These duty rate changes will come into effect from May 6.

With millions of tourists canceling plans for vacations, work trips and family visits, Airbnb earlier this year said it was allocating $250 million to help offset losses incurred by hosts.

The government hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 13 a litre to mop up gains arising from international oil prices falling to a two-decade low.

Forex traders said the weakness in the rupee was largely due to the strengthening US dollar. Besides, rising coronavirus cases in the country also weighed on the local unit.

After swinging over 800 points during the day, the 30-share index closed 232.24 points or 0.74 per cent higher at 31,685.75.

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

While prices have risen sharply since late April as some countries have started easing lockdowns put in place to combat the worst pandemic in a century, oil continues to be pumped into storage, leaving a massive mismatch between demand and supply.

GSK has agreed to sell its entire stake in Unilever's Indian business for about 254.8 billion rupees ($3.35 billion) on the open market, cashing in late from the sale of the Horlicks brand.

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

Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks and significant foreign fund inflows supported the local unit.

The Associated Journals Limited (AJL) is controlled by senior Congress leaders, including members of the Gandhi family.

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

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

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

Sun Yang was found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and was banned for eight years for the same.

The nomination inviting process usually begins in April but was pushed back due to Covid-19 lockdown and now, the final date of submission has been fixed at June 3.

Social-distancing restrictions are still in place in Australia, so 'normal' full-contact training will not resume for another week at least.

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

FFT president Bernard Giudicelli said the protocol proposed was "favorably received by the sports ministry" and could lead to the resumption of training and other amateur activities.

Athletes always must go out carrying the proper documentation showing that they are allowed to be out, otherwise they can be subjected to fines.

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

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

The Player Relief Programme will support those 'who are facing unprecedented challenges due to the global impact of Covid-19'.

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

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

The spending by the Mississippi Department of Human Services showed Brett Favre had been paid $1.1 million for three speaking engagements, none of which he participated in.

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

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.

SAI has made electricity, water, housekeeping, hostel free for IOA and NSFs and the organisers will now have to make only food and beverages arrangement for an event.

Sportspersons took to social media to offer condolences to the families of those affected in the Vizag gas leak tragedy and prayed for the recovery of those in the hospitals.

A total of 19,245 players registered for the CheckmateCovid Chess Tournament and GM Ankit Rajpara won it.

Manu Bhaker was being touted to shine for India at the Tokyo Olympics before coronavirus forced the summer games to be postponed by a year.

Brett Favre said he never 'no-showed' anyone for advertisements, speaking engagements of anything like that.

Sakshi Malik hasn't yet managed to book her spot at the Tokyo Olympics though she says she is training hard.

ಉದ್ಯಮಿ ಆನಂದ್ ಮಹೀಂದ್ರಾ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ದಾನ ಗುಣದ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ವಿಚಾರವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡರೂ ಅದನ್ನು ಗೌರವಿಸಿ, ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಲ್ಲೂ ಜೀವನೋತ್ಸಾಹ ತುಂಬುತ್ತಾರೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಟ್ವಿಟ್ಟರ್ ಖಾತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಸಕ್ರಿಯರಾಗಿರುವ ಅವರು, ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ವಿಚಾರ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಅಂದರೆ ಅದು ಖಂಡಿತಾ ಮೌಲಿಕವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈಗ ಕೂಡ ಅಂಥದ್ದೇ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಕರ ಸಂಗತಿಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಆನಂದ್ ಮಹೀಂದ್ರಾ

A man was arrested in Surat city of Gujarat on Friday for allegedly beating up a migrant from Jharkhand over booking of train tickets. While opposition Congress claimed that accused Rajesh Verma is a BJP worker, the ruling party denied it.

A video of Ranbir Kapoor talking about Katrina Kaif has surfaced, Elon Musk's girlfriend, singer Grimes, has given birth to their first child together. More details in today's entertainment recap.

Rumours of Athiya and KL Rahul's alleged relationship surfaced last year, after the cricketer posted an adorable birthday wish for her on social media.

On Tuesday, the filmmaker made a hilarious announcement, informing "risk-taking filmmakers" and "casting directors" that he was "available for father roles."

Bob Chapek, Disney’s chief executive, said Disney would reopen the Shanghai park with a reduced number of visitors. Reopening of Disney’s other parks in Asia, the United States, and France hasn't been announced yet.

Taking to Twitter, Vir has issued an official statement, expressing his gratitude and appreciation to the Delhi HC.

Shankar Mahadevan, Farhan Akhtar and Aamir Khan feature in the video of the new rendition of Dil Chahta Hai by the students of the Berklee College of Music.

Kirti Kulhari sent out the message of 'every body is a bikini body' with her latest beach photo on Instagram.

Nadeem Khan, son of famous Hindi novelist and scriptwriter Rahi Masoom Raza, was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on Monday evening after he fell from a flight of stairs and suffered injuries.

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

Paulo Coelho wrote another message for team 'Kaamyaab' and lead actor Sanjay Mishra, whose performance in the movie moved him to tears.

Ashvin Kumar recalls he had no budget to pay Irrfan Khan, but the actor voluntarily supported his film.

Saif Ali Khan, in a recent interview, revealed that he was fired from his first film. Saif was supposed to star in the 1992 film Bekhudi by Rahul Rawail opposite Kajol.