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Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

Singapore reports 690 new cases, taking total number to 15,641

PTI -
Out of the 690 fresh cases, six are Singapore citizens or permanent residents while the rest of them are foreigners with work permits residing in dormitories.

Yashwant Sinha says lockdown can’t be indefinite, Jaffrelot on ‘populist’ leader Modi

Unnati Sharma -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Ayaz Memon, R. Jagannathan, Sanjay Jha and many others.

Dearness allowance freeze during Covid a good move. Privileged India can’t grudge pay cut

Yogendra Yadav -
The lowest paid central government employee still earns more than 85% of Indians. Money saved from dearness allowance will go a long way in Covid crisis.

11-month old baby among 73 who tested positive for Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh

PTI -
The state's Covid-19 tally has crossed the 1300 mark and touched 1,332, the latest government bulletin said.

There’s a zoonotic viral disease in south India and it peaks every summer

Aathira Perinchery -
While there is no evidence so far that monkey fever is transmitted from humans to humans, it has been known to prove fatal. And humans may be making it worse. 

India’s coronavirus death toll rises to 1,007 with 31,332 cases

PTI -
The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 22,629, while 7,695 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, the health ministry said.

No green-zone in Delhi, Mirror on Mumbai’s ‘behemoth’ project & Mint, HT raise vaccine hopes

Angana Chakrabarti -
A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

American Idol goes virtual: How reality competition shows are dealing with lockdown life

Kairvy Grewal -
Singing contest American Idol is adapting to new lockdown life by airing from the homes of the show’s contestants, musicians, judges, mentors and hosts.

Not enough masks & gloves, sanitation workers fear infection at Delhi’s Covid hospitals

Sravasti Dasgupta -
Sanitation workers at Delhi hospitals claim they are scared of doing their jobs as without adequate PPE, they are exposed to Covid-19 through discarded masks and gloves.

Maharashtra coronavirus cases climb to 9,318, death toll rises to 400

PTI -
Mumbai reported an increase of 393 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 6,169.
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Opinion

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Shailaja Bajpai -
Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

How did Durga’s popularity survive Mughal & colonial rule? Bengali zamindars made it happen

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Imran Khan’s party expects Jaishankar to save Pakistan democracy. And Modi to free him

Economy

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

Sampurna Panigrahi -
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%.

Defence

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

Smruti Deshpande -
No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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?

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