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Donations pour in but PM CARES coronavirus fund faces criticism
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for creating a new coronavirus relief fund when about $500 million was...
General
Govt considers narrowing lockdown to coronavirus hotspots
India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing curbs ......
General
Grapevine: BigBasket raises $60 mn in bridge round; My Game Mate bags seed funding
Online grocer BigBasket has raised up to $60 million in a bridge round of funding led by Alibaba along with ......
TMT
How ed-tech startups are making the most of coronavirus lockdown
Indian ed-tech startups are ramping up their offerings, hiring tutors and enrolling more students than before, as they seek to...
Infrastructure
WeWork sues SoftBank for dropping $3 bn tender offer
A WeWork board committee that negotiated a $3 billion tender offer with SoftBank Group sued the Japanese conglomerate on Tuesday...
General
Small businesses struggle to pay wages amid coronavirus lockdown
Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved Indian small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages this month,...
Infrastructure
IntelliSmart Infrastructure appoints Sterlite Power exec as CEO
IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, which handles the implementation, finance and operation of a smart meter rollout programme...
Consumer
Virus slowdown threatens India's restaurants with bitter aftertaste
After growing tenfold in the last decade, India’s restaurant sector fears for the future when a nationwide lockdown is eventually...
Finance
State govts scramble for funds as virus takes toll on coffers
A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India’s state governments, with analysts warning that essential...
General
Indian leaders hesitate to end world's biggest lockdown
India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only ......