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Topic: COVID-19

Govt says India working with foreign labs to develop remdesivir, the new Covid-19 hope

At a media briefing Thursday, the MEA said hydroxychloroquine from India continued to be in high demand. 

May-end date likely for pending CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams, if lockdown ends on schedule

CBSE, India’s largest board, has apprised schools of a tentative timeline that will be followed if the lockdown isn’t extended beyond 3 May. 

Punjab curfew proves dangerous for women with 21% spurt in domestic violence complaints

The number of domestic violence complaints registered during the curfew stands at 3,993 as compared to 3,287 between 20 February & 20 March.

Indian banks could add Rs 10 lakh crore in NPAs due to Covid: Ex-finance secretary Garg

In a blog, ex-finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said 80% of bank lending was to non-essential sectors that have completely stopped functioning in the lockdown.

MP goes on PR overdrive, discharges 44 Covid patients with national anthem, rose petals

Police personnel chanted 'Bharat Mata ki jai' as 44 Covid-19 patients were released from a private medical facility in Bhopal. Some patients were garlanded too.

‘Teri Mitti’: Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar to release tribute song for health workers

The tribute song is a new version of 'Teri Mitti' from the movie Kesari. It has been produced by Zee music.

Off The Cuff with Praveen Pardeshi

More tests helped identify more cases - BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, explains how Mumbai is tackling the...

Reduce cost of business, reform land acquisition — BJP suggests plan for post-Covid economy

BJP consulted economists, industry representatives to make suggestions to Modi govt on how to revive economy. RSS affiliates like SJM and BMS also chipped in.

T M Krishna, others help raise Rs 32 lakh for artists struggling amid Covid-19 outbreak

In a Twitter post Thursday, T M Krishna urged people to donate generously to help 'artists on the margins'.

CM Shivraj Chouhan says Tablighi Jamaat members behind ‘rapid rise’ in MP’s Covid-19 cases

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaks about Covid crisis in Madhya Pradesh, cabinet expansion, Congress allegations and restarting the economy.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

‘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?