quarter.




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Sensex Rallies Over 600 Points in Early Trade; RIL Jumps 2% After Jio-Vista Equity Fund Deal

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 600 points in opening session on Friday as strong gains in index-heavyweight Reliance Industries, massive foreign fund inflow and positive global cues boosted market sentiment.




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Sensex Ends 199 Points Higher; Reliance Industries Rallies over 3 Percent

After rallying 645.13 points during the day, the 30-share index surrendered most gains to settle 199.32 points or 0.63 per cent higher at 31,642.70.




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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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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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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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'My Mother is Still Complaining' Leander Paes Reveals Outcome of #FryingPanChallenge

Leander Paes revealed that his mother was not to happy with his viral challenge that took social media by storm.




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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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'I See 2020 as Practically Lost' For Tennis: Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal believes the chances of tennis restarting before the end of this year are slim.




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World Archery Puts All Its 13 Staff on 'Temporary Partial Unemployment'

World Archery executive board had suspended all its events till August 31, resulting in a huge losses to the federation.




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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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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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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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Taiwan Baseball Draws Foreign Fans Amid Scarce Live Sports Due to Covid-19 Shutdown

Taiwan's baseball league games are being streamed with English commentary, racking up millions of views for matches featuring cardboard cut-outs of fans and robots beating drums.




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French Open Organisers To Refund All Tickets After Coronavirus Forces Postponement

French Tennis Federation announced that all ticket holders for the French Open will be refunded.




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Some NBA Clubs Allowed to Test Players for Coronavirus: Report

Testing could allow some teams to feel more secure about safety concerns at facilities and encourage more players to participate.




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Tisca Chopra Recalls Time When Irrfan Khan Stopped Her From Quitting Acting

Actress Tisca Chopra worked with the late Irrfan Khan in the critically acclaimed film Qissa besides in TV projects. She says Irrfan pushed her in the right direction during her initial days of struggle.




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Wasn't Getting Good Roles In Film, TV Was More Financially Secured, Says Actor Aasif Sheikh

Actor Aasif Sheikh, who has become a household name for his role in Babhi Ji Ghar Pe Hain, talked about what made him quit films and return to television.




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Bachchans Celebrate Navya Nanda's Graduation Day at Jalsa as Ceremony Stalled Due to COVID-19

The Bachchan family, in a series of posts, shared how they celebrated Navya's big day at their Jalsa home since her graduation ceremony has been stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Courteney Cox Recalls Shooting Rachel's Birth Sequence in Friends After Multiple Miscarriages

In an earlier interview, Courtney Cox opened up about going through a rough time in her personal life after she had multiple miscarriages.




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I'm Certain After All This Is Done We'll Be Forever Grateful For Being Able To Just Work: Arjun Kapoor

Arjun is also raising funds for animals that have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Divyanka Tripathi Falls In Love With Vivek Dahiya Once Again For His Culinary Skills

Divyanka Tripathi shared a video, in which her husband Vivek Dahiya can be seen preparing red sauce pasta for the actress.




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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sunny Leone, Katrina Kaif Are Most Searched Indian Stars Globally

The three fermale celebrities were respectively searched an average 39 lakh, 31 lakh, and 19 lakh times between January and April 2020, according to an SEMrush study after analysing global data.




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Making Sure My Kids Don't Fall Into Stereotypes, Says Karan Johar

Filmmaker Karan Johar says he is bringing up his three-year-old twins Yash and Roohi by giving them emotional encouragement, and is making sure that they dont fall into stereotypes.




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Irrfan Khan's Close Friend Imraan Hasnee Recalls Being There At His Last Journey: I Was So Numb

The two worked together in Bollywood films like Paan Singh Tomar and international projects as A Mighty Heart and Slumdog Millionaire among others.