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Topic: Coronavirus

‘Assalaam Alaikum!’ — Pakistan Air Traffic Controller (ATC) praises Air India

Pakistan's Flight Information Region & ATC have praised the airline for its special flight operations to Europe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

PM Modi directs officials to ensure sufficient availability of essential medical equipment

PM Modi reviewed the country's preparedness, the availability of hospitals, proper isolation and quarantine facilities as well as disease surveillance

Yogi govt orders manufacturing of 66 crore triple-layer khadi masks amid Covid-19 outbreak

The poor will get the masks free of cost, while they will be sold at a nominal price to the rest, according to officials.

Govt places order for 10 crore hydroxychloroquine tablets with Ipca labs and Zydus Cadila

The Centre has placed the order after ICMR recommended hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medication for Covid-19 high risk group.

Coronavirus pandemic is changing funerals and how we deal with the dead

While all possible steps are taken to uphold respect for the dead, in pandemics the emphasis inevitably shifts to public health.

ICJ president & co-author of Modi book moves UNHRC blaming China for Covid-19 ‘conspiracy’

Advocate Adish C. Aggarwala alleged negligence by China in dealing with Covid-19, seeking an unspecified compensation amount from the country.

Covid-19 positive woman gives birth to ‘healthy’ baby at AIIMS in Delhi

According to the doctors, this is the first baby to be born to a coronavirus infected woman in the capital.

From beer to baked beans, this is what Americans stocked up for coronavirus lockdown

Food, healthcare, toilet paper, beer, wine – a list of the things Americans have been snapping up and also not buying during lockdown.

Millions of jobs have been destroyed around the world as Covid-19 sparks recession

International Labour Organisation warns of almost 25 million layoffs if the virus isn’t controlled.

State apathy leaves Kerala’s Kasargod dependent on Karnataka for medical care amid Covid-19

During the Covid-19 crisis, Kasargod’s dependence on Mangaluru and Udupi for medical care has been badly hit as Karnataka refuses to open its borders.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?