Lockdown, Day 71: Mixed messages ahead India's IT sector employees aren't just battling the economic repercussions of COVID-19 but also artificial intelligence-based platforms, automation tools and other digital technologies.The country's top five IT services providers have hired fewer people over the last five years, thus impacting white-collar employment. India witnessed the highest spike of cases with nearly 9,000 testing positive, and the total cases breaching the 2 lakh mark. On the other hand, IndiGo continues to add planes to its fleet despite the Covid squeeze. Perhaps the economy will spring a happy surprise soon. Track this space for latest updates... COUNT SO FAR  | Assam reports 111 new cases, state tally rises to 1,672 | | Indore reports 27 COVID-19 cases, total at 3,597. | | Highest single-day spike of 396 COVID-19 cases in Bengal | | Nagaland's Covid tally rises to 58 | | Rajasthan reports 102 cases, total at 9475 | | 47 Maharashtra Police personnel test positive, total at 2,556 | | 51 cases reported in Jharkhand, total at 726 | | Andhra Pradesh reports 79 cases, total at 3,279 | | Kerala reports 82 new cases, total at 1,494 | | Tamil Nadu reports 1286 new cases, total at 25,872 | | Punjab reports 34 new cases, total at 2,376 | | Karnataka reports 267 new cases, total at 4,063 | | Madhya Pradesh reports 168 new cases, total at 8,588 | | Maharashtra reports 2,560 new cases, tatal at 74, 860 | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 6,395,328 | 380,580 | 198,706 | 5,598 | LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN | Retailers avoid discounting to meet social distancing norms | | Gujarat makes hospitalisation mandatory for COVID test | | 10% of India's population above 60 accounts for 50% of Covid deaths | | India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away | | Railways announces 5 intra-state special trains in Odisha | | US to ship first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week | | Rajasthan Roadways resumes bus services on 200 routes | | Air India flight carrying 153 Indian nationals from Dubai lands | | PM approves establishment of PCIM&H under AYUSH | | Certain categories of foreign nationals allowed to come to India | | Spike in MGNREGS numbers reveals impact of lockdown | BUSINESS AND ECONOMY | Moody's downgrades ratings of 8 firms, 3 banks | | Services activity contracts sharply in May, firms cut jobs: PMI | | PSBs disburse Rs 3,893-crore loans to MSMEs | | Govt approves setting up of EGoS & PDCs to attract investments | | Cabinet approves amendments to Essential Commodities Act | | VIP Industries said it might take a 50 per cent hit on its top line in FY21 | | Hyundai launches end-to-end online car buying platform 'Click to Buy' | | Around 42 crore poor received financial assistance of Rs 53,248 cr under PMGKP | | Indigo will continue adding Airbus A320neo jets to its fleet | | Power Minister formally launches real-time power market | | Mahindra counts loss of 87,000 vehicles, 30,000 tractors in Q1 | | IT spending in India to fall 8% in 2020 due to COVID, first fall in 5 years: Gartner | | Government eyes $17 billion investment proposals to boost local manufacturing | | US launches investigations on India's equalisation levy on global digital majors | | Uday Kotak takes over as CII president | AROUND THE WORLD | US has most cases at more than 2.9 million | | Europe has highest death toll at 182,000 | | No evidence of coronavirus changing its severity: Experts | | Plasma therapy safe, effective for severe Covid-19 patients: Study | | Coronavirus cases in Singapore cross 36,000-mark | | Putin declines British invitation to take part in coronavirus summit | | T20 World Cup could be held in New Zealand, suggests Dean Jones | | 201 more cases reported in Nepal, total at 2300 | | Australia heading for recession after economy contracts | | Zimbabwe raises $20 million in treasury bills sales to fight coronavirus | | Suez canal revenues fall by 9.6% in May due to coronavirus | | Video-meeting service Zoom said it made a profit of $27 million | DEBATE THIS | Is India guilty of taking rating agencies too seriously? Tell us here | | |
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