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Monday, October 13, 2025
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.

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China shut down cyber scam centres on its borders. For India, the pressure will only grow

From 2023 to 2024, there was an estimated increase of 200 per cent in financial fraud, with reported losses of over Rs 22,000 crore. But the concern for India is deeper.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.