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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicBoris Johnson

Topic: Boris Johnson

One week on, Boris Johnson is still ill and isolating with coronavirus fever

With deaths still rising, Johnson is anxious to drum home his message that Britons must obey government orders to stay in their homes as much as possible.

British love for health service could make or break Boris Johnson

The cult of the National Health Service has been key to so many political fortunes over the decades, but no leader has weaponised it more than Boris Johnson.

Donald Trump’s Easter promise and human ‘threat’ to coronavirus plans

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Mamata’s street lesson, Taimur Ali Khan’s no show, Milind Soman’s load & what Riskhi Kapoor wants

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Boris Johnson, UK’s Prime Minister, tests positive for coronavirus

The British Prime Minister was tested upon feeling mild symptoms Friday, an email statement from Downing Street stated.

Boris Johnson’s coronavirus response is a fiasco

In an astonishing failure of leadership and of good governance, the British government and its scientists did not spot what was so evident elsewhere.

UK put under 3-week lockdown to combat COVID-19 spread as death toll reaches 335

PM Boris Johnson warned that anyone flouting the strict rules would have to deal with police, who will have the power to fine and force dispersal of gatherings.

Trump & Johnson face flak for coronavirus response while Batman bows down to real heroes

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

How Trump, Johnson response shows sensible conversations on coronavirus have finally begun

In episode 417 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about how Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have stopped ridiculing coronavirus. And is India testing too little?

Johnson’s controversial coronavirus approach, and why toilet paper is running out

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.