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Day 1 of COVID-19 lockdown in India — here’s what’s happening in your state

ThePrint Team - March 23, 2020

Punjab imposes state-wide curfew, other states crack down on people violating lockdown. Essential services personnel being allowed after ID checks.

Here’s how not following govt orders on COVID-19 can land you in jail

Apoorva Mandhani - March 23, 2020

Several states and 80 cities are under lockdown as central and state govts issue orders to help prevent spread of coronavirus. And if you don’t obey, this is what could happen.

Stock markets are going into a shock every time a new lockdown is announced

Moxy Ying - March 23, 2020

Concerns are rising over a sharp drop in business activity and a potential recession that follows the lockdowns, especially in Asia.

COVID-19: ‘India in Lockdown’ in TOI, Mint on ‘great fight’, ‘shades of Wuhan’ warns Tribune

Angana Chakrabarti - March 23, 2020

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.

List of 80 districts where government announced complete lockdown from Sunday

ThePrint Team - March 22, 2020

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 387 Sunday, with the number of active cases at 329.

China is locking up residents to prevent the spread of coronavirus

James Mayger - February 12, 2020

As China records over 1,000 deaths due to coronavirus, a scrambled set of rules, which involve locking people in their homes, are being implemented.

To tackle terrorism in Kashmir, Indian forces need local help – we have snapped that line now

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - September 12, 2019

In the near future, Pakistan will intensify the hybrid war to take advantage of the increased alienation of the people in Kashmir.

Fears of Udta Kashmir, no English school, concentration camp in J&K communication black hole

Mahrukh Inayet - August 29, 2019

Many ‘experts’ say communication lockdown will prevent ‘troublemakers’ from disrupting law and order. But this argument is weak.

I got my mother out. But my best friend, a Kashmiri Pandit, hasn’t heard from hers

Mahrukh Inayet - August 26, 2019

Namita and I met after Article 370’s revocation - a decision that affected us equally. And for the first time in 39 years, we discussed Kashmir.

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TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.

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Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna - October 29, 2025

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

Defence

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip - October 28, 2025

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

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Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta - October 25, 2025

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.