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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicNationwide lockdown

Topic: Nationwide lockdown

The importance of interdependence & what PM Modi can learn from Rahul Gandhi

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

Punjab IAS officer says Railways not paying 85% of migrants fare, state footing entire bill

BJP had claimed earlier this week that Indian Railways was footing 85% of the migrant workers’ fare for their journey back home.

‘Will live on salt’ — UP, Bihar migrants refuse to return to cities, say were disowned by them

Migrant workers returning to UP, Bihar say big cities were bad to them. But experts say they may be forced to go back as states are unlikely to have infrastructure, jobs to support them.

Steepest diesel hike in Delhi rattles TOI, Mint on states’ ‘tough times, desperate steps’

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.

Brahma Chellaney wants a Covid confession from China, Jagannathan’s 80:20 theory for virus

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Mohandas Pai, Ela R. Bhatt, G Chandrashekhar and more.

High tariffs, zero production — MSMEs want electricity charges waived as breather

Industry stakeholders say they are willing to pay for actual consumption but not the fixed charges for the lockdown period when there was no production.

Covid-19 lockdown, successful or not? There are 5 ways to answer this question

We can establish if the Covid-19 lockdown in India was successful or not based on the indicator we choose.

3,900 new Covid cases in India: ‘Sharpest daily spurt’ but positivity rate same since 1 April

As of Tuesday morning, total Covid-19 cases in India stood at 46,433. Positivity rate as of 4 May remains same at 3.8% since 1 April when there were 1,837 cases.

Govt issues standard operating protocol for return of Indians stranded abroad

Union Home Secretary said priority will be given to compelling cases in distress, including migrant workers who were laid off & face expiry of short term visas.

Maharashtra govt collects Rs 11 crore revenue on day 1 of liquor sale

Liquor shops have sold around 4 lakh litres of various brands of IMFL (Indian-made foreign liquor) in the state.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

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.