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Topic: Covid deaths

Panic in AMU as 18 professors die of Covid in 20 days, V-C wants campus samples probed

Several retired professors of the AMU are also believed to have lost their lives to Covid-19. Students say it is hard to keep up with classes amid the gloom.

Doctors red-flag rising fungal infection cases in Covid patients, warn against steroid overuse

Doctors find increasing instances of mucormycosis & aspergillosis — both caused by fungi — and loss of vision from glaucoma, in Covid patients on prolonged or high-dose use of steroids.

India could see 1 million deaths due to Covid by August, Lancet says

A Lancet editorial quotes estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. While criticising India’s handling of the crisis, it suggests increasing vaccination pace.

‘Houseful’ sign at Bengaluru crematorium as it runs out of space to cremate or even keep bodies

One open-air crematorium was opened two weeks back to take the burden off existing crematoria, and now the Karnataka government has identified land for 22 more.

India records 3.82 lakh new Covid cases, 3,780 deaths in last 24 hours

According to health ministry data, active Covid cases have touched 34,87,229 comprising 16.87% of the total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 82.03%.

India’s Covid tragedy is a propaganda tool for Chinese State. Not even dead are spared

On Chinese platforms Sina Weibo and Baidu, official accounts have posted messages mocking scenes of funeral pyres at India's cremation sites.

Gasping Covid patients on floor with the dead, doctors at breaking point in east UP hospitals

With just 1,400 hospital beds between them, East UP rural districts Ballia and Ghaizpur are struggling with a caseload of nearly 10,000 active cases.

11 top doctors handpicked by Uddhav Thackeray have led Maharashtra’s Covid war for a year

From bringing down the mortality rate to suggestions on rational use of oxygen, drugs, these 11 doctors have been helping Maharashtra beat Covid for the past year.

‘There’s no govt here’: At Kanpur crematorium, fixed rates for ‘free’ facilities, hours-long wait

Bodies pile up at Kanpur's Bhairav Ghat as Covid-related deaths spiral since 17 April, but daily death figures of the administration don't reflect that.

Bhopal is running short of burial spaces and cremation grounds despite new ones being added

Increased Covid casualties in the second wave of the pandemic have exposed the lack of infrastructure, manpower at Bhopal's crematoriums, graveyards.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.