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The economics of news media and why it’s in deep crisis because of Covid-19

In episode 452 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the broken business model of news media in light of the layoffs and salary cuts due to Covid-19.

The lockdown Ramadan is truly special. It requires more discipline than usual

If social distancing is taken as will of God against Covid spread, then avoiding guests at iftar and community prayers would merit as a sense of sacrifice.

Arnab Goswami’s attack continues. Rahul, Priyanka, where’s your ‘enough is enough’ moment?

Arnab’s attack on Sonia is valid only if it is political. But by referring to her as ‘Italy wali Sonia Gandhi’ he has committed defamation.

Start-ups and AI can rescue choked Indian courts

Reform to reduce the burden on Indian courts has been long overdue. The coronavirus pandemic has merely exacerbated the urgency to use technology.

Covid blurs distinction between war and peace as soldiers worldwide fight the third army

Covid-19 is posing a unique challenge for militaries world over. Asymptomatic nature of the disease in younger soldiers has only made things difficult.

Through Covid, tech giants Google, Facebook, IBM now want to win back public trust

India’s use of Aarogya Setu app or of drones to monitor population movement pose threats to privacy, and mission creep may easily lead to unwarranted snooping.

Bizarre symptoms make this coronavirus different from anything else before

The virus can disable the kidneys, inflame the GI tract, damage the heart and creep into the central nervous system. It can lead to blood clots.

If Uddhav Thackeray bows before Arnab Goswami’s dare, he will only weaken himself before BJP

Arnab Goswami is daring Uddhav Thackeray. Will the Maharashtra CM make the mistake of appeasement?

India has social schemes for poor in crises like Covid. But it needs a ‘who to pay’ database

Large sections of India’s population are invisible to the state. That is why in crises like Covid and lockdown, we need one common social database.

Ambedkar appointed RSS man as his election agent. That’s how close the two were

Ambedkar visited an RSS training camp in 1939 and was impressed by the culture of equality and absence of any discrimination that he witnessed.

On Camera

AAP has brought Punjab to its knees. State needs BJP governance

The past week saw the defection of 7 AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chaddha and Ashok Mittal, into the BJP. This lays bare the fragility and inconsistency within the party.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.