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Topic: covid

Modi, Shah, Mamata or Rahul, no one cares about EC Covid warning & rallies continue as usual

Campaigning in Bengal is carrying on as BJP lined up 3 rallies of PM Modi Monday, while Home Minister Amit Shah addressed 2 and Mamata 4. Rahul Gandhi will begin from 14 April.

CBSE will consult doctors to plan smooth conduct of exams, adds 2,000 test centres

Amid the surging second Covid-19 wave across the country, parents and students have sought cancellation or postponement of the exams. Political parties have also joined the clamour.

44 SC employees test positive for Covid, judges work from home as precautionary measure

With some of the Covid-positive staff included those posted in courtrooms, the premises were shut for a day for complete sanitisation.

Covid-19 surge worries news channels & Zee accuses Congress of playing ‘vaccine politics’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Silence on Kumbh shows Indians think only Muslims spread Covid

There’s nothing more liberating than the truth. And the truth is that India has fangs of communalism deeply dug into it.

Proximity to Mumbai, floating population, congested areas — Why Pune Covid struggle continues

Amid the second Covid wave, Pune has, once again, emerged as one of the worst-affected districts. On Thursday, the district reported a total of 10,025 cases.

DBT to Punjab farmers for wheat are reformist. Too much in India runs on spoken word

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

We defeated Covid once without a vaccine, important to test, track, treat: PM Modi tells CMs

The PM called for a vaccine festival between 11 and 14 April to raise awareness. He also blamed people for becoming casual due to fatigue.

How Modi govt changes to IBC can help troubled MSME sector

Govt has enabled a mechanism via an ordinance under which MSMEs can continue operations using the resolution process without needing to shut shop or change management.

Return to normalcy, court hearings, new inmates are turning Punjab jails into Covid hotspots

New Nabha Jail reported 77 Covid positive inmates last week, its highest tally since onset of pandemic. The sudden spike is indicative of a growing problem in Punjab's prisons.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?