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Budget ignores women and children

Women and children have been given short shrift with these crucial sectors facing substantive budgetary cuts, discovers Rashme Sehgal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Budget......

COVID-19: 'Mumbai's numbers are an under-estimate of the real numbers'

'We have to be really careful about the unlocking of the city.' IMAGE: Healthcare workers in Mumbai, June 27, 2020. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Dr Trupti Gilada, an infectious......

What you must know about Mumbai's COVID-19 deaths

'65 per cent were males.''Age group of deaths: More were seen from age 51 to 70.''Saw some deaths from age 21 to the 40s.''About 76 to 77 per cent of patient deaths had some kind of a......

Lockdown: Mumbai's spirit seems firmly bottled in

In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people,......

Coronavirus: Be Prepared for a Changed World

'A pandemic like this will leave behind a trail of political, economic, social and psychological scars.'Coronavirus is going to impact every being on earth even if they do not contract......

Why Consumers Are Denied Discounts From Russian Crude

Officials from State-run refiners contend that savings from purchase of Russian oil are used to offset a part of the losses in revenues from selling transport fuels and LPG at State-set rates.......

Yes Bank to take more 'Anil Ambani like steps' to recover dues

Yes Bank CEO said the private lender is disposing some of the properties in many other cases as well. He, however, declined to elaborate on borrowers against whom such action was underway. Private......

NSE, BSE drop Yes Bank from F&O segment from May 29

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Friday decided to drop Yes Bank from Futures and Options segment from May 29. The existing Futures and Options contracts across all expiries will expire on......

AMCs bat for investors with Yes Bank redemption a/cs

Following the 30-day moratorium placed on Yes Bank, asset management companies have asked their clients, who have bank accounts with the troubled lender, to furnish details of alternate accounts......

Last minute tax saving plan: Here are a few tips

Are you always at a loss while planning your finances?Are you aware of the investment options available in the market?How best can you plan your finances?What are the crieria for evaluating an......

India thrash Aus, qualify for Sultan of Johor Cup final

IMAGE: India's clinical performance at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium saw goals from Shilanand Lakra (26', 29'), Dilpreet Singh (44'), Gursahibjit Singh (48') and Mandeep Mor (50'). Photograph:......

Salgaocar, Dempo in goalless draw

Goalkeeper Juje Siddi's fine showing enabled Salgaocar hold Federation Cup champions Dempo to a goalless draw in a National Football League match at the Nehru stadium in Margao, Goa, on......

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