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TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Punjab to test everyone it’s bringing back from other states, after 8 cases from Nanded

8 pilgrims who returned from Maharashtra's Nanded Sunday have tested positive for Covid-19. Govt has ordered compulsory testing for everyone returning to Punjab from other states.

Helping the needy, breaking old distrust: How Delhi Police stepped up amid Covid-19 crisis

With increasing cooperation from the public, the Delhi Police’s handling of the coronavirus crisis in the nation’s capital has been impressive.

Sunday edition of Boston Globe falls short of pages for death notices

Death notices in the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe (26 April) ran up to 21 pages, that is 16 more than the previous week's edition.

Off The Cuff with Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

India had been among the first few countries to take World Health Organization's warning seriously, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at WHO, ...

China calls it ‘unfair and irresponsible’ to label as faulty Covid test kits it sent to India

People are looking at issues with ‘preemptive prejudice’, Chinese Embassy spokesperson says on ICMR asking states to not use test kits imported from 2 China firms.

Short trip, virus screening hotel, social distance on beach – this is the future of holidays

It’s becoming painfully clear that our next vacations will be close to home and overshadowed by concerns about health precautions.

Indian courts will have to prepare for a different kind of a Covid crisis

The massive disruption in trade and commerce will flood the already burdened courts with various Covid-19 induced cases. Is Indian judiciary ready?

12-year-old dies of ‘stomach pain’ after 6 Agra hospitals refuse treatment over Covid scare

Nihal Singh’s family ran from hospital to hospital, even sought help from police & authorities. But the child succumbed to the pain early Saturday morning.

Loyalty and performance: Why Modi appointed trusted men to helm crucial ministries amid Covid

The reshuffle announced Sunday has brought some of the PM’s trusted lieutenants to helm crucial ministries such as finance, health and MSMEs.   

Gujarat is wrong. There’s just 1 strain of coronavirus and all mutations are as dangerous

Studies have shown there aren’t different strains of the novel coronavirus, just different mutations. None of them is more or less dangerous than others.

On Camera

Cloudflare outage is a sharp warning to India. We’re exposed to foreign digital failures

Digital sovereignty cannot stop at government cloud systems. It must extend to the networking, CDN, AI, and security layers permeating the entire economy.

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.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

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.