April 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- With a devastating second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across India and lifesaving supplemental oxygen in short supply, India's government ordered Facebook Inc , Instagram and Twitter Inc to take down dozens of social media posts critical of its handling of the pandemic, setting up a clash over free speech amid a widening political and public health crisis.
- The Biden administration, under increasing pressure to address a devastating surge of the coronavirus in India, partially lifted a ban on the export of raw materials for vaccines and would also supply India with therapeutics, rapid diagnostic test kits, ventilators and personal protective gear.
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