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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

14-month-old boy with no travel history tests positive for Covid-19 in Gujarat

As the child's parents are casual labourers with no recent travel history, health officials are yet to find out the exact source of infection.

Why can’t the opposition tell people to do things from their balconies?

After over six years of seeing PM Modi’s gimmicks, opposition still does not understand the new language of politics.

India likely to agree to Trump request for malaria drug HCQ for Covid-19 patients in US

Trump called Modi Saturday asking India to send an urgent supply of hydroxychloroquine as US is dealing with the world's highest number of coronavirus cases.

Modi govt throws Covid-19 innovation ‘challenge’ to Indians, will fund winning ideas

Science & technology dept's National Innovation Foundation has announced Challenge Covid-19 Competition looking for ideas to supplement govt's efforts towards fighting pandemic.

Will be a long fight against Covid-19, we can’t be tired, can’t lose — PM tells BJP workers

PM Narendra Modi addresses party workers on BJP's 40th Foundation Day, says current situation no less than a war, and it is a war to save humanity.

Covid-19 crisis is choking India’s MSME sector. Business won’t pick up even after lockdown

Countries such as US, UK, Germany and China have announced quick relief for small companies. Perhaps finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman missed a trick or two.

Lamps, crackers to fake image, conspiracy theory: Reactions to Modi’s ‘light a candle’ plea

Lamp lighting, photo shoots and even firecrackers — for a moment one forgot there was a pandemic. Here’s how Twitter reacted to last night’s “festivities”.

4 reasons why I see light at the end of India’s coronavirus tunnel

We, as doctors, know emergency areas of our hospitals are not getting flooded with patients with upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and deaths.

Mukesh Ambani’s net worth drops 28% in 2 months as Covid-19 disrupts economy

The Indian market was corrected by 25% in the last two months as the economic costs and impact of the pandemic on companies led to a sell off across the world.

WhatsApp warriors during Covid-19 crisis — first line of defence for PM Modi

Messages on how coronavirus will be killed due to high temperature started circulating on WhatsApp, justifying PM Modi’s call to light candles and torches.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?