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Topic: COVID-19

Walk, play, train — how dog parents are keeping pets happy, engaged and safe in lockdown

Lockdown is offering great bonding time but dog behaviourists caution that unhealthy attachments might be counter-productive later on.

Simple iftar, no community prayers: How Muslims are spending holy month of Ramzan in lockdown

Ramzan this year has spelt more individual introspection, simple rituals, digital charity and prayers.

Modi govt promised free pulses to 20 crore, only 18% have got them so far

There are many factors at play that are inhibiting the effective distribution of free pulses under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, meant to aid the poor.

India’s super rich ready to pay to return home on private jets, but govt not ready to allow it

The pending applications include those for relatives of Sahara’s Subrata Roy, Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal, and Essel Group/Zee Media’s Subhash Chandra.

‘God was with us’ — Kolkata doctor behind recovery of Covid patient on ventilator for a month

Dr Saswati Sinha of AMRI in Kolkata has led the team that helped in ‘miraculous’ recovery of a 52-year-old diabetic Covid patient who was on ventilator for over a month.

Mizoram becomes Covid-19 free as lone patient recovers

After the discharge of last Covid-19 patient, Mizoram now shares similar status with 4 other northeastern states- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh.

Amid May coronavirus surge, Delhi bulletins leave out key data, get ‘death figures wrong’

May recorded a sharp spurt in Covid cases in Delhi. Between 1 May and 9 May, the national capital recorded 2,821 cases, which is 43% of its total tally.

Karnataka government allows garment units to operate in red zones conditionally

Earlier only the units involved in PPE manufacturing were allowed but now registered units can start operation with one-third staff outside containment zones.

Train-less tracks to avoid accidents, PM CARES for migrants & Modi’s press conference

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

Mamata and Modi govt face-off again as Amit Shah accuses CM of non-cooperation over migrants

Amit Shah writes letter accusing Mamata govt of not allowing return of migrants, but Bengal says it already cleared 8 trains to bring back 30,000 Bengalis.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

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.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

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.