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Monday, November 17, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Who is Vinay Dubey? The self-styled migrant mascot arrested for Bandra ruckus

Vinay Dubey, a native of UP, is accused of asking migrant labourers from north India to gather at Bandra to demand passage back home.

Does your district fall under the red, white or green zone? See the full list to find out

The government has drawn up containment plan as the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise. See the full plan here.

Inform public not to use HCQ and azithromycin without prescription, Modi govt tells states

Amid incidents of hoarding and self-prescription of these potential drugs for Covid-19, health ministry says awareness must be spread about their ‘rational’ use.

Bihar turns clock back for Covid-19 fight, seeks to replicate 1998 polio eradication drive

CM Nitish Kumar announced ‘a pulse polio pattern’ drive from 16 April to contain Covid-19, even as the state faces flak for low testing numbers.

Can Modi govt ask companies not to sack workers due to Covid crisis or should firms decide?

PM Modi has appealed to the industry leaders to be compassionate and not sack employees as he extended the nationwide lockdown until 3 May.

Anthony Fauci, top US scientist who is contradicting Trump publicly amid Covid-19 crisis

Immunologist Anthony Fauci has publicly disagreed with Donald Trump over the last few weeks, but only because the US 'faces a much bigger problem'.

Classes to continue online until 3 May, no plan to advance summer break: HRD ministry

Following fresh MHA guidelines, HRD ministry has asked educational institutions to continue online classes in the second phase of the lockdown.

Districts in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune in Red Zone as Modi govt divides country to fight Covid

Govt identifies 170 districts as hotspots classifying them under Red Zone, 207 districts as non-hotspot or White Zone and 353 unaffected districts as Green Zone.

No regular income for 74% low-earning families in Ahmedabad since lockdown, finds IIM survey

A survey of 500 households by students and staff from IIM-Ahmedabad has found that 40% families were facing food or medicine supply-related issues.

Agriculture, construction and manufacturing units get relief under new norms for lockdown 2

Public spaces such as cinema halls, malls, entertainment parks, bars and all religious places will remain shut while private cab aggregators and auto drivers will not be allowed to ply.

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What Modi govt’s Seeds Bill 2025 must deliver for Punjab’s farmers

The draft Seeds Bill gets the big ideas right: universal registration, traceability, real penalties. To work for Punjab, it must get federal plumbing and farmer-facing details sorted.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

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.