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Saturday, September 13, 2025
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Topic: Coronavirus

Intelligence reports show Maoists are using lockdown time to regroup in Bastar

The Maoists may have declared a ceasefire due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has given them the perfect breather to reestablish fortresses in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar.

How state govts are crowding out cash-strapped companies from debt market

State govts are planning to crank up bond sales by 18.2% this quarter from a year earlier to make up for a decline in tax revenue due to slowdown.

Modi govt bans air-lifting of patients as some lockdown curbs intensify

Planes carrying patients will only be allowed to fly if local authorities determine treatment isn’t available at the point of origin.

PM Modi, here are my five questions to you as India fights the coronavirus

It’s amply clear the prime minister only prefers monologues. But this is not election-time or opposition-mud-slinging time, India is facing a pandemic.

AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital begin testing bodies for Covid-19 before conducting autopsies

Bodies are being tested to ensure doctors aren't exposed to the virus during an autopsy. It also ensures the body is disposed without exposing families to risk.

‘At least Modi is feeding us’ — migrants, poor say lockdown is tough but give PM a thumbs up

The outrage among labourers and those most affected by the lockdown across India seems to have diminished. They credit Modi for doing what he can for them.

45-day-old baby is India’s first infant fatality due to Covid-19, leaves doctors surprised

Director of Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Medical College says now the infant’s parents are being tested and their contacts are being traced.

In Covid crisis, Madhya Pradesh deserves better than a CM acting as health minister

Madhya Pradesh has a chief minister, but no cabinet; a health department but it has become a hotspot. Is this even remotely an ideal situation when a pandemic is raging across the state?

Meerut cancer hospital wants Muslims to come only after getting Covid-19 negative test report

The hospital issued an ad asking only Muslims to bring their test results. It also called Hindus and Jains miserly but later apologised.

The novel coronavirus circulated for 40 years before jumping species

The first thing to know is that it is rare for viruses to jump between species. In order for a virus to successfully jump, it must be able to do several things.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?