Indians are using this down time to connect with their friends and family.As film theatres shut down and eating out becomes a non-option due to social distancing requirements, people are turning to video-on-demand services

TV viewership grew 40% in the fifth week of disruption when compared to the pre-covid period.News consumption on TV has grown by 251% and 177% in Mumbai and Delhi respectively

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

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

Netflix’s Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth may not have extracted the best reviews but is no less than any Hollywood big-screen spectacle with its Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions.Amazon Prime Video had released Oscar-winning south Korean black comedy Parasite dubbed in Hindi and also has an entire catalogue of films that it has localized itself for Indian audiences

Digital lenders are seeking guidelines for full digitization and allowing eKYC and eSign mandates.eKYC was suspended for NBFCs as the SC had ruled that private firms cannot force anyone to share Aadhaar data for KYC authentication

At the moment, there is no clear policy that governs home delivery of alcohol as it is a state subject.Home delivery of liquor is a key step in easing overcrowding and ensuring social distancing during the pandemic, say experts

Currently estimated at 574 million, the number of monthly active internet users has grown 24% over that of 2019, indicating an overall penetration of 41% last year

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.

A well-known philanthropist was tested positive for the COVID-19, days after meeting the Pakistan prime minister.

The Indian Army chief, who is on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir, to review LoC operations, said, "It is very unfortunate that at a time when the

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.

Sabyasachi Dutta, managing director, Vidatec India, tells us how he spent 40 days under lockdown.

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Rediff reader Milap Goud shares some of his suggestions to fight the virus.

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Mia Rajesh, 8, a student of Rockwoods International School, Udaipur tells us why she loves reading Roald Dahl'sbooks.

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Maintain at least 2 metre distance from each other; this will help in reducing the spread of COVID 19, says Dr Sharanya Rajan.

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Rediff.com reader Milon Kumar Sanyal from Kolkata tells us how he kept himself busy during the lockdown.

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HR sends an email saying I absented myself from a Zoom conference and the boss is pissed. I take the clothes out of the washing machine, sighs Kishore Singh.

'The game which I loved the most, it was taken away.'

'The challenge will be making sure its efficacy is high.'

'Strengthen hospital capacity, look after patients who need care, primarily ICU care...'

'This prime minister thinks he knows everything.'

'All is well in Visakhapatnam for now.'

'Unless we make our own testing kits, we will not get out of this disease faster.'

'If the trial succeeds, it will become the success of Ayurveda.'

'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?'

'The government will have to provide something for migrant workers or 'Farmers will still survive because they will eat what they produce.'

'What is happening now is the virus is trying to survive inside us, and we are also trying to survive.'

'All the animals -- buffaloes and dogs -- in the proximity of the factory are dead.'