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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

States free to declare early summer break for schools if they wish to, says HRD minister 

Schools across India have launched the new academic session through online classes, but some have sought an advanced summer break to minimise lockdown impact.

Modi govt unlikely to classify donations to CM fund as CSR despite demand from states

Modi govt feels states should have no problem in mobilising CSR funding since donations to states’ disaster management authorities for Covid-19 qualify as CSR.

155 more test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai, total tally 3,090

The BMC said 84 more patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals, taking the number of cured cases to 394.

Infection rate in 18 states offers hope but MP, Rajasthan, Bengal, Maharashtra are worries

In its Monday briefing, the ICMR also said that 80% of India's current cases are asymptomatic, but didn't advise any change to testing regulations.

IMA declares 23 April as Black Day in protest against attacks on doctors tackling Covid-19

In a statement, the IMA also demanded the central government to enact a law to stop the increasing violence and abuse against healthcare workers.

Kerala rolls back lockdown relaxations after Centre raises objections

The Centre wrote a letter to Kerala govt criticising its decision of relaxation, saying it amounts to dilution of lockdown guidelines and also a Supreme Court observation.

Asymptomatic coronavirus patients in Delhi to be kept in Covid care centres

Covid care centres are only for cases that have been clinically assigned as mild, very mild or as suspect cases and can be set up in hostels, hotels, schools.

No end to Modi-Mamata row, MHA slams Bengal with 3rd letter in 8 days over Covid crisis

Modi govt has sent two inter-ministerial teams to 7 places in Bengal where the situation 'is serious' but Mamata says show me criteria for list first.

German daily sends $165 bn bill to China as Covid-19 damages, Beijing calls it ‘xenophobia’

German newspaper Bild's editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was endangering the world.

A look inside Rajasthan’s closed highway dhabas when lockdown leaves no one to feed

Speaking to ThePrint, owners of several dhabas along Kota-Chittorgarh-Udaipur highway in Rajasthan said they're out of business. Many didn't know they could reopen from 20 April.

On Camera

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

Incredible how rapidly the rumour of Dharmendra's death spread, and how many responsible people believed it—from Rajnath Singh to Yogi Adityanath. Who are we in comparison?

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.