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Topic: COVID-19

Maharashtra extends lockdown till 30 April

The official notification extending the lockdown was issued by the state's revenue and disaster management departments.

Online university exams a ‘remote possibility’ as UGC officials highlight host of concerns

UGC committee is studying the issue of online exams, but it has received ‘serious concerns’ on India’s ability to conduct them for all university students.

Dharavi is a ticking bomb in the Covid-19 challenge, nothing being rolled out will be enough

The police deployed is finding it very difficult to contain people in the small rooms and keep them from moving around, especially when toilets are common.

Govt package a relief measure, tax-break stimulus ideal to fight Covid: RBI panel member

Tax breaks may have a greater multiplier effect on the economy than govt spending, says RBI's monetary policy committee independent member Chetan Ghate.

Saturday Night Live returns with surprise host Tom Hanks and a remote episode on Zoom

Latest episode of Saturday Night Live, late-night comedy show, had cast perform sketches on Donald Trump & Bernie Sanders from their homes.

Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad self-quarantines after contact with positive patient

Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad quarantined himself after interacting with a police official, who recently tested positive for coronavirus.

IMF to consider $1.4 bn loan to Pakistan to help tackle economic impact of Covid-19

IMF has called its executive board meeting on 16 April to consider disbursement of the extra loan to Pakistan after PM Imran Khan sought its support.

Lakshman rekha between covidiot and coronapocalypse. Pandemic brings a new language in town

Coronavirus lockdown is changing people's lexicon — one strange word at a time.

Covid-19 cases in Pakistan reach 5,374, death toll at 93

A steady rise in the new cases has been registered despite more than three-week lockdown in the country which ends Tuesday.

Nagaland records first coronavirus case

The man with coronavirus-like symptoms was admitted to a hospital in Assam's Guwahati, where he tested positive for Covid-19, said officials.

On Camera

Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?