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Sunday, November 16, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Why this week could be make-or-break in the global battle against coronavirus

Guardians of global economy are under the gun to ease the impact of coronavirus at this week’s video-conferenced meetings of IMF and World Bank.

Harsh Vardhan asks scientists to hurry up: Deliver Covid-19 weapons before the war is over

The minister for science & technology lauded the work of CSIR institutes in developing drugs and tech to fight Covid-19 so far and urged that they accelerate their work.

India will use rapid antibody tests in Covid clusters even after WHO advised against it

The ICMR said rapid diagnostic tests in hotspots will help understand how many people have been infected. But WHO says they should only be used in research.

6 Times Group employees test positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai, 4 are from Mirror Now

The Times Group said the rest of its staff has tested negative and continues to be lodged with the network safely.

Congress, BJP share tweet unity as US comedian Bill Maher slams China for ‘Wuhan virus’

In a video watched 4.6 million times globally, Bill Maher made a pointed jab at 'wokeness' & called into question liberal dismay at referring to Covid-19 as ‘Chinese virus’ or ‘Wuhan virus’.

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.

On Camera

Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

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.