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India’s 50-day lockdown has brought economic misery even as Covid cases surge

Indian economy is headed for its first annual contraction in 40 years and the human cost has piled up in the form of hunger and untreated disease.

ICMR to fast-track WHO’s Solidarity trial roll-out in India, test 4 treatments for Covid

The Solidarity trial is an international clinical trial launched on 18 March by WHO to compare untested treatment options for Covid-19.

ICMR to conduct community-based survey in 69 districts to assess Covid exposure

ICMR will conduct sero-survey in 16 red zone districts, 31 orange zone districts and 22 green zone districts using new ELISA test kits being developed by NIV, Pune.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta on labour reform & Vivek Katju on India’s Islamophobic image

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Pratap Bhanu Mehta, C. Raja Mohan, Brinda Karat and more.

ICMR must be transparent during pandemic. It should explain rationale behind its decisions

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

India to develop ‘fully indigenous’ Covid vaccine as ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech

ICMR says a virus strain isolated at National Institute of Virology laboratory in Pune will be used to develop the vaccine.

We have to learn to live with the virus, says govt as India crosses 56,000 coronavirus cases

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal says India’s doubling rate has gone down to 10 days from 12 days, indicating a jump in the number of cases.

Does HCQ prevent Covid-19? ICMR now plans study on 2,000 health workers to find out

The health workers will be observed for up to 4 months in 5 cities. The study will estimate incidence rate of the infection & side-effects in health workers.

Can Gangajal treat Covid-19? Modi govt wants a study, ICMR says no

After an NGO wrote to Modi govt's Ministry of Jal Shakti claiming Gangajal could cure Covid-19 and it should be studied, ICMR had been requested to do ‘further research’.

China calls it ‘unfair and irresponsible’ to label as faulty Covid test kits it sent to India

People are looking at issues with ‘preemptive prejudice’, Chinese Embassy spokesperson says on ICMR asking states to not use test kits imported from 2 China firms.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.