CII suggested government to consider measures such as rationalization of GST on value added products such as butter and ghee to build market resilience. CII also suggested the government to distribute liquid milk through mid-day meal schemes to ensure nutrition availability for children.

Salt farmers are predicting a shortfall as lockdown has truncated the production cycle.

The US burger and fries giant has joined other restaurant chains including Jubilant FoodWorks-operated Domino's Pizza, Tata Starbucks and Speciality Restaurants in seeking waivers from landlords and mall owners.

Consumers in West Bengal preferred Kachi Ghani Mustard oil followed by Refined Soybean oil over other variants during the period. Dhara in West Bengal primarily operates in categories like Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil, Refined Sunflower Oil, Refined Soybean Oil and Refined Rice Bran Oil.

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Novelis, the wholly-owned US-based subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, reported that its net income was down 39 per cent in March quarter to $63 millio

FMCG major Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd (PGHHCL) on Friday posted a 1.098 per cent year-on-year increase in its standalone net pr

Panasonic India plans to resume production at its company-owned and third-party operated plants with 25 per cent capacity in the coming weeks, as new

Reinforcing its ‘Responsible Luxury’ ethos that seeks to create a better and secure world, ITC Hotels today announced the launch of ‘WeAssure.’In a fi

Board has declared 10 per cent interim dividend

Expects online sales to go up exponentially

As a part of its ongoing Series B Funding, DocsApp has raised $9.5 million (₹72.5 crore) from Bessemer Venture Partners India, Fusian Capital, Rebrigh

Paucity of truck drivers is impacting supplies, said Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathis.With a good number of migrant workers, who

Plan to launch more health, hygiene and nutrition products

With affordable technology, VR could transform influencer-led marketing

Signalling a slow recovery in demand, data from the Energy Information Administration showed US crude and distillate inventories rose last week.

This would mean that nearly all the job growth in the 11 years since the Great Recession had vanished in a single month

The WTO has found the world's two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004

Two of its top health officials, Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Deborah Birx, would continue to be members of the task force, Trump told reporters

The incoming premier said he would make the fight against the coronavirus pandemic one of his priorities while in office

The court unanimously rejected petitions that sought to disqualify Netanyahu because he faces prosecution on felony corruption charges

It's already May, and parts of the country hit 40 degrees Celsius a few days ago, making situations worse for people living in cramped quarters to stay indoors

It would also be the sharpest annual contraction since 1706, according to reconstructed Bank of England data going back to the 18th Century

The guidance contained detailed advice for making site-specific decisions related to reopening schools, restaurants, summer camps, churches, day care centers and other institutions

Although data is scarce, member states are reporting up to a 60% increase in emergency calls by women subjected to violence, said Kludge

Zoom has been facing criticism internationally as a result of reports of hackers who disrupt meetings by posting offensive content

The reports support many economists' belief that the economic slump could persist for a while

The BoE said Britain's economy might be on course to shrink by 25% in the three months to June and unemployment could more than double to 9% of the workforce

Economists had forecast that exports would shrink by 11% while imports would contract by 10%.

From WHO planning mission to find virus source in China, to Europe's richest man losing $30 billion, and the impact of coronavirus on indigenous people - read these and more in today's world dispatch

The unemployment figures in the US have reached an all-time high due to the coronavirus pandemic

Trump also described the allegations from the opposition Democratic party that Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential elections to help him win the polls as the "Russia hoax"

Four states that have reported their highest single-day jump in cases are Assam, Delhi, Odisha and Tripura

Last week, Kim Jong-un has made his 'first public appearance' after 20 days of absence.

Brent crude was up 47 cents, or 1.5 per cent, at $29.33 a barrel by 0121 GMT, having fallen nearly 1 per cent on Thursday

The spread of the novel coronavirus - and lockdown measures introduced to contain it - has ravaged the British economy, with many non-essential businesses told to close

The two sides agreed to maintain communication going forward, the Chinese commerce ministry said in its statement.

In order to ensure full transparency and prevent any misuse of funds, the IMF asked member countries who apply for financing to commit that it is only used for urgent purposes related to Covid-19.

News Corp also reported an 8% drop in revenue to $2.27 billion, hurt by a weaker Australian dollar and lower subscription at Foxtel.

The Labor Department's closely watched monthly employment report on Friday also showed the unemployment rate surging to 14.7% last month, shattering the post-World War Two record of 10.8%

As of May 5, more than 7.5 million Canadians had applied for some form of federal employment aid, according to government data.

The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy

The Trump administration is currently weighing punitive action against China over its early handling of the global health emergency.

The United States is the worst affected country in the world from coronavirus with over 1.25 million cases in the country

While gyms, beauty salons, bars, restaurants and other such public places have been reopened, saunas, karaoke lounges, party rooms and nightclubs would remain closed for at least another two weeks

Russia, which has emerged as a new Covid-19 hotspot in Europe, on Friday registered more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases, for a sixth straight day

As the US lost over 20 million jobs in a pandemic-induced economic spiral during April, its unemployment rate zoomed to nearly 15 per cent

In normal times, the combined number of cars produced by Mexico and Brazil every month is half a million