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Topic: Hotspots

Once a bustling wholesale market, Chennai’s Koyambedu is now a deserted Covid hotspot

The govt had shut down Koyambedu market earlier in May after scores of Covid cases were traced to it, & opened a temporary market elsewhere.

Fresh wave in China, White House struggles to control pandemic and other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Lucknow Covid hotspots named after mosques, Yogi govt draws flak for ‘communalising’ illness

Lucknow administration refutes claims of targeting any community. Officials say naming done after mosques due to presence of positive cases from there.

How one grocer infected 35 people, made Tughlaqabad Extension Delhi’s 3rd-biggest hotspot

The grocer’s extended family occupies more than half the houses in gali number 26, and of the 35 cases detected here, almost 90 per cent are related to him.

Before lockdown relaxation, states confused over Centre’s Red, Green, Orange classifications

Officials from several states say that the Centre's guidelines are too generic in nature, and on ground the situation varies from one district to another.

Express, Hindu say rural opening up for work, HT on testing bottleneck, RBI in the hotspot

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

On Camera

Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.