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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicSocial distancing

Topic: Social distancing

Over half of Americans are postponing weddings. Until when, few know

Estimates say 6.5% of couples are cancelling weddings, 28% are trying to shift dates, 22.5% are postponing to 2021, and 43% have no plans to do anything yet.

Privilege of social distancing, different lockdown ‘truths’ & Modi’s ostrich move

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

Alia Bhatt reads and takes writing lessons during lockdown, acknowledges her privilege

The actor has been using her Instagram page to share Covid-related information and has contributed to relief funds as well.

Charulata to Edward Hopper — coronavirus quarantine is breathing life into art again

There is relatability in minimalist art and by reviving it, we are contemplating our own architecture of loneliness during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Jails give Covid-19 parole: Can overstretched govt track prisoners’ movement and behaviour?

Prisons across India have begun to release inmates on parole after the Supreme Court directed to decongest jails to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Migrant workers stranded in their own land while buses practice social distancing

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

Why asymptomatic coronavirus carriers aren’t as contagious but still a big danger

People without documented symptoms were about half as contagious as those with them & yet they constituted majority who got & spread Covid-19, study shows.

Covid-19: Rubika Liyaquat asks ‘India kab maanega’, Aaj Tak’s lockdown ‘antakshari’

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

Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha, the comics we grew up with that grew up with us

The iconic comics that were our best friends decades ago are still there for us while we self-isolate in lockdown.

Potted plants, sofas —the ‘jugaad’ dumbbells for fitness freaks during coronavirus lockdown

Social media is flooded with videos of celebrities and Instagram influencers exercising in their homes during coronavirus quarantine.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.