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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicCovid pandemic

Topic: Covid pandemic

China’s state-run airline suspends flights to India carrying Covid supplies for 15 days

Sichuan Airlines said it has decided to suspend the flights due to sudden changes in the epidemic situation in India and to reduce the number of imported cases.

Hoarding of oxygen, medicines creates panic & causes shortage: AIIMS chief on Covid crisis

Top health experts from AIIMS also stressed that vaccines and Covid-appropriate behaviour together can break the chain of transmission.

This Muslim trust in Surat is helping Covid patients breathe easy

The Rehman Education and Charitable Trust estimates it has provided 300 oxygen cylinders to those in need this April. They are also helping Covid patients access drugs like remdesivir.

From 1 Covid funeral/day in Feb to over 85 now — Delhi crematorium struggles to cope with surge

In first week of April, Delhi's Old Seemapuri crematorium saw 13-14 Covid funerals a day, which went up to 32 on 22 April, 52 on 23 April and 86 on 24 April — the highest so far.

Insensitive Biden-Harris undoing 30 yrs of trust-building, resurrecting anti-Americanism in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

US ‘concerned’ over India’s Covid crisis, says will ‘rapidly deploy additional support’

Biden administration has been under pressure from think tanks to ease restrictions on items needed by India to manufacture Covid vaccines.

Indian veganism is a thing, and taking off. Especially in the pandemic

Excited by the business potential, many non-vegan entrepreneurs in Bengaluru and Delhi have established their own vegan-friendly businesses.

N-E Delhi hits ‘new low’, deputes 6 govt teachers to assist in Covid bodies management

The teachers have been allocated shifts & will be required to coordinate between families of the dead, hospital staff & hearse van drivers, for proper and timely removal of bodies

Unintended victims of Covid — India’s foreign policy and an MEA unable to do its real job

India urgently needed to reach out to world capitals and engage with nations that were looking for an alternative to China. But the pandemic kept MEA occupied.

Intriguing story of India’s slackening vaccination numbers despite Modi’s ‘Tika Utsav’ push

The number of vaccinations per day has fluctuated through April and shown an overall downward trend, at a time when Covid cases and deaths have been surging.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?