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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

India and Israel have come closer during pandemic, always willing to share: Envoy Malka

At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Israel’s ambassador to India Ron Malka said it is now more critical to fight the coronavirus than investigating where it originated.

Can schools & students be trusted with Covid norms or should classes begin as curve flattens?

Over two lakh parents across India have opposed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ plan to reopen schools in July.

Social distancing norms flouted on Ganga Dussehra as hundreds gather at Buxar ghats

Crowds thronged over a dozen ghats in Bihar’s Buxar district for the festival amid the pandemic. Buxar DM says people confused over lockdown guidelines. 

Congo now hit by Ebola, Bangkok hotels sell luxury quarantine & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

The night curfew in unlock 1.0 is outdated. Indians still think ‘bad things’ happen in the dark

The virality of Covid-19 remains the same, be it night or day. Centre imposing futile night curfew disregards professionals who work through the night.

‘New class of poor’ emerging after job losses in lockdown, 95.8% BPL slum families hit: Study

Covid lockdown affected primary source of income and led to job losses among poor, finds a survey by National Institute of Urban Affairs in slums in 12 cities.

First day of Unlock 1.0 – Delhi shuts its border, street food vendors back in Chhattisgarh

Kerala’s borders are sealed, Maharashtra largely remains locked down, and Punjab has reopened its spas.

Bus equipped with Covid-19 test facility launches in Delhi, can conduct doorstep sampling

The bus is equipped with AI-enabled thermal testing facility, airtight separate cabins for doctors and technicians, and facilities for contactless testing of patients.

Modi magic goes missing for stocks in his second term as PM, values shrink 25%

Modi’s reputation as an economic reformer fuelled an increase of almost 50% in equity market capitalisation during his first 5 years in office.

Satpal Maharaj, 23 family & staff members test Covid-positive, CM Rawat in self-quarantine

The Uttarakhand administration is in a tizzy as 3 ministers also self-quarantine and 1,500 secretariat staff refuse to come to work.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.