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Friday, October 4, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Modi govt extends lockdown for two more weeks, but this time with some relaxations

Buses and cabs can ply, agricultural work permitted and liquor shops can open, but everything depends on zone — green or orange. No relaxations allowed in containment areas.

Pakistan records 990 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, taking total to 17,439

According to the Ministry of National Health Services, six people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death to 391.

Covid-19 cases in India rise to 35,365, death toll at 1,152

The number of active cases stood at 25,148 while 9,064 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, the health ministry said.

‘You are the Champions’: Queen revamps classic rock anthem, dedicates it to health workers

Starring Queen guitarist Brian May, drummer Robert Taylor and singer Adam Lambert, the new video was shot on mobile phones and coordinated via Instagram.

Modi govt’s evacuation plan could include Indians stranded in US, UK apart from the Gulf

The Indians stranded in these countries will likely need to produce a medical certificate stating they are not Covid-19 positive before being evacuated. 

Has Covid-19 strain evolved since it was first reported in India? ICMR study to find answer

After the lockdown, ICMR plans to ask all states and UTs to send positive Covid-19 samples to study the genetic diversity of the virus, which it says will help India prepare better.

Cadbury chocolate bars say ‘Thank You’, in 8 languages, to Covid-19 unsung heroes

The limited-edition Cadbury chocolate bars have replaced Dairy Milk logo with ‘Thank You’, proceeds will go towards health insurance polices of daily wagers.

Is govt right to send migrants back on trains as lockdown eases & economic activity resumes?

About 1,200 migrant workers left Telangana for Jharkhand Friday on a special train.

To stop entry of ‘corona carriers’ from Delhi, Haryana digs up roads after sealing borders

Haryana Police has dug up roads in several villages located along the Delhi border. A govt official, however, said no such order was issued.

Wage support, loan relief, interest-free working capital — govt plans lockdown aid for MSMEs

The package for MSMEs is likely to be announced next week even as hectic parleys are on between finance ministry & PMO over its contours.

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?