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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

PoV

Lakshman rekha between covidiot and coronapocalypse. Pandemic brings a new language in town

Coronavirus lockdown is changing people's lexicon — one strange word at a time.

Tiger King on Netflix is outrageous, but more weird is Indians following it

Tiger King is so alien to the Indian ways of life that it perhaps ends up comforting us at a time when the reality isn’t that inspiring, especially in lockdown.

Covid lockdown shows Indian police isn’t all brutal. Some officers can sing for us, feed poor

India’s police officers are more feared and hardly trusted by common citizens. But coronavirus lockdown has brought out a less seen, compassionate side of them.

Dear Insta influencers, Covid-19 charity is not an excuse to promote your products

While social media marketing is required for independent companies to promote products, Covid-19 crisis is not the appropriate time for that.

Sorry Shoaib Akhtar, India can’t raise funds with Pakistan for Covid-19. You are the ‘enemy’

Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were trolled for helping Shahid Afridi because Indians can only see Pakistan as the enemy, even during the Covid-19 crisis.

One hour of Arnab shouting on Republic TV is better than one minute of Masakali remix 

Masakali 2.0, which is categorised as a song and not a biohazard, got red flagged by A.R. Rahman who had composed the original song in Delhi 6.

Pakistan’s Hazaras to India’s Muslims – people are finding Covid-19 scapegoats

Since the Black Death plague in 14th century, when people went after Jews, beggars, and foreigners across Europe, every disease outbreak has been followed by racism and xenophobia.

My lord, migrant labourers need more than just food, just like we all do

The act of feeding is a conscience cleaner, a hand wash that also kills hopes of the poor wanting anything more than food. These are old models of charity.

Let’s talk about men — the new vulnerable group in Covid-19 times

In South Korea, more women than men tested positive for the coronavirus but 54 per cent of those who died due to the infection were men.

Not a win-win situation — why we should not work from home after the Covid-19 lockdown

Companies adopted work-from-home policy to contain the spread of coronavirus but the lack of a boundary between work and home can impact family dynamics.

On Camera

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.