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US reports more than a million Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 59,000-mark

The US Tuesday became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus, and accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

US curbs could see 200,000 H-1B workers, many of them Indians, lose legal status by June

Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the last two months, but workers on H-1B visas are vulnerable in ways native-born workers aren’t.

Sunday edition of Boston Globe falls short of pages for death notices

Death notices in the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe (26 April) ran up to 21 pages, that is 16 more than the previous week's edition.

Why India needs to move on from ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy & think about easing lockdown

In episode 455 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses data to argue that India's lockdown has been successful but now it can be eased in some states with low Covid-19 cases.

Not just US, its adversaries China and Russia are struggling under Covid-19 too

Russia’s public health system won't be able to handle the number of Covid-19 cases the country is likely to suffer. China has reported its first economic contraction in 28 years.

Trump says coronavirus ‘might not come back at all’ in September

Trump’s assertion is at odds with medical experts who say the virus could pose a threat to the US for months and years to come.

US state Missouri sues China for ‘campaign of deceit’ over extent of Covid outbreak

The suit alleges that China misled the public about the spread of the virus and refused to cooperate with the global health community.

Three IIT alumni part of top US science board now, Sudarsanam Babu latest to join

Sudarsanam Babu, who currently works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed as NSB member for 6-year term, White House says in statement.

After asylum ban, US to temporarily halt immigration and could suspend work visas

From first global Covid-19 casualty for aviation industry to likely higher toll in Latin American countries — ThePrint brings you 8 important global stories linked to Covid-19.

This isn’t the flattened curve we were promised

Expect the flattened curve to be very lopsided: A quick rise at the beginning, & a slow steady flow of bad news for months. There’s no symmetry in sight.

On Camera

1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.