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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis 

In episode 429 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how WHO’s reputation has been damaged by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Why India’s wealthy happily donate to god and govt but loathe helping needy and poor

Be it Amitabh Bachchan or Virat Kohli, India’s rich and famous are quick to lecture or follow PM Modi’s diktat. But selfless charity is missing among most Indians.

‘Excuse to destroy our people’: Far Right groups weaponise coronavirus to further their agenda

Several extremist groups, worldwide, have employed both conspiracy theories and calls for targeted violence against communities to push their Far Right ideologies.

The isolation of Bhuvan Shome is all too real in a time of social distancing

Mrinal Sen’s classic New Wave film starring Utpal Dutt also launched the career of Amitabh Bachchan who went on to become a superstar.

DD’s Lord Ram, Lord Krishna say Ramayan and Mahabharat hold lessons even for Netflix gen

Actors Arun Govil and Nitish Bharadwaj talk about the national lockdown, Ramayan and Mahabharat being rerun and Modi govt's efforts to tackle coronavirus.

6 steps every country needs to take now to fight coronavirus: WHO

WHO has asked for aggressive measures to find, isolate, test, treat and trace people with Covid-19.

Infosys employee arrested for social media post urging people to ‘spread the virus’

Mujeeb Mohammed was also sacked by the IT company for urging people to go out and spread the virus on Facebook.

Italy & Spain’s deadliest days prove the worst is far from over

Italy, which now has a total 86,498 coronavirus cases, reported 969 deaths in 24 hours, while Spain reported 769 deaths.

Clapping to slapping — India did everything other than social distancing this week

When PM Modi imposed a lockdown to flatten the coronavirus curve, little did he know how difficult social distancing would be for Indians.

Coronavirus has increased political distancing between Rahul Gandhi and Congress old guard

Rahul Gandhi, who first spoke about coronavirus in a 12 Feb tweet, is continuing to criticise Modi govt, while other Congress leaders are welcoming its moves.

On Camera

Congress wasted a chance to turn the tables on BJP over Vande Mataram. It chose appeasement

Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.