‘Mamata is misleading people and lying’ — opposition alleges suppression of Covid-19 data
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has come under fire from the opposition over allegations of suppression of official data regarding the Covid-19 infected patients in the state. The opposition alleges this a ploy to mislead the people into believing that Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee has controlled the infection and death rates in the state as elections […]
Indian Muslims Must Organise Themselves Politically, But Not On Religious Lines
The rejoinder by Nissam Syed to my article on the political options for Indian Muslims is a classic case of either willful distortion and misinterpretation or blissful incomprehension. His belaboured thesis aims to rubbish my alleged argument that “the only option left for Indian Muslims is to organize themselves politically on religious lines.” The fact of the matter is […]
India newborn twins named Corona and Covid after virus
A couple in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh have named their newborn twins Corona and Covid amid the country’s nationwide lockdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The twins, a boy and a girl, were born at a government hospital in the state capital Raipur on March 27, two days after the lockdown came into […]
Kanika Kapoor tests negative for Covid-19, will be kept under observation until she tests negative again
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has tested negative for the coronavirus. She had tested positive on several previous occasions. While it was earlier reported that Kanika had tested negative five times, ANI reports that her fifth test was negative. ANI tweeted on Saturday, “Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor’s fifth #COVID19 test result comes negative. However, she will have to […]
Millions of jobs have been destroyed around the world as Covid-19 sparks recession
London: The world’s workers are reeling from the initial shock of the coronavirus recession, with job losses and welfare claims around the globe already running into the millions this week. As the International Labour Organization warns of almost 25 million layoffs if the virus isn’t controlled, the cuts from Austria to the U.S. reflect the deepest […]
Agra reports 25 new cases, Maharashtra 47; total infections near 3,000
The total number of positive cases in India Saturday rose to 2,902 including 68 deaths and 183 people who have been treated and discharged so far. While Maharashtra has reported 47 new cases, 25 new infections emerged from Agra on Saturday. There has been a spike of 355 cases in the country in the last […]
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
The wretched coronavirus story overshadows everything else in the news environment, and it is not about to go away any time soon. But you know what, I am done with it. At least for this week. Give me my old-fashioned politics any time. But then, much of politics, barring the odd barb traded here and […]
Railways faces problem as 700 trains stuck with non-essential goods loaded before lockdown
New Delhi: Indian Railways has encountered an unanticipated problem in its bid to transport essential commodities across the country during the lockdown period. With 700 of its trains stuck with non-essential commodities loaded before the nationwide lockdown, it has made them unavailable for transportation of essential commodities — a matter that the railways has taken up […]
Coronavirus: Govt tells SC one-third of migrant workers could be infected
NEW DELHI : Almost a third of the migrants returning to their home towns and villages could be infected with the novel coronavirus, the government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it sought to buttress the need to halt the exodus. The Centre will stop migrant workers from returning to their homes since it is […]
Coronavirus lockdown: Govt to suffer hefty loss in jet, auto fuel taxes
NEW DELHI : The central government is set to suffer a hefty loss in excise duty collections on jet fuel and auto fuel in the three-week lockdown until 14 April, with aircraft grounded and most vehicles off roads. The loss could be as high as ₹16,000 crore for petrol and diesel alone, going by the consumption trend […]
