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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Will Trump’s WHO attack hurt global health readiness or much-needed wake-up call?

US President Donald Trump has stopped US funding to the WHO accusing it of mismanagement and being too China-centric.

Limited trading hours for debt, currency markets to continue till 30 April : RBI

Trading hours were revised, with markets opening at 10am and closing at 2pm, to minimise risks due to the unprecedented situation created by Covid-19.

Yamuna banks as home, once-a-day langar: How hundreds in Delhi spent 4 days before CM acted

Hundreds of homeless people moved to Yamuna Pushta in Delhi after a shelter home burnt down. But their living conditions were barely survivable for days.

Rahul Gandhi’s advice to PM: Lockdown won’t defeat virus, biggest weapon is more testing

In a virtual press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls Modi govt’s financial package for Covid-19 inadequate, asks it to protect people & businesses.

‘Will not go unnoticed’: UAE royal slams posts by man who abused Tablighis over Delhi event

A Twitter account by the name of Saurabh Upadhyay put out a series of tweets targetting Muslims over Tablighi Jamaat event that led to spike in India's Covid-19 cases.

Army tells units to observe ‘no movement’ amid lockdown, graded relaxation from 20 April

The Directorate General Medical Services (Army) and all medical establishments and hospitals will continue to function at full strength.

Covid-19 lockdown is stressful enough. Don’t push yourself to excel in BYJU’S and Duolingo

People are trying new things during the Covid-19 lockdown but it is a problem if they pressure themselves to master those hobbies in these stressful times.

‘Bhaiyya de do please’ — Covid-19 crisis is making urban India go back to kirana stores

Covid-19 lockdown is like a renaissance for neighbourhood kirana stores as the urban Indian is finding them more convenient than malls.

Delhi private hospitals refusing medical care due to Covid-19 will lose registration: AAP govt

In an order Wednesday, the Arvind Kejriwal govt noted that several hospitals and nursing homes have been denying treatment for want of Covid-19 negative reports.

These are the 15 countries that have ‘zero’ coronavirus cases

Of the 15 countries without any coronavirus cases, three are in Asia, two lie in Africa, while the rest are island nations in the region of Oceania.

On Camera

Goa’s torture chamber is now a cultural hub. Aguad Jail’s dark past is the new go-to place

Aguad has many reminders of the price of freedom, such as the wall of plaques commemorating fallen fighters and the solitary cell of TB Cunha, the ‘Father of Goan Nationalism’.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?