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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

India’s Covid cases cross 9 lakh mark, three days after recording 8 lakh infections

India reported 28,498 new Covid cases Monday as active infections stood at 3,11,565. The number of recoveries has reached 5,71,459.

India’s daily Covid deaths have more than doubled in 6 weeks, positivity rate too on the rise

Cause for concern, say experts, is age-wise break-up of deaths — 47% are those aged less than 60 years, and could be a very strong indicator that India is missing deaths among elderly.

Hong Kong virologist, who fled to US, accuses China of covering up Covid threat

In interview to Fox News Friday, Dr Li-Meng Yan, who worked at WHO-affiliated laboratory on infectious diseases of Hong Kong School of Public Health, claimed her supervisor told her 'to keep silent'.

Coronavirus crisis is India’s chance to bring health reforms stalled by British colonial rule

Unlike 1991, this is not an economic crisis. India can take the lesson from the last similar healthcare crisis that the world faced in Spanish flu — reform or perish.

Google, Amazon funnel over $20 million to sites spreading coronavirus conspiracies

A Global Disinformation Index study analysed ads running between January-June on 480 English language websites identified as publishers of virus misinformation

India registers over 20,000 Covid cases in 24 hours, total tally rises to 6,25,544

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, and Karnataka were the states that recorded most of the new cases. The country's death toll climbed to 18,213.

Return to the city or struggle in village? Migrant workers who fled lockdown are in a bind

Migrant workers aren’t expected to return to the cities as long as the virus is spreading and work is uncertain. But there aren’t enough jobs in the villages.

Don’t just blame the virus. Modi govt needs to push more reforms to revive Indian economy

The pandemic isn't the main reason India’s growth has gone off a cliff. The economy had already been weakened by years of mismanagement before Covid.

India’s animal spirits in deep slumber despite resumption of economic activity

The needle on a dial measuring animal spirits swung to the left last month, reflecting weakness in a majority of India's 8 high-frequency indicators.

Why Coronil working or not against Covid makes no difference to Ramdev or his Patanjali

After claiming to ‘cure’ homosexuality and manufacturing medicine that ‘helps’ women conceive a male child, Ramdev is back with Coronil, an Ayurvedic concoction for Covid-19.

On Camera

Nuapada byelection may change Odisha’s political landscape. It should not be ignored

The byelection follows the death of MLA Rajendra Dholakia, a Gujarati businessman-turned-politician of the BJD who also served as a minister in the previous government.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.