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Saturday, October 4, 2025
TopicNationwide lockdown

Topic: Nationwide lockdown

Ramayan records 17 cr viewers for DD in first weekend, YouTube numbers double

BARC-Nielsen report says 5.1 crore saw Ramayan episode on Sunday while DD officials say the show along with Mahabharat & Shaktimaan have doubled Doordarshan’s YouTube traffic.

After bartan bajao, PM Modi asks Indians to light lamps, candles as symbols of hope

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for lamps to be lit for 9 minutes at 9 pm Sunday 'to defeat despair of coronavirus', but says social distancing is imperative.

Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?

PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.

IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives

The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.

PM Modi hints lockdown won’t be extended, calls for ‘common exit strategy’ to fight pandemic

Speaking to CMs at video conference, Modi asks states, UTs to send suggestions on 'common exit strategy' to ensure entire population doesn’t come out at once when lockdown ends.

Kerala Police probe finds role of ‘Islamic fundamentalist groups’ in migrant protest

A massive protest broke out Sunday in Kerala’s Kottayam where over 2,000 migrant workers demanded food and transportation back to their home states.

Kerala HC stays government order on providing lockdown exemption passes to tipplers

Kerala government had earlier issued an order to supply liquor to tipplers suffering from withdrawal, under prescription during the lockdown.

300 migrants claim they’re being held ‘hostage’ in shelter 5 mins from Nizamuddin Markaz

Migrant workers say they were on their way home to Punjab and Bihar but were brought to the shelter by police allegedly under false pretences.

Govt steps in to fix supply chain, truck drivers need to only show licence to cross borders

Truckers, carrying food, medicine, have been stranded at state borders since the lockdown. Faced with police harassment, they have refused to ply their vehicles.

Everything is rotting, say Maharashtra and Karnataka farmers as shut markets spell doom

Unseasonal rains, manpower shortage and no buyers have left farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka staring at destruction as their produce lie rotting in fields.

On Camera

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

The magazine was a product of its time—when newsprint was cheap, imagination was free, and the hunger for suspense could drive circulation numbers into the tens of thousands.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.