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Govt caps COVID-19 tests at Rs 4,500, urges labs to conduct them for free

Only NABL-accredited labs will conduct the test for coronavirus. Each will be given a registration number, which they would have to display prominently.

Moradabad jail suspends meetings till 31 March, distributes medicines for COVID-19

Authorities said that they have stopped the entry of visitors and are distributing many ayurvedic and allopathic medicines to increase the immunity of prisoners.

Treat health workers who die handling COVID-19 cases as ‘armed force martyrs’: Pvt hospitals

Private hospitals have also proposed converting some of their less popular branches into coronavirus isolation centres.

Janata curfew will strengthen fight against COVID-19, PM Modi tweets before it begins

The ‘janata curfew’ announced by PM Modi in his TV address Thursday is being observed from 7am to 9pm today, and everything except essential services is shut.

What the word ‘curfew’ means & how janata curfew isn’t literally one

PM appealed to the public to stay home and take part in a ‘Janata Curfew’ on 22nd March in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus scare sparks clash in Kolkata jail, many inmates and prison staff injured

Angry undertrials, whose bail applications are not being heard as courts are closed, also set a portion of the Kolkata jail premises on fire.

Amsterdam-Delhi flight, which wasn’t allowed to land, ‘took off without permission’

Civil Aviation authorities have, however, now permitted the plane to land at IGI airport Sunday in 'larger public interest'.

On science of Covid-19 — drugs, threat to diabetics and why it’s killing more Italians

In episode 421 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains some of the new developments on coronavirus.

European registry of patients to contact tracing app — 5 global developments on COVID-19

From 3D map of SARS-CoV-2 proteins to more testing labs, ThePrint brings you the top coronavirus research developments from across the world.

Singer Kanika Kapoor booked for negligence by Lucknow police

A Lucknow chief medical officer filed an FIR against the Bollywood singer, who tested positive for COVID-19 after attending several gatherings.

On Camera

Muslims don’t want reservation. We want to merge in the nation–Tajamul Hussain

On 26 May 1949, Constituent Assembly member Tajamul Hussain argued against the idea of reservation for Muslims, adding that such measures would do ‘more harm than good’.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.