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Topic: Coronavirus

No fixed list, decide what food & groceries you want exempt from lockdown, MHA tells states

The fresh order comes amid concerns in the government about the Covid-19 lockdown disrupting the supply chain of essential goods.

Haryana bans chewing gums to check Covid-19. Experts say no proof of link but praise move

Haryana authorities say the ban is a preventive measure meant to ensure chewed gum is not spat on others or on roads. 

Use parcel trains to transport medical equipment to remote districts, Railways tells states

In a letter sent to all state chief secretaries, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav has asked them to provide security to parcel trains during unloading of goods.

Centre gives Rs 11,092 crore to states for setting up facilities to contain coronavirus

The Home Ministry said the fund had been approved following assurance given by PM Modi to chief ministers during his video conference on Thursday.

647 Covid-19 cases found in last 2 days linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation

The Health Ministry said there has been a rise of 336 coronavirus cases since Thursday, as India records 2,301 positive cases and 56 deaths.

Chewing gum ban good but Haryana’s hookah culture can be real Covid-19 culprit

Hookah is popular in the state of Haryana and people, especially the elderly are defying Covid-19 lockdown and coming together to smoke hookah.

IAS, IPS, IRS create CARUNA to shadow and aid Modi govt’s Covid-19 efforts

Civil servants across services are using their network, that extend to district levels, to supplement Modi govt's 11 empowered groups tackling Covid-19.

Called corona, beaten up, left on road: Foreign tourists recall Goa lockdown horrors

Several foreign tourists stuck in Goa said friendly local residents turned hostile as concern about the pandemic deepened and restrictions on movements began.

How providing an essential service made ThePrint’s journalist a prisoner in her hostel room

Manisha Mondal wasn’t allowed to return to her hostel from an assignment. Then, she was locked up for 2 days, and has now been told she’ll be thrown out.

India’s oldest Covid-19 survivor and wife discharged from Kerala hospital after recovery

93-year old Thomas Abraham & 88-year old Mariyamma recovered after days of life-and-death battle against coronavirus.

On Camera

Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

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.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?