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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicCovid deaths

Topic: Covid deaths

Second wave has abated and I have lost my wife. It is time I thanked these strangers

It is impossible to tell who was responsible for her death. The virus or a political system for which the life of the citizens is cheap.

This Mohali village has no mobile or internet signal, but knows a Covid vaccine can save lives

The Mohali administration has put up all 341 villages in the district for adoption to seek sponsorship for vaccination doses. Thirteen villages have already been adopted.

India records 1.32 lakh new Covid cases, recovery rate crosses 93%

According to health ministry data, daily positivity was recorded at 6.38% while active cases were below 20 lakh for the fourth consecutive day.

Bihar family hides mom’s Covid infection from villagers, but feeds 600 at her funeral feast

In Bihar's Rohtas district, family of 85-yr-old Urmila Devi delayed getting her tested, then hid her Covid status over fear of social boycott. But nearly everyone turned up for funeral feast.

India reports 1.34 lakh new Covid cases, 2,887 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate dropped to 6.21%, while the number of active cases was below 20 lakh for the third day in a row, according to health ministry data.

Plea in SC seeks direction to Centre, states for removing bodies found floating in Ganga

The petition urged the apex court to issue guidelines or formulate a standard operating procedure for proper cremation or burial of bodies of Covid victims as per the rituals.

Modi, state government, destiny. Survey asked Indians who they blame for Covid deaths

The Prashnam survey of nearly 15,000 people in six states, covering every rural assembly constituency, is unique in India.

Haryana’s Chautala village sent hundreds to farm protests. Then Covid cases, deaths piled up

Former Haryana chief minister O.P. Chautala's ancestral village had been sending four-five people from every family to the farmers agitation, said villagers. Till Covid deaths started mounting.

This Bihar weaver’s business is booming as demand for kafans rise, and he’s not a happy man

Jitendra Prasad, of Patwa Toli village in Bihar’s Gaya district, runs a loom from his three-storeyed house — he makes saffron shrouds, or kafans.

Death and journalism: India’s Covid deaths are undercounted, but twice the Partition toll?

Last 3 months have been gravest period of national tragedy, and a lot of Indians have died, mostly avoidably. But an undercount of total deaths at a mass scale is tougher.

On Camera

India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?