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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

This is how the Indian military is trying to prevent COVID-19 from entering its bases

The Army, Navy and Air Force are putting in place separate measures after the Indian military’s first case of COVID-19 was detected in Leh.

Veterinary services must go on, animals can’t suffer during COVID-19, Modi govt tells states

Government has urged veterinarians and other related officials to ensure strict personal hygiene and avoid public gatherings.

Eyes were burning from the paan, says Manipuri girl called ‘corona’ by Delhi man who spat on her

Chongtham Rameshwori was returning home in North Campus area after buying groceries when a man spat on her.

Karnataka govt bans crowds due to COVID-19 but refuses to call off assembly session

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa insists that calling off the session would send a wrong signal of fear & anxiety even as opposition seeks an adjournment.

10 steps Modi govt should take to manage economic fall-out of coronavirus: SC Garg

It’s time to take steps to protect production & distribution systems, upgrade telecom & IT industry and prevent financial sector from falling apart.

Indian stocks and rupee convulse as the country locks itself down

Stock market indexes crashed 13% as they tripped circuit breakers in the morning. The rupee slid 1.2% after retreating to an all-time low of 76.1550.

Day 1 of COVID-19 lockdown in India — here’s what’s happening in your state

Punjab imposes state-wide curfew, other states crack down on people violating lockdown. Essential services personnel being allowed after ID checks.

How can India counter coronavirus stigma, boycotts and inadequate social distancing?

The social stigma and boycotts have also increased with increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Air India crew have complained of boycotts by their neighbours.

COVID-19 puts burden on gig economy workers. But can they deliver without social protection?

They are young and likely to show mild symptoms of COVID-19. Financial insecurity forces them to carry on working, imperilling others they come in contact with.

Ticking ‘time bomb’: Study predicted re-emergence of ‘SARS-like virus’ 13 years ago

Researchers at The Hong Kong University said there was a 'large reservoir' of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, warned against wet markets being a source of such infections.

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.