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In today’s featured cartoon, Kirtish Bhatt illustrates the cleaner air that is gracing the Indian cities as pollution levels dip worldwide due to coronavirus lockdown.
Mir Suhail comments on Supreme Court granting Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami three weeks protection from any “coercive action” by police in relation to FIRs filed against him for inciting hate and criticising Sonia Gandhi, interim president of the Congress.
Sajith Kumar weighs in on the impact of the pan-India lockdown on the country’s economy as he quotes PM Modi with a dash of satire.
Alok Nirantar commends the efforts of those who have been feeding stray animals under the lockdown.
Rachita Taneja takes a dig at the much debated Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after Delhi Police booked Umar Khalid and two other Jamia students under the same law for allegedly inciting the Delhi riots. The news comes soon after Kashmiri journalists Masrat Zahra, Peerzada Ashiq and Gowhar Geelani were also booked under the stringent UAPA act.