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India records 3,106 Covid cases in 24 hours, highest in 6 months

States witnessing the maximum surge in cases are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

Hunkaro isn’t an easy play. Migrant workers’ long walk home wasn’t either

Set on three stories by Vijaydan Detha, Arvind Charan, and Chirag Khandelwal, Hunkaro is designed to discomfort the viewer. A penny-drop moment for India's privileged.

Two ThePrint journalists win Ramnath Goenka award for Covid reportage in 2020

Jyoti Yadav and Bismee Taskin felicitated for their coverage of the migrant exodus, the plight of MNREGA workers & hardships faced by rural India during lockdown imposed during pandemic.

New Covid origins data indicates virus may have started from Wuhan wet market, not a lab leak

Experts who evaluated genetic data from Wuhan Market Covid samples discovered the presence of raccoon dogs’ DNA. It suggested that the animals were being sold in the market.

IIT Madras develops open-source database of COVID antibodies to combat future variants

The one of a kind database called ‘Ab-CoV’ contains detailed information about all COVID-related antibodies identified so far, including the source of each.

Lancet Covid letter isn’t about science — no empirical evidence, no disclosure of bias

More and more evidence is mounting in favour of a non-zoonotic laboratory origin for the killer virus. 

76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India, reveals INSACOG data

Former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria, said the rise in Covid cases seems to be driven by the XBB 1.16 variant while the influenza cases are because of H3N2.

India registers 524 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, highest in 113 days

According to the ministry’s website, 220.64 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

US set to lift mandatory Covid-19 testing for travelers from China, says sources

Last week, Japan too dropped a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival from China.

Increased funds for school education budget should address Covid learning loss, say educationists

Allocation for school education went up to 68,805 cr from last budget's Rs 63,449.37 cr. Substantial increase in funds for training teachers & grants-in-aid to state govts & UTs.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.