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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Why India’s stock market hasn’t tanked like last year despite fierce second wave of Covid

The surprisingly muted stock market reaction to India’s virus disaster can also be seen in net outflows of foreign investors — $1.5 bn in April versus $8.4 bn last March.

UK likely to speed up vaccine second doses due to fear of Covid variant from India

Cases of the B.1.617.2 strain have risen to 1,313 over the past week, Public Health England said Thursday, assessing it to be 'at least as transmissible' as the so-called Kent variant.

Officials clueless, villagers blame ‘outsiders’ as Unnao finds over 100 bodies buried by Ganga

Officials have no confirmation about the identity of the dead, or whether they were Covid victims. Local villagers said many buried the bodies because they couldn't afford wood.

Doctors hint at cow dung-black fungus link as people turn to gobar for Covid ‘cure’

A viral Reuters report says some people in Gujarat ‘going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in hope’ it will help with Covid.

How this Covid wave has hurt Indian economy — falling indicators, lower growth expectations

Indian economy is expected to do better than last year, but growth could be 11% or even lower, compared to the pre-2nd wave projections of 13% and above.

‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5…’ — UP fishermen count floating dead as poverty, rituals drive up river burials

In Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, situated on the banks of the Yamuna, several corpses can be seen floating on the river. Local residents fear health hazards after no action.

‘India not alone to suffer second wave’ — message Modi govt wants to send to repair its image

I&B ministry says its daily meeting are routine and are meant to review functioning of the media units, says it is not aimed at countering any 'adverse media publicity'.

Suspend stir against farm laws, it’s spreading Covid in villages — Khattar tells farmers

Haryana CM Khattar said that the agitating farmers can restart the dharnas if they wish to, once the Covid situation is under control.

Increasing Covishield interval to 12-16 weeks decreases breakthrough infections, VK Paul says

According to the government, 7.3 crore vaccine doses are available for the month of May. Sputnik V is likely to be available by next week.

Delhi HC criticises ‘irritating’ dialer tune asking people to get vaccinated amid shortage

The high court said the govt should prepare more such messages instead of preparing just one and running it always.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.