Lockdown, Day 41: New phase, old fears Amid the worldwide struggle to adjust to a new normal, Sensex today joined global peers and crashed 2000 points. Meanwhile, there were new fears that a fresh surge in bad debt could hit growth and delay India's recovery from the pandemic. As the new phase of the nation-wide lockdown gets underway, businesses scramble to decode the fine print in ever-changing government guidelines. In the last 24 hours, the country added about 2500 cases, taking the tally close to the 43,000-mark. Here are the other big developments of today...
COUNT SO FAR  | 8 new cases in Ghaziabad; total cases rise to 82 | | Rajasthan reports 4 deaths; 123 new cases | | One more case reported in Odisha; count rises to 163 | | Dharavi reports 94 new cases and 2 deaths | | Karnataka reports 28 new cases; state tally rises to 642 | | Andhra reports 67 new cases; state tally now 1,650 | | Cases in Maharashtra's Thane rise to 1183 | | No new cases in Kerala today | | West Bengal has the highest mortality rate in the country | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 35,07,265 | 2,47,491 | 42,836 | 1,389 | LIFE IN A LOCKDOWN | Two floors in Delhi BSF headquarters sealed | | Ola, Uber resume services in cities in green, orange zones | | UPSC IAS prelims 2020 postponed | | Many liquor shops in Delhi shut after crowd turns unruly | | Abbott's lab-based antibody tests to be available in India by May-end | ECONOMY AND BUSINESS | India April manufacturing PMI at all-time low of 27.4 | | Sensex bleeds 2,002 pts; Nifty slips below 9,300 | | Crude oil prices fall on US-China tensions | | April petrol sales down 61%; diesel down 57% | | Power consumption drops 23% in April | | Amazon, Flipkart to increase warehouses | | 65% companies expect 40% hit to revenue in Q1 | | Hero MotoCorp resumes operations at three facilities | | Bajaj Auto reports zero domestic sales in April | | Securities Appellate Tribunal to remain closed till May 15 | WORLD UPDATES | Global cases surpass 3.5 million | | US deaths rise by 1,450 in 24 hours | | S.Korea's April factory activity suffers as exports shrink at record pace | | Hong Kong's economy shrinks by 8.9%; worst performance since 1974 | | Mexico reports 1,383 new cases, 93 more deaths | | China reports 3 new cases, all imported | | Pakistan's number of cases surges past 20,000 | | Japan extends state of emergency to May 31 | DEBATE THIS | Will partial lifting move India's economic needle? Tell us here | | |
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