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Topic: COVID-19

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.

Mohali woman with coronavirus ‘dragged’ to govt hospital, Chandigarh reports 4 new cases

Total number of cases in Chandigarh now stands at 5, while the number for Punjab has gone up to 3. Man who died in Nawanshahr may have infected many more.

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 223, four dead

Among those found positive are 32 foreign nationals, including 17 from Italy, 3 from Philippines, 2 from UK, one each belonging to Canada, Indonesia and Singapore.

Govt gives Rs 15,000-cr boost to API and devices industry to check shortage amid COVID-19

The government hasn’t yet announced details of the policy, which seeks to make India self-reliant in the manufacturing of bulk drugs.   

Goa brewery offers free hand sanitiser refills to anyone who shows up with empty bottles

Goa Brewing Co. a two-year-old venture, has announced that it will provide bottles of hand gels free of cost to health workers and hospitals.

On Camera

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.