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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicCovid-19. coronavirus

Topic: covid-19. coronavirus

India to grow between 0 to -2%: Economists lower forecast as 3rd lockdown delays revival

Economists lower forecasts for 2020-21 as they say the extension of the lockdown, even with some relaxations, will adversely impact manufacturing and services. 

Social media claims AI seated passengers without social distancing, but here’s the fact

A video showing passengers complain about expensive ticket fare and no social distancing is being widely shared on social media.

Delhi govt survey says only 10% migrants in shelters want to return home, BJP questions claim

The survey was commissioned by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board & conducted by a marketing agency over a three-day period from 30 April to 2 May.

‘Reverse migration’ begins in Bihar as 240 workers head back to rice mills in Telangana

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi says the workers are keen to head to Telangana as they are paid Rs 1,200 a day as opposed to the Rs 300 a day they earn in Bihar.

UP farmers can now sell crops anywhere, don’t have to pay mandi tax on 46 vegetables, fruits

The Yogi government has exempted highly perishable items such as mangoes, watermelons, cabbages and bananas from the market tax.

Army plans to reorganise training courses hit by pandemic, could shift many to next session

The Army conducts close to 600 courses for its personnel over the training year that begins on 1 July and ends on 30 June the following year.

Key labour laws scrapped in UP for 3 yrs as Yogi govt brings major reform to restart economy

The Yogi Adityanath govt in Uttar Pradesh brings in ordinance that has suspended 35 of the 38 labour-related laws in the state.

Covid-19 different from Tiananmen, China won’t be able to tide over crisis: Ex-NSA Menon

Former NSA Shivshankar Menon says impact of Covid will lead to “huge reputational loss” for China as well as other countries. He also cautions India against aligning with US or China. 

Life inside the PPE: No food, no water and no loo break for at least 6-8 hours

PPEs are vital in offering protection to healthcare workers battling Covid-19 but it’s no easy task wearing and working in them.   

Punjab official’s order to temples, gurdwaras to publicise liquor home delivery kicks up row

The opposition SAD said it was a ‘sacrilegious act’ to ask religious places to make announcements about Punjab govt allowing home delivery of alcohol.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.