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Friday, October 4, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

1,600 kg aata, 1,200 kg rice daily — how Delhi’s Bangla Sahib Gurdwara is feeding 75k people

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management says the number of people they feed has increased since it first began distributing food after the nationwide lockdown.

Few goods, fewer customers — Asia’s largest wholesale market Azadpur Mandi is a ghost town

With 15 Covid cases in Azadpur Mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market sees fears in traders about sales. Authorities say there is no supply disruption.

Why online astrologers are secretly thanking their stars, Covid, and science-averse Indians

Covid-19 is an uncertainty astrology cannot predict. The pseudoscience won’t tell you when the virus will leave, or when the economy will pick up.

Warmth, food, lots of chai — 2 journalists on Covid-19 trail get taste of Punjabi kindness

iWitness — the story behind the story of ThePrint journalists’ experiences on assignment.

40-paise a pill antacid is new hope to treat Covid, Modi govt wants to stock up

Modi govt has taken note of the buzz surrounding famotidine, and asked drug authorities to assess its domestic availability and production capacity. 

Akal Takht chief angry as Nanded pilgrims battle Tablighi parallels after Covid-19 spurt

The Akal Takht jathedar said pilgrims had been screened at the Nanded gurdwara, and questioned the veracity of the coronavirus tests.

Two of Modi’s trusted officers will now head empowered groups to tackle Covid-19 crisis

The 11 groups, formed to fight Covid-19, were reconstituted by the MHA Friday following retirement, transfer or appointments of some of the secretaries heading those groups.

‘I for India’ — Shah Rukh, Priyanka, Virat Kohli to come together for Covid concert Sunday

The charity event will take place live on Facebook. All proceeds from the concert will go to Covid-19 relief fund managed by GiveIndia, an online donation platform.

India lodges protest with Pakistan after ceasefire violation kills youth in Poonch

India and Pakistan continue to accuse each other of ceasefire violations even as they battle the Covid-19 challenge at home.

Delhi govt stays order asking staff at non-Covid hospitals to explain how they got infected

The Delhi health secretary has asked for written explanations as the govt took notice of the rising cases of infections among personnel at these hospitals.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘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?