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Topic: Coronavirus

India asks airlines to take bookings after final decision on lockdown and flight restrictions

Most airlines have been offering credit instead of refunds if flights are canceled due to the travel curbs as ticket sales generated much-needed cash flow.

Avoid large gatherings, follow physical distancing — WHO issues guidelines for Ramadan

The WHO has advised governments to issue clear instructions on preventive measures given that Ramadan typically sees large gatherings.

4am Dairy Milk, dancing prawns, langar — what coronavirus did to how we eat

The first few days of lockdown were about discipline, then a dash of nihilism seeped in. Food won't be the same in post-pandemic India.

Passengers screened, borders closed, tough quarantine — 4 states & a UT halt Covid-19 march

Mizoram detected its first case on 25 March and there has been no new case since then. Manipur and Goa haven't seen any new case since 3 and 4 April respectively. 

Don’t blame Tablighis for coronavirus, disease doesn’t see religion: Jharkhand CM Soren

Hemant Soren details Jharkhand’s preparations for Covid-19 and the aftermath of the lockdown, wants Centre to clear Rs 50,000 crore mining dues.

Sweet and salty ‘corona’ food — because Indians need variety even in a pandemic

Creativity of Indians is on the rise during the Covid-19 crisis with some of them even composing songs and writing poems based on the coronavirus.

Covid-19 cases in India cross 15,000, death toll climbs to 507

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state, with 3,651 cases, followed by Delhi with 1,893 cases.

Will more people turn to vegetarianism in a post-coronavirus world?

People across the world like Queen guitarist Brian May have sought to link Covid-19 to non-vegetarian diets, saying the pandemic came from “people eating animals”.

Modi govt employees irked by pressure to donate to PM CARES Fund to fight Covid-19

The revenue dept under finance ministry has gone a step ahead, appealing to officials to donate a day’s salary every month until March 2021. This has added to the resentment.

Senior Punjab cop loses battle with Covid-19, was to undergo plasma therapy

Anil Kohli, an assistant commissioner of police in Ludhiana, was on ventilator support. He was scheduled for a plasma therapy but died before the procedure could begin.  

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

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.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

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?