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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Johnson’s controversial coronavirus approach, and why toilet paper is running out

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The big coronavirus cover-up: Fighting truth and coronavirus, the China way

Media coverage in China is increasingly seeking to portray the Chinese Communist Party 'as the enabler of miraculous human feats' battling the virus.

20 Dubai-bound passengers detained at Kochi airport after UK national tests +ve for COVID-19

This takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kerala to 20 so far.

Civic polls put off in Andhra Pradesh amid COVID-19 scare; uncertainty looms large in Bengal

While elections to rural and urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh have been put off indefinitely, gram panchayat polls were suspended for six weeks.

Indian national tests positive for Coronavirus in UAE after a holiday abroad

UAE so far has 85 confirmed cases, with the total number of those who have recovered from the disease at 23.

Coronavirus cases rise to 107 in India, with 12 fresh ones reported in Maharashtra

Govt has asked people not to panic, saying no community transmission of the virus has been observed and there has only been a few cases of local transmission.

Kerala prisoners churn out 6,000 masks in 2 days to fight shortage amid coronavirus panic

Kerala government has engaged prisoners to manufacture face masks amid shortage. They have been priced at Rs 15-20 apiece.

Uttarakhand govt shuts schools, colleges & cinema halls over coronavirus fear

The decision was taken at a meeting of the state council of ministers. Medical colleges will, however, remain open.

Will coronavirus make Indians rediscover the joys of being at home or is it a kill-joy?

In India, authorities have shut schools, malls and cinemas and advised people against attending unnecessary gatherings to prevent the virus spread.

Coronavirus shock can be contained and reversed

Government, corporate and household leaders should help draw the path ahead that acknowledges the inconvenient reality of further economic damage before the bottom is reached.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?