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Topic: COVID-19

It was Rahul’s warning that helped Bhilwara tackle Covid-19, says Sonia at Congress meet

Speaking to state Congress chiefs, Sonia Gandhi says India would have been in a better position if Modi govt had heeded Rahul advice too.

Amarinder says Punjab seeing community transmission of Covid-19, first CM to declare so

Addressing the media, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh says there are few cases of primary infection in the state now, and most new ones are secondary infections.

Govt says no proof to link blood donations with Covid-19, issues guidelines for blood banks

To prevent shortage of blood for patients who depend on regular transfusions, the ministry has issued a set of precautionary measures for blood banks. 

Govt to give life insurance cover up of Rs 35 lakh to FCI officials & labourers

Food Minister Paswan announced that life insurance will be given if workers succumb to Covid-19 within 6 months of performing duty from lockdown.

Bihar’s Covid-19 nightmare: 24 patients in a family, 2 Tablighi cases with untraced contacts

While Bihar was among the first states to get into action to check coronavirus spread, it has been criticised for going easy on testing and screening.

‘Red, hot, spicy thing to do’: Airlines connect on social media as planes stay grounded

The playful banter began when IndiGo poked fun at fellow airline Air Vistara asking 'not flying higher these days we heard?' with the hashtag #StayingParkedStayingSafe.

MP’s growing Covid-19 crisis: Cases rising, govt paralysed after top officials test positive

MP health department has registered at least 32 coronavirus cases because officials continued to attend meetings. Now CM & chief secretary are directly running operations.

UP acts, FIR lodged against village pradhan for isolation centre with just one Dettol soap

ThePrint had reported that the isolation centre in Pimpri-Shadipur village housed 20 migrant labourers who had to contend with one toilet, a bucket and a Dettol soap cut in two.

Bombs, bullets fly as Covid-19 lockdown fails to end violence in ‘politically-charged’ Bengal

Nearly a dozen incidents of violence related to coronavirus have been reported across West Bengal. CM Mamata Banerjee asks for strict action against offenders.

Smriti Irani picks up ‘sui-dhaaga’ to teach how to make masks, after govt advises its use

Leaders, celebrities and others have also shared images on Twitter to show how they have stitched their own face masks.

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.