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Friday, October 4, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 lockdown, successful or not? There are 5 ways to answer this question

We can establish if the Covid-19 lockdown in India was successful or not based on the indicator we choose.

15,000 Indians stranded abroad to be brought back on ‘compelling grounds’

A total of 64 flights will be operated from 12 countries. Passengers would be charged Rs 50,000 each for London-Delhi flight & Rs 1 lakh from the US.

3,900 new Covid cases in India: ‘Sharpest daily spurt’ but positivity rate same since 1 April

As of Tuesday morning, total Covid-19 cases in India stood at 46,433. Positivity rate as of 4 May remains same at 3.8% since 1 April when there were 1,837 cases.

Why an angry Mamata Banerjee was forced to do a U-turn on Bengal’s Covid strategy

Minister Partha Chatterjee says West Bengal govt made mistakes in handling the crisis, but assures public that things are being sorted out.

Jamia students asked to vacate hostels say they won’t leave, fear they will be quarantined

In a notice last week, Jamia asked its students to vacate hostels, citing that nearby areas are Covid hotspots. But students say they’re ‘safe and secure’ in hostels.

‘Forgive in 10 minutes’ — Russian health ministry’s mental health advisory during lockdown

The advisory asks citizens to introspect once an argument is over and decide if they were at fault. If one is guilty, then she or he should apologise, it states.

Maria Antonieta Alva, Peru’s Harvard-trained Covid-19 ‘hero’ with an India connect

Maria Antonieta Alva, Peru's finance minister, has been winning praises for her fiscal package to support small businesses, vulnerable families during Covid crisis.

China could face ‘Tiananmen-like’ backlash for its handling of Covid-19, says report

The 'internal report' reveals that Beijing is taking these threats of a growing backlash from the US and other countries very seriously.

Kerala could lose Rs 13,000 cr in remittances as over 4 lakh register to return from abroad

The Covid pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis have led to severe job losses abroad, prompting thousands to approach the Kerala government to return home.

Covid isn’t a natural calamity. From WHO to Rahul Gandhi, all warned Modi govt: Sharad Yadav

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted economies around the world, and India will have to do much more to restart its economy, says Loktantrik Janata Dal president.

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Sweden’s Indo-Pacific strategy has an India-sized gap. Piggybacking US allies won’t work

The strategy is expected to create further opportunities for investment across Indo-Pacific capitals, including India, which must be strategically leveraged with firm intent.

#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?