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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

PoV

I Gotta Wash My Hands: World turning to The Beatles in Covid crisis, 50 yrs after it broke up

Beatles’ songs are being sung by those in lockdown from their windows and being played for those coming out of hospitals. It’s a band that never dies.

Dear Indians, don’t rush to support everything Trump does. WHO funding cut only hurts us

Beyond the coronavirus pandemic, India is often at the cusp of outbreaks such as encephalitis or measles. A bankrupt WHO will leave India without best global practices.

Braless, hairy and brown — coronavirus lockdown is our chance to change beauty standards

Lifestyle changes enforced by the coronavirus lockdown have made ‘straight out of bed’ looks the norm simply because no one is looking.

Covid-19 lockdown is stressful enough. Don’t push yourself to excel in BYJU’S and Duolingo

People are trying new things during the Covid-19 lockdown but it is a problem if they pressure themselves to master those hobbies in these stressful times.

‘Bhaiyya de do please’ — Covid-19 crisis is making urban India go back to kirana stores

Covid-19 lockdown is like a renaissance for neighbourhood kirana stores as the urban Indian is finding them more convenient than malls.

Ravindra Jadeja must stop being a ‘Rajput boy’ and grow up to be a cricketer

The fact that Jadeja’s clip was going viral on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti shows how far India stands from realising Ambedkar’s dream of a casteless society.

You clapped for them as they picked garbage. Respect them and Ambedkar would clap for you

It took a global pandemic for us to acknowledge the work of sanitation workers. Mere claps for them won’t ease their socio-economic troubles.

It took a pandemic to make millennials save money. Hope Nirmala Sitharaman doesn’t blame us

At the start of Covid-19 pandemic, millennials were criticised for crowding bars, holding corona house parties or sensing an opportunity for cheap vacations. Not anymore.

India-Pakistan candle vigils at Wagah have now moved to Instagram in coronavirus lockdown

While tension continues on the LOC, Pakistani singer Ali Sethi’s Instagram lives with Indian celebrities has opened a new gateway for post-Partition nostalgia.

Spit wide open. Covid-19 is a good excuse for Indians to kick the nasty habit

Due to the Covid-19 scare, a man was arrested in Kashmir for public spitting while two others from Bihar were arrested in Mohali for spitting on notes.

On Camera

From water to visas to security—India-Bangladesh ties moved beyond Hasina

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, along with a high-powered delegation, is being hailed as a ‘major diplomatic breakthrough’.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.