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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

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.