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TopicCovid crisis

Topic: Covid crisis

Sangh openly saying Muslims, Christians can stay if they adopt Hindu attitude, it’s dangerous, says KK Shailaja

Kerala ex-health minister Shailaja weighs in on BJP’s Christian outreach in state, tolerance in India, privatisation under Modi govt & Covid crisis.

‘Will be attending offline classes for 1st time’ — students excited, anxious as DU set to reopen

Decision to restart physical classes from 17 February comes after protests by student organisations. DU asks outstation students to reach Delhi in 10 days, quarantine for 3 days.

World’s still stuck with a ‘Delta wave’ hangover. For Omicron, we need to stick to basics

Booster shots are like trying to stop a fire by pouring a mug of water repeatedly at one spot. Ensuring everyone is vaccinated is better in the long run.

Delhi Police busts racket that promised oxygen cylinders in 2nd wave, made Rs 1.4 cr in 15 days

Delhi Police conducted intensive investigation for 6 months, arrested 2 kingpins from Bihar — a PhD student who teaches in a coaching institute, and an MCA degree holder.

Migrant exodus during Covid due to lack of ‘immobility infrastructure’ in India: Expert

Biao Xiang, Director of Max Planck Institution for Social Anthropology, described 'immobility infrastructure' as what govts across the world set up to run their countries during pandemic.

How China waged ‘smokeless war’ for political primacy during pandemic — new book details

‘Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance’ by Manoj Kewalramani, published by Bloomsbury, will be released on 3 July on ThePrint’s SoftCover.

Never signed so many death certificates, says Patiala official, calls it ’emotionally tiring’

In Punjab's Patiala, official issuing death certificates says he never thought a time would come when papers with details of the dead would pile up on his table every day.

‘Don’t know why I’m alive’ – how Indian techies are struggling with Covid trauma & grief

Indian tech companies, which support Wall Street banks and Silicon Valley giants, are trying to figure out how to address the mental-health fallout for a generation of young workers.

Covid shows if India can’t take care of SAARC, China will

China, with its deep pockets, has taken advantage of Covid, rushing in with vaccines and loans to assist countries it deems strategically significant.

SubscriberWrites: UP elections 2022: Development or Covid resentment, the coming polls could give BJP a scare

The second wave of the pandemic has altered the political grammar of Uttar Pradesh but caste arithmetic is still the deciding factor, believes Nischai Vats.

On Camera

Toppling govts is easier than winning polls for protesters. Bangladesh is the latest proof

Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?

India’s electronics exports surged 5x in 9 years, but global share stuck at 1%—NITI Aayog

India’s electronics exports surged from $8.6 billion in 2015 to $42 billion in 2024. Electronics now account for 10% of export basket, making them India’s 2nd-largest export sector.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.