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Topic: Coronavirus

Is Raghuram Rajan a well-meaning economist or partisan critic?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan discussed the economic effects of Covid lockdown in a video chat.

Goodbye to ‘Dil waale Kapoor’ and whitewashing hands as coronavirus cure

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

Can female sex hormones help men battle Covid-19? US scientists to find out

The trial will include 110 patients with confirmed or presumed cases of Covid-19 who develop at least one serious symptom, such as high fever, shortness of breath or pneumonia.

SC seeks CBI reply on parole plea by 1984 riot convict Balwan Khokhar

The former Congress leader, serving a life sentence in Tihar jail, has sought interim bail, citing various ailments that make him vulnerable to Covid-19.

Disbelief, guilt, regret, amusement — when a Covid reporter herself tests positive

We hadn’t touched anyone, sanitised as often as we could, stayed at least 1m away from people, and yet found our false sense of invincibility crushed.

Antibody from llamas could help block coronavirus entry into cells, say researchers

A smart band to help maintain social distancing to an old arthritis drug for lung damage, ThePrint brings you the top 5 research on Covid-19.

Remdesivir has clear-cut, positive effect on cutting Covid recovery time, says top US doctor

The claims of Dr Anthony Fauci come at the time a study in The Lancet has said ‘remdesivir is not associated with statistically significant clinical benefits’.

Much better days ahead, says Donald Trump as 35 US states set formal reopening plans

Trump also said expressed hope for the economy picking up next year, saying he thought the fourth quarter is going to be 'really, really good' for the US.

Bengal ranks lowest among all major states on Covid tests, even lower than Bihar, Jharkhand

West Bengal is the country’s 4th most populous state but has one of the worst testing rates. CM Mamata Banerjee has blamed it on faulty kits and delayed approval to labs.

Why some experts want more data before they are convinced about remdesivir

Some experts say science has taken a back seat to optimism in the rush to find a way out of the coronavirus crisis that has paralysed economies around the world.

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?