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Topic: COVID-19

Think you can prove yoga, meditation ward off Covid-19? Modi govt has an offer for you

The central govt is seeking research by experts on how yoga & meditation can boost immunity, improve the respiratory system and alleviate depression and anxiety. 

Hindu, Muslim NRI groups pan ‘escalation of Islamophobia’ in India after Tablighi incident

Two US-based advocacy groups have criticised the ‘vitriol poured on Muslims by several media outlets and some public figures’ over the Tablighi Jamaat event.

A war room, drones, CCTVs — how ‘hotspot’ Agra became Covid-19 model town 

Agra has been lauded by central government for successful cluster containment that it credits with controlling the spread of coronavirus in the UP district.

A woman reads the Quran, 13-yr-old says ‘I’m scared’: How Jaipur is dealing with Covid-19

Doctors and policemen take oral swabs from residents in the Muslim-dominated Ramganj locality of Jaipur where over 150 people have tested positive for coronavirus.

Move over Contagion. Board and video games on virus apocalypse are the new obsession

Games in which players are pathogens out to destroy humanity or healthcare workers battling an outbreak, are all the rage during the coronavirus lockdown.

In coronavirus crisis, are RWAs helping or becoming vigilantes?

The coronavirus lockdown has empowered Resident Welfare Associations to ensure social distancing norms to curb the spread of infection.

‘Act responsibly’: Muslim IAS-IPS officers’ plea to community after Tablighi Jamaat episode

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Bhopal’s health dept, led by its IAS secy, becomes new corona hotspot, half city’s cases linked

More than 30 officials of the city's health department have tested positive for Covid-19, and more than 50 cases in the city are related to it.

Centre says Mamata govt not enforcing lockdown in some pockets and lists ‘Muslim areas’

In a letter dated 10 April, Union home ministry says gradual dilution of lockdown being reported from West Bengal, seeks ‘urgent report’. 

As we fight Covid-19, here’s how Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccine

To develop a vaccine against novel coronavirus is a challenge but the history of vaccination, which revolutionised global health, gives us hope.

On Camera

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

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?