Inventory losses would be more for refineries located away from the coast because they have to stock crude oil for longer periods.Besides inventory losses, operating performance of refiners is expected to remain weak in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 due to lower volumes and weak GRMs

The film exhibition sector is dealing with zero revenue and the biggest loss ever to their business.The big worry for exhibitors is that viewers, especially families, will fear stepping out into large crowds even after theatres reopen

A resumption in production by Maruti and Hyundai is critical for India’s automotive industry as they together control nearly 70% of the domestic passenger vehicle market.Maruti and Hyundai would follow MG Motor India Ltd, which recently reopened its factory in Gujarat

There are concerns about the group’s ability to pay, especially as stores are functioning amid tight restrictions.The pandemic has caused long-term store closures across the group’s apparel, fashion, and other high-margin verticals

Retailers may go the the extra mile, devising ways to woo customers back while complying with norms on hygiene and social distancing.Besides reaching out to their customers online and apprising them of the safety measures taken, retailers are betting on the word of mouth publicity to bring shoppers back

Work-from-home jobs doubled in the third week of April versus the first week of March, said a market analyst.The new normal of WFH has also led to a need for reskilling especially in digital skills, according to staffing firms

The list in 2018 contained about 7,600 names. It has been reduced to under 3,800 in the past 18 months, according to Castellum.AI, a New York-based regulatory technology company.

Khan, 67, agreed for the test after Faisal Edhi, the son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, who met him last week tested positive for the coronavirus.

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'Does it mean that till the COVID-19 fight is over, the governor should be non-functional, in sleep mode, and fiddling in the Raj Bhavan while the state is burning?'

'In Mumbai the mortality rate was reaching a percentage of almost 8 plus in about April.'