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Topic: Coronavirus

Classes to continue online until 3 May, no plan to advance summer break: HRD ministry

Following fresh MHA guidelines, HRD ministry has asked educational institutions to continue online classes in the second phase of the lockdown.

Districts in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune in Red Zone as Modi govt divides country to fight Covid

Govt identifies 170 districts as hotspots classifying them under Red Zone, 207 districts as non-hotspot or White Zone and 353 unaffected districts as Green Zone.

China closes largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan as coronavirus cases wane

India’s three biggest state-owned refiners have projected a 40% jump in demand for LPG in the first week of April from a year earlier.

Why India’s LPG demand hasn’t fallen despite the lockdown

India’s three biggest state-owned refiners have projected a 40% jump in demand for LPG in the first week of April from a year earlier.

Tablighi Jamaat chief Saad charged with culpable homicide for spread of Covid-19

The Delhi Police have added the charge to an existing FIR against the Tablighi Jamaat chief and six others. Saad's lawyer reiterates they are ready to join the probe.

Let the young out, and India build herd immunity to beat the virus: Top epidemiologist

Epidemiologist Dr Jayaprakash Muliyil, in an exclusive interview to ThePrint, talks of how herd immunity can help until a Covid-19 vaccine is developed, and what it entails.

Rajasthan records 41 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking state’s total tally to 1,046

Among the coronavirus cases in Rajasthan are 2 Italian citizens & 54 people who were brought back from Iran and admitted to Army health centres in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.

Bat coronavirus found in two Indian species of bats for the first time: ICMR study

Twenty nine bats of 2 species from Kerala, Himachal, Puducherry and TN tested positive for bat coronavirus, but there is no evidence to suggest it can be transmitted to humans.

No matter how you look at it, India’s lockdown-2 can cost as many lives as it will save

In the kind of lockdown extension PM Modi has announced, the costs outweigh the benefits. And it could claim many more lives over time. Government must assure food and security.

No regular income for 74% low-earning families in Ahmedabad since lockdown, finds IIM survey

A survey of 500 households by students and staff from IIM-Ahmedabad has found that 40% families were facing food or medicine supply-related issues.

On Camera

Support reducing for Kolkata doctors. Mamata is not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?