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Economic activity needs to stop for Olympics to go ahead: Study

Study conducted by two University of Tokyo professors claims strict restrictions on movement of people, including ceasing of economic activity, during Olympics and Paralympics could reduce spread of Covid-19 to near same level if the two events were to be called off. May 26, 2021
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India fights social media biggies sans data protection law

The tussle between Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook and the Union government has reached its nadir, and the fact is that an absence of a stricter personal data protection law is forcing the concerned authorities to take routes like sending cops to closed Twitter offices in the pandemic or writing heaps of notices that have resulted in zero action to date, while social networking giants continue to take the country for a ride. May 25, 2021
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Sensex opens Monday in green, banking stocks rise

The top gainers on the Sensex Monday morning were State Bank of India, Larsen & Toubro and Maruti Suzuki India, while the major losers were Titan Company, UltraTech Cement and Hindustan Unilever. May 24, 2021
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India's consumer confidence worsens in May

Consumer trust in India fell further in May as a result of the extreme Covid crisis and the resulting state-wide lockdowns. The government's priority right now is to contain the virus and save lives, so trust in employment and the economy has taken a hit. May 22, 2021