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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 fight is a Test match, not a T20. Here’s what India needs to do to win

India has started well with the lockdown, but now, the Modi govt needs to look beyond short-term gains and produce a comprehensive strategy for the long haul.

India’s Covid deaths rise steadily but infection rate fluctuates in states: Data experts

Economists Shamika Ravi and Mudit Kapoor have been collating data on India's Covid-19 numbers to better understand the disease's trajectory in the country.

ICMR asks states to stop using rapid Covid-19 tests after complaints of patchy results

India is currently using rapid antibody tests for Covid-19 from China, South Korea, Germany and France, alongside those from domestic manufacturers.

India set to export HCQ to Malaysia as two nations look past recent tensions in ties

India is learnt to have added Malaysia to the list of countries where it exports hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug touted as a promising cure for Covid-19.

UP’s ‘Agra model’ under scanner as Covid cases rise, govt says it’s due to increased testing

Agra model was praised for curbing coronavirus, but cases have more than doubled in 10 days, and opposition parties are questioning UP’s Yogi Adityanath govt.

Ronit Roy’s DIY mask, Kapil Dev’s new ‘ballers’ look, Shobhaa De’s advice for media

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Is Centre interfering in Covid fight or do states like West Bengal, Kerala need hand-holding?

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has called the Narendra Modi gov’s decision to send teams to assess Covid-19 situation in four states as a "unilateral" and "undesirable" action.

Health Ministry issues guidelines for bringing home remains of Covid-19 patients

'No Objection Certificate' by airport health officer and 'undamaged coffins' among guidelines for mortal remains of Covid-19 patients flown in to India.

HIV-drug combo, touted as a promising Covid-19 treatment, fails clinical trial

A plastic canopy to protect medical staff and a study that says air pollution is making people more vulnerable to Covid-19, ThePrint brings you the latest on the pandemic.

Novak Djokovic says he doesn’t want to be ‘forced’ by someone to take Covid-19 vaccine

The world’s no. 1 men's tennis player revealed his anti-vaxxer views during a Facebook chat with other Serbian athletes.

On Camera

Bangladesh has been running a never-ending revenge drama. Hasina is the latest

If elections happen in Bangladesh next year with the Awami League’s participation, there is every possibility of a sudden surprise around the bend. One can only hope it would not be bloody.

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

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.