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Maharashtra coronavirus cases climb to 9,318, death toll rises to 400

Mumbai reported an increase of 393 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 6,169.

Delhi sees highest recoveries from Covid-19 in single day while cases rise to 3,314

No death was reported for the third consecutive day in the national capital.

How coronavirus vaccines can reach the market faster with the right incentives

Vaccine makers need to be encouraged to develop coronavirus vaccines and get them widely distributed as soon as possible. And it has to be worth their while.

35 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, coronavirus kills 10 survivors who had comorbidities

Ten of 12 Covid-19 patients who died in Bhopal were people suffering from comorbidities on account of 1984 gas tragedy.

Oxygen therapy or ventilators? Indian doctors rethink best option for critical Covid cases

Critical care experts in India suggest that oxygen therapy can be equally if not more effective than ventilators when treating Covid-19.

Plasma therapy still in trial, cannot be used as Covid-19 treatment yet, says govt

The Union health ministry warned that using the plasma therapy to treat Covid-19 patients outside of a clinical trial will be considered illegal.

Private hospitals must not turn away non-Covid patients, says health ministry

Health Secretary Preeti Sudan notes that hospitals have been denying essential services like dialysis, cancer treatment and pregnancy care.

2 Indians join global remdesivir trial as the world pins its hopes on it to treat Covid-19

WHO is conducting Solidarity trial, for which about 1,650 patients have registered, to find treatment options for Covid-19.

This Punjab district was Covid-free for 28 days. Then one truck driver entered

In Punjab’s SBS Nagar, a truck driver emerged as the district’s 20th case on 22 April, the same day as the last of the 18 recovered patients got discharged.

Scientists create device that removes CO2 directly from blood, could aid Covid-19 patients

From understanding why certain heart disease patients fare worse with the infection, to how loss of smell is linked to lower hospitalisation risk, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.