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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicCovid-19. coronavirus

Topic: covid-19. coronavirus

They vowed never to return. But no savings, no jobs & debt force migrants back to Mumbai

At least 15,000 to 20,000 migrants have been returning to Mumbai on a daily basis and 6 lakh have already returned from Bihar, UP, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Kerala.

Bengal imposes strict lockdown, new containment zones to remain ‘completely shut’ for 7 days

Bengal was among first states to ease lockdown. But with cases soaring, CM Mamata Banerjee announced that all businesses, offices will remain shut in containment zones.

Bengaluru corporation is blamed as sudden Covid spike unravels city’s fight against virus

'Community transmission', lack of coordination and lax contact tracing are being cited for the surge in cases, with authorities laying the blame on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.

Stuffed wards, tired doctors: Only Covid hospital in Kalyan-Dombivali near Mumbai crumbles

Shastri Nagar General Hospital has run out of beds but even though the administration has turned to private players, lack of free treatment brings patients back to the govt hospital.

Kolkata is fast running out of hospital beds as Covid cases soar, mortality rate near 6%

Kolkata now has 18 containment zones and 1,872 ‘isolation units’, with Mamata Banerjee govt home-quarantining all asymptomatic patients.

Door-to-door Covid survey ‘not suitable’ for entire Delhi: Report calls for change in strategy

1 July report by Union health ministry & other agencies sets out new parameters, such as partial survey of 421 containment zones, areas with isolated cases.

Covid testing numbers on rise, but states are feeling the pinch of high RT-PCR costs

States have 'informally' flagged costs of the gold-standard RT-PCR test, for which the reagents alone for 10,000 tests cost nearly Rs 1 crore.

How Yogi turned Covid crisis into opportunity to silence critics, dissidents and sceptics 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been among the most proactive leaders in dealing with the crisis, winning over even critics of his governance within the BJP.  

In Telangana, KCR govt has 2 sets of Covid case numbers — the difference is nearly 3,000

Health bulletin by govt Thursday night says Telangana has 18,570 Covid cases, but live dashboard on health and government website shows 21,393 cases.

Covid vaccine in India by 15 Aug? ICMR speeds trials as Modi govt eyes Independence Day target

ICMR has written to 12 institutes, selected to run the clinical trials, to fast-track all approvals but warned against lapses in protocols and guidelines.

On Camera

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.