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Airbus employees protest job cuts as firm plans to lay off 15,000 workers

Airbus has said a third of the 15,000 jobs are set to go in France included 3,378 in the southwestern city of Toulouse where it assembles wide-body jets and some smaller A320s

Syllabus reduction only for this year, change interpreted differently: CBSE

The clarification by the board came amid a row over certain chapters being dropped from the curriculum

Covid-19: Global economy likely to contract by 5.2% in 2020, says report

The Asia Pacific region is unlikely to shake off the economic effects before the end of 2020, it added

Tamil Nadu adds 3,756 new Covid-19 cases, totall tally at 122,350

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu now stands at 122,350

Co-living players eye corporate sector with hybrid accommodation models

Nexus Venture Partners-backed Zolostays is also coming up with custom-made properties for corporates

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil President tests positive for Covid-19

Japan in talks with UK, France for $20 bn fund to jointly buy vaccine, Hong Kong to subsidise conference industry, US formally exits WHO and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India coronavirus dispatch: Patients coming in with cardiac, gastro issues

India may have had community transmission in April, AIIMS starts tele-consultation, and what trials on plasma therapy are underway? - a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19 has plunged working world into 'unprecedented crisis': ILO

The outlook for the global labour market in the second half of 2020 is "highly uncertain" and the forecast recovery will not be enough for employment to return to pre-Covid levels this year, ILO said

ADB raises $4 billion via bonds to help nations fight coronavirus

Manila-based lender plans to raise around $30 billion to $35 billion from the capital markets in 2020

Covid-19 vaccine: Over to clinical sites to set a deadline for Covaxin

Sites may end with varying timelines based on site initiation visit by Bharat Biotech

Dairy firms hope for an improvement in margins in September quarter

Overall situation is likely to improve with partial opening up of hotels, restaurants and catering services

Delhi govt directs hospitals to get feedback from Covid-19 survivors

The feedback form will have questions about cleanliness, food, doctors at the hospital, blood group and underlying conditions

India's Covid-19 tally, fatality rate per mn population among lowest: Govt

Referring to the WHO Situation Report-168' dated July 6, the ministry said India's Covid-19 cases per million population is 505.37 as against the global average of 1,453.25

Govt regulations shouldn't become permanent after Covid-19 ends: B20

A report by the B20, which represents private industry across member nations also pushed for less restrictions on exports, migration

ICICI Bank to give 80k employees up to 8% pay hike for work amid Covid-19

The hike of up to 8 per cent is for the fiscal year 2020-21 and applicable from July onwards

Govt should review, defer 2% equalisation levy on e-commerce firms: Report

Concerns surrounding the levy are not just theoretical or one-sided, but the law indeed has a far-reaching impact which necessitates its review, it said

India's Sovereign Pharma dispatches first batch of remdesivir to Cipla

Privately held Sovereign Pharma is manufacturing and packaging Cipla's remdesivir version

Tamil Nadu adds 3,616 new Covid cases, 1,203 from Chennai alone

35,423 persons were tested, and 4,545 discharged. Sixty-five Covid deaths were reported today

Digital lenders stare at dip in disbursals this fiscal due to pandemic

Cost of capital for most lenders has also gone up as fund flows from banks and NBFCs have dried up despite liquidity infusion by RBI; but things are looking up from last month as establishments reopen

With no Aug 15 deadline, Covaxin clinical trial timelines get site-specific

Sites may end with varying timeline based on site initiation visit by Bharat Biotech