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Study says 78% Indian consumers check for fat and oil in packaged food

NEW DELHI: About 78% of Indian consumers check for fats and oils in the packaged food they buy, a figure also true for other developing economies such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Russia.

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₹5 per litre. Here's why

NEW DELHI : Be ready to face up to ₹4-5 per litre increase in the pump price of petrol and diesel next month with public sector oil marketing companies bracing up to restart daily price revision of the two petroleum products after the lockdown is lifted in June.

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Xioami to enter India PC market with Mi laptop in June

NEW DELHI: Xiaomi plans to enter the India PC market with the launch of its first Mi laptop some time in June, Raghu Reddy, chief business officer, Xiaomi India told Mint. The company had earlier indicated it would enter new categories in India.

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IndiGo passenger on Bengaluru-Madurai flight, tests positive for coronavirus

New Delhi: An asymptomatic passenger who took an IndiGo Bengaluru-Madurai flight on Wednesday was found positive for COVID-19 during mandatory testing on the same day at a quarantine facility in Madurai, the airline said on Thursday.

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BJP's Sambit Patra hospitalised after Covid-19 symptoms

NEW DELHI : BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, PTI quoted sources as saying. Sambit is admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, hospital sources said told PTI.

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ITC partners with Amway to distribute new fruit beverage under B Natural brand

NEW DELHI: ITC Ltd on Thursday said it has partnered with direct selling company Amway to distribute a new range of fruit beverages under the B Natural brand.

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Delhi: Rich businessman books an entire aircraft to bring family home

BHOPAL : A Bhopal-based high net worth individual hired a 180-seater A320 plane of a private carrier to ferry four family members to New Delhi, in a bid to avoid crowd at the airport and in flight amid the COVID-19 outbreak, officials said on Thursday.

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IDFC First Bank launches video KYC facility for opening of savings accounts

NEW DELHI : Private sector lender IDFC First Bank today announced that it has come out with a new video-based KYC facility for onboarding of new customers. Using the new facility, customers can open savings bank accounts without the need to visit a branch office.

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Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India

NEW DELHI – As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections every day.

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Lockdown: Bollywood stars engage with audiences in absence of films, brand deals

NEW DELHI: Bollywood stars have taken to a range of unique pursuits to keep audiences engaged, knowing they can’t bank on films or regular endorsement deals to stay in public eye during the lockdown.

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Lockdown easing: Rajasthan factories go back to 8-hour factory shifts

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan may be on its way to normalcy with most factories opening up and labour movements allowed within the state without, restriction. It has also announced reverting to the eight-hour factory shift, according to a government cicular.

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The Latest: India sees record jump of COVID-19 cases

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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Financial regulators to brainstorm on covid-19 fallout with FM today

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday will chair a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) amid the ongoing debilitating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy and the financial sector.

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Power distributors with dues to PFC-REC barred from Rs90,000 crore package

NEW DELHI: Power distribution companies (discoms), hoping to benefit from the Rs90,000 crore loans that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said PFC and REC will provide them to help them combat the covid-19-induced stress, are in for a surprise, according to a copy of the document seen by Mint. The power sector lenders have set stiff conditions to lend money under the scheme. One of them is that a distributor should not be owing money to either at the time of availing the loan.

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India invites bid for One Sun One World One Grid to take on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

NEW DELHI : India has moved ahead with threading-the-needle for an ambitious global electricity grid, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Tuesday calling for bids to roll-out the “One Sun One World One Grid" (OSOWOG) plan.

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S&P says Indian economy to contract by 5% in FY21, covid-19 to peak by September

NEW DELHI: Rating agency Standard and Poor’s on Thursday said the Indian economy will contract 5% in FY21 assuming that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will peak by September quarter. S&P’s Indian arm Crisil on Monday made similar forecasts.

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Army's common entrance exam for recruitment postponed

NEW DELHI : An Indian Army recruitment examination, scheduled for May 31, has been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diplomats adopt ingenious methods to get to designated workplaces

Many diplomats designated to new roles and stations utilized flights operated for repatriation to reach workplaces

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IndiGo, AirAsia start to refund passenger tickets in travel agents' accounts: EaseMyTrip.com

New Delhi: IndiGo and AirAsia India have started crediting air ticket refunds into the accounts of travel agents instead of retaining money in credit shells, according to travel portal EaseMyTrip.com.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0