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Topic: Coronavirus

FIR against Kanika Kapoor wrongly says she tested positive for COVID-19 at Lucknow airport

Lucknow CMO Narendra Agarwal, who had complained against Kapoor, said there was some confusion regarding the information he received about the Bollywood singer.

Dushyant Singh & Vasundhara Raje, who partied with Kanika Kapoor, test negative for COVID-19

Both Raje and Singh had gone into self-isolation after attending a party with Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus Friday.

Bihar government shuts down bus service, restaurants and banquet halls

The state government, invoking the Bihar Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, said the restrictions have come into force with immediate effect.

America closes down as a third of its citizens told to stay home

From New York to Illinois, governors from coast to coast have told Americans not to leave home except for dire circumstances.

12 passengers who travelled by two different trains test positive for coronavirus

While eight of the 12 passengers had travelled from Delhi to Ramagundam on AP Sampark Kranti Express on March 13, rest had travelled on Godan Express from Mumbai to Jabalpur on 16th March.

Yogi govt announces Rs 1,000 financial aid to daily labourers & free ration to 1.65 cr workers

In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.P. government announced aid and free ration to those registered under the Antyodaya Yojana and MNREGA scheme.

West Bengal government orders shutdown of all restaurants, bars, pubs till 31 March

The order, which aims to prevent all non-essential social gatherings, comes into effect on Sunday morning.

‘Janata curfew’ is a public drill, won’t really stop spread of coronavirus: Experts

According to experts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'janata curfew' is more of a communication and symbolic exercise to prepare people for more mandatory lockdowns in the future.

Class 12 West Bengal board exams postponed till 15 April amid coronavirus outbreak

Education minister Partha Chatterjee warned private schools of action if the decision to suspend internal examinations is not complied with.

Yogi govt wont ‘defy tradition’, will hold Ayodhya Ram Navami Mela despite COVID-19 threat

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

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?