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TopicLockdown

Topic: lockdown

Why eating out will look totally different after the lockdown

Restaurants are among the hardest-hit in the pandemic and they will face major hurdles in getting customers comfortable coming back.

India’s young people can be the corona-warriors who’ll put the economy back on track

As the lockdown is eased, the elderly will need to be protected. But India’s young working population, the largest in the world, will be a great asset.

Arrest of 2 Jamia students during lockdown for February riots in Delhi kicks up a storm

Activists call the arrest of Jamia students Meeran Haider and Safoora Zargar ‘arbitrary’. Online petitions demand their release.

Home ministry to act against officials who fail to check lockdown violations in their areas

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asks for appointment of nodal officers across states to fix responsibility for the care of migrant workers and labourers.

‘Do you want to reduce India’s population?’ Salman Khan calls out lockdown violators

In a 10-minute video posted on Instagram, Salman Khan speaks about Covid-19 patients and says it is 'anti-human' to not understand their pain.

Rahul Gandhi’s advice to PM: Lockdown won’t defeat virus, biggest weapon is more testing

In a virtual press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls Modi govt’s financial package for Covid-19 inadequate, asks it to protect people & businesses.

How Pushkar, a tourist hotspot in Rajasthan, escaped the deadly Covid-19 pandemic

Pushkar has not reported any case of Covid-19 so far, despite attracting tourists from all over the world.

No labour, no transport, no demand: UP small farmers’ troubles pile up under lockdown

The stray cattle menace and hailstorms had already created trouble for small and medium farmers. Now, the coronavirus lockdown has pushed them to the brink.

How not to report: A lesson from Republic TV, Times Now, ABP covering Bandra migrants

Was the gathering of migrant workers at Bandra railway station the result of a masjid, a conspiracy or is the clue in absent luggage? Indian TV picked all.

Vendors or buyers, no one can afford social distancing at Delhi’s wholesale vegetable markets

As odd-even rule kicks in amid lockdown, fruit & vegetable wholesale markets are also staring at rotting produce & huge losses.

On Camera

China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?