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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Topic: Coronavirus

Reduce cost of business, reform land acquisition — BJP suggests plan for post-Covid economy

BJP consulted economists, industry representatives to make suggestions to Modi govt on how to revive economy. RSS affiliates like SJM and BMS also chipped in.

Modi govt plans stimulus for MSMEs and unorganised sector, but no ‘big bang’ package likely

No immediate relief planned for big industries due to limited fiscal resources, but NBFCs could get some respite, govt officials say.

T M Krishna, others help raise Rs 32 lakh for artists struggling amid Covid-19 outbreak

In a Twitter post Thursday, T M Krishna urged people to donate generously to help 'artists on the margins'.

IndiGo rolls back April pay-cuts keeping ‘govt wishes’ in mind

The airline had earlier announced instituting pay cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the aviation industry hard as flights remain grounded amid lockdown.

Russian communists defy lockdown to celebrate Lenin’s 150th birthday

Dozens of people marched through the Red Square to celebrate Lenin's birthday, defying lockdown in Moscow.

Kaushik Basu says avoid ‘permit raj’ and Omkar Goswami on Covid-19’s ‘S’ curve

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Pratibha M. Singh, Krishna Kumar and many others.

‘Dil Ki Police’: Delhi Police Twitter handle gets colourful makeover to motivate ground staff

Delhi Police PRO M.S. Randhawa says steps are being taken to increase people-to-police contact and boost morale of ground staff.

Pakistan reports 742 fresh Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in 24 hours

The total number of coronavirus infections in the country stand at 10,513 with 224 deaths.

Man behind viral Kolkata hospital video faces ‘boycott’ as Babul Supriyo tweets his identity

24-year-old student had shot a video that showed bodies lying unattended at a Covid-19 hospital in Kolkata, which BJP has used to target Mamata govt.

Fishing industry suffers another blow as workers are stranded on boats, debt is piling up

Coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time for fishing sector, which was just beginning to recover from last year’s cyclones.

On Camera

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?