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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

Politics hampered WHO’s response to Covid, review panel chief says

The WHO and its members have been scrutinized for their responses to the pandemic that has struck about 47 million people, killing more than 1.2 million & stifling economies worldwide.

Aarogya Setu app gets ‘bullied’ for govt’s lack of data, & if Covid was a politician

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

Covid likely to leave lasting scars, could lead to higher taxation in future, says RBI 

RBI estimates that gross fiscal deficit of states could cross 4 per cent, and force govts to put investments on hold, leading to a vicious cycle of incurring loss without spurring recovery.

How protests pose new risks to Thai economy’s Covid recovery

The uncertain outlook for the Thai economy, which contracted a record 12.2% in the third quarter, has weighed on the nation’s stocks and currency.

China’s digital farmers are making agriculture more profitable

In some parts of rural China, the extent to which villagers are connected to the internet is greater than in large cities.

Schools not opening for now in Delhi, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Earlier, schools were allowed to call students from class 9 to 12 to school on a voluntary basis from September 21. However, the Delhi government decided against it.

Spanish PM says Covid infections could be 3 times higher than reported

Spain has become the first Western European nation to surpass 1 million Covid cases. Health Minister Salvador Illa said that in parts of the country the pandemic is out of control.

Covid crisis shows once again why US dollar is world’s dominant currency

A lack of global alternatives helps explain some of the dollar’s role. The euro’s status as a reserve currency remains limited & China’s currency is still subject to capital controls.

1 million people travelled by air this Sunday — a promising sign of post-Covid times

The rise in passenger traffic, from 29% of normal levels to 35% on Sunday, shows that virus flare-ups may no longer lead to further backsliding in passenger traffic.

India registers 54,044 new Covid cases, 717 fatalities in last 24 hours

As many as 67,95,103 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the recovery rate to 88.81% while the case fatality rate due Covid-19 has dropped to 1.51%.

On Camera

ECI reacts to vote chori with passive aggression and no action. Media is doing the same

Opposition parties are doing the best they can, have gathered open-and-shut evidence only to be met with silence and deflection.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘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.