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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicNationwide lockdown

Topic: Nationwide lockdown

To be or not to be — news channels on ‘Lockdown 4.0’, Aaj Tak & ABP keep track of trains

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Why DU, BHU, AMU or JNU students don’t want to go home despite trains and buses resuming

Students at several central universities across India say they want to stay put. It’s their best option, they claim.

With 70% skilled labour gone, Chhattisgarh industries will struggle to resume work

Chhattisgarh industrialists say absence of skilled workforce from UP, Bihar, MP will drastically hit production. Entrepreneurs also complaining their rolling capital is stuck.

Starting this week, UP govt loan fair for MSMEs amid Yogi push for industry revival

The loan fair will be held online from 14 to 20 May, UP government spokesperson & MSME minister Siddharth Nath Singh said. 

Dilemma of the Indian middle class — dependent on ‘didis’ but can’t welcome them too soon

Indian middle class fears for their safety during the Covid crisis but that is in conflict with their dependence on domestic workers.

Rise in domestic violence cases during lockdown, says West Bengal women’s commission

70 cases of domestic violence from both rural & urban areas have been reported to the commission since the imposition of the lockdown, said chairperson Leena Gangopadhyay.

Dr Devi Shetty wants districts as ‘centre of action’, Manu Joseph says treat poor like rich

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Prem Shankar Jha, Rakesh Sood, Renana Jhabvala and more.

Railways back on track & front pages, ET on Apple’s possible ‘bigger bite’ in India

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.

Lockdown condom sales dip after early surge but that doesn’t mean Indians aren’t having sex

Not only condoms, contraceptive sales have also fallen across the board. Experts say there are many reasons why.

Railways to resume passenger trains on select routes from Tuesday, bookings begin tomorrow

Bookings to start at 4 pm Monday and will only be available on IRCTC website. Ticket booking counters at railway stations shall remain closed.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.