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Friday, October 4, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Chhattisgarh fears fresh Covid wave as 14 migrant workers who returned test positive

The 14 migrants returned from red zones of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Hyderabad. Around 1.13 lakh migrant workers are expected to return soon via trains.

After HCQ, it’s time for azithromycin and pneumonia drug combo to go under clinical trial

As scientists try out new drug combinations and look for clues in existing cancer therapies, ThePrint brings you the latest on studies on Covid-19 patients.

Novel coronavirus outbreak could have begun as early as 6 October 2019: New study

Study pegs date of the ‘most recent common ancestor’ of worldwide coronavirus strains between 6 October and 11 December, earlier than what China acknowledges.

Yogi govt law on intentional infectors: Is criminalising the right way to fight Covid?

The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government has cleared an ordinance that prescribes life imprisonment for “death caused by intentional (Covid-19) affliction”. 

25% Indians clear about lockdown rules, 74% want no relaxation in ‘virus load’ areas: Survey

The survey by LocalCircles found 25% Indians were totally confused about the functioning of local shops, e-commerce, while 34% said they were somewhat confused.

Global outreach, internal motivation: The crux of PM Modi’s Buddha Purnima speech

PM Modi once again projected India as ‘pharmacy of the world’, did some political messaging and tried to boost people’s morale in the fight against Covid-19.

Bihar women accused of witchcraft, forced to drink urine, eat excreta as village watched

Three women of a Muzaffarpur village were out to perform puja when they were caught & tortured by a mob of around 500. Nine arrests have been made in the case.

Donald Trump & top US defense officer disagree on Covid origins, Uber fires 14% workforce

A look at the biggest news stories from around the world on the coronavirus pandemic.

Pratap Mehta on ‘intelligent drinking’ & Arvind Subramanian on 3 watersheds of Covid-19

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Mohandas Pai, Ela R. Bhatt, G Chandrashekhar and more.

Shashi Tharoor: Aarogya Setu fits right in with Modi govt’s push for greater state control

The Aarogya Setu app became the Modi government’s weapon of choice overnight to fight Covid-19. But it can very well outlive the crisis.

On Camera

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?