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SAARC meeting on COVID confirmed 2 things – Pakistan is petty and India isn’t as big as China

Pakistan’s petty behaviour on SAARC conference was a sign it doesn’t take coronavirus seriously. But India’s contribution of $10 million is also a pittance.

The big coronavirus cover-up: Fighting truth and coronavirus, the China way

Media coverage in China is increasingly seeking to portray the Chinese Communist Party 'as the enabler of miraculous human feats' battling the virus.

How 5 of the worst-hit countries around the world are responding to coronavirus outbreak

China, South Korea, Italy, Iran and the US are some of the worst-hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic, and all have come up with their own unique responses.

Coronavirus pandemic has given Chinese government even more powers over its people

China's new forms of power and control will surely linger once the threat of COVID-19 is overcome. And the state has all the data it needs.

Coronavirus is not an evil Chinese bioweapon meant to inflict terror. Here’s why

Since the coronavirus pandemic took root, there have been rumours that it is actually a Chinese bioweapon that found its way out deliberately or accidentally.

Coronavirus porn is becoming famous and revealing human stupidity once again

Making porn in deserted Wuhan may not be the best way to tell the world about the dangers of COVID-19, but it's still happening.

Top Chinese diplomat pushes conspiracy theory that US army is behind coronavirus

With the coronavirus spreading from China into the US and around the world, both nations are trading tit-for-tat claims about its origins.

Coronavirus can live in patients for five weeks after contagion

Doctors in China detected virus’s RNA in respiratory samples from survivors for a median of 20 days after they became infected, Lancet reported.

In epicenter Wuhan, coronavirus cases drop to single-digit for the first time

The number of new fatalities in China has also seen a sharp dip. However, there is a surge in 'imported COVID-19 cases' (people arriving from abroad).

Thank God coronavirus didn’t start in India, it lacks China’s grit: Ex-Goldman Sachs chief

Speaking on CNBC show, former Goldman Sachs chief Jim O’Neill says there was no way Indian govt could have reacted to the coronavirus outbreak the way the Chinese have.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

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.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

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.