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Topic: COVID-19

In Bengaluru, marshals will now monitor weddings to ensure Covid rules are followed

Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar has made face masks compulsory at weddings, with attendance capped at 500.

India records 10,584 new Covid cases, 78 deaths in 24 hours

According to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1.1 crore, while the recoveries have crossed 1.07 crore.

Why Swedish towns are banning masks, forcing people to remove them

These local mask bans are a logical product of nine months of consistent anti-mask statements by the Swedish state.

Active cases rise above 1.5 lakh in India, 1.08 crore vaccine doses administered so far

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

All eyes on BJP-Trinamool poll war in Bengal, NDTV 24×7 & Mirror Now worry about Covid spread

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Top WHO official backs Covaxin, says evidence maybe limited but India has every right to approve

Covaxin is one of two vaccines being administered as part of India’s Covid vaccination drive. It was given conditional emergency-use nod in absence of complete Phase 3 trial data.

Centre writes to states to increase Covid vaccination pace

Union Health Secretary said a large number of healthcare workers still remain to be vaccinated & asked states & UTs to increase the number of days of vaccination in a week to 4.

Green Euro Bond, green jobs — how Pakistan is planning an eco-friendly pandemic recovery

The Covid-19 crisis has pushed Pakistan to reboot its economy with a “Green Stimulus” focused on two objectives: protecting nature and creating green jobs.

UN Secretary-General thanks India for offering 2 lakh Covid doses for peacekeepers

India has supplied a total of 229.7 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine to the global community as of last week, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Metroman’s ‘siege’ in Kerala, and auctions for the ‘Indian Political League’

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

On Camera

SC judgment pierces the smoke screen on Centre’s ‘right’ to prematurely retire govt staff

Unlike departmental disciplinary proceedings, which ensure that officers have adequate opportunities to defend their cases, no such provisions exist for employees facing premature retirement under FR 56(j).

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%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?