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TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

How can Mamata Banerjee’s TMC recover lost political ground after ‘fudging’ Covid numbers?

West Bengal now has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in India, with 1,344 cases of infection and 140 deaths.

Punjab IAS officer says Railways not paying 85% of migrants fare, state footing entire bill

BJP had claimed earlier this week that Indian Railways was footing 85% of the migrant workers’ fare for their journey back home.

‘Will live on salt’ — UP, Bihar migrants refuse to return to cities, say were disowned by them

Migrant workers returning to UP, Bihar say big cities were bad to them. But experts say they may be forced to go back as states are unlikely to have infrastructure, jobs to support them.

RSS calls for new ‘Swadeshi’ model of development, cautions against feeling of exclusion

Top RSS functionary says Covid-19 a cruel challenge, but provides an opportunity to review existing models of development, lifestyles and approach to ecology.

Indian states can absorb diverse Covid response models, but Modi govt using one size for all

Modi govt's command and control approach puts India at risk of losing the advantages gifted by its size and federal constitutional structure.

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.

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.