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TopicJanata Curfew

Topic: Janata Curfew

Modi’s coronavirus excuse for economic crisis & hoarding of MLAs amid a pandemic

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

PM Modi’s call for ‘Janta’ curfew need of the hour: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah asked citizens to join the #IndiaFightsCorona movement & thanked those working tirelessly to keep the country safe from COVID-19.

‘Janata curfew’ is a public drill, won’t really stop spread of coronavirus: Experts

According to experts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'janata curfew' is more of a communication and symbolic exercise to prepare people for more mandatory lockdowns in the future.

Janata curfew is Modi’s 2nd stab at social mobilisation, but it can be a double-edged sword

PM Modi’s TV broadcast has made citizens responsible for their own well-being in the face of COVID-19. If it works, it could lead to more ambitious measures.

PM Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ finds echo in a 1973 Gujarat movement he took part in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was an ABVP pracharak then, had taken part in Navnirman Movement during which several ‘janata curfews’ were imposed.

With his speech, Modi did what Xi and Trump couldn’t — made India greater than the pandemic

Modi’s ‘Janata curfew’ speech showed both resolution and restraint. He led from the front and asked Indians to make gratitude part of public culture.

On Camera

Tax terror and India’s same-sex couples

Even without entering the debate on marriage equality, India’s laws are already punishing same-sex couples in small and large ways that are rarely discussed.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

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.