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A boy watches as a health worker collects a nasal swab from his mother during a COVID-19 coronavirus screening in Mumbai.AFP Photo

India's COVID cases cross 3 million, but health ministry stresses the good numbers

According to health economist Rijo M. John, the COVID-19 cases are growing at the rate of 2.4%

23 Aug 2020 7:21 PM

Indian laborers work at a goverment building construction site during reimposed weekend lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Jammu, India. AP Photo

Real estate sentiment hit an all-time low in Apr-Jun due to pandemic, survey states

The office market, on the other hand, has shown nearly 98-99 per cent rent collection and low relevant micromarket vacancies

03 Aug 2020 5:33 PM

Until recently, this avian proximity had been nothing but charming, but of late, when I stand by my window at dusk, looking at bats circle our apartment complex, I’ve started to think they portend greater doom

When the pandemic hits too close to home

Sudden death is a cause of tragedy, yes, but it is also invariably a whodunnit

02 Aug 2020 5:23 PM

A health official wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a temporary testing facility in New Delhi. AP Photo

Scientists now documenting a growing list of symptoms for COVID-19, doctors say

Dr Y. Gopi Krishna, Senior Interventional Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals, shares atypical symptoms of coronavirus infection

28 Jul 2020 6:41 PM

An artist makes a clay idol of Goddess Durga for puja festivities, at Krishna Nagar in Nadia District. PTI Photo

Pavan K. Varma | Support the arts during pandemic, keep India’s culture alive

Governments, which are responsible for the support and nurturing of artistes, have always treated culture as a priority of the last resort

27 Jul 2020 12:30 AM

There are numerous cases of persons themselves not being aware that they have mild symptoms. PTI Photo

Nilofar Suhrawardy | COVID-19, the new excuse to ‘other’ your neighbour

Covid-19 has exposed the harsher face of another reality, the anti-poor bias and the invisibilising of the poor

26 Jul 2020 6:05 PM

A medic collects a sample from a woman for COVID-19 test at Civil Hospital, during Unlock 2.0, in Amritsar. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Responsiveness and will key to pushing back pandemic in India

India’s preparedness is going to be tested in the coming days, especially in the villages

25 Jul 2020 6:54 PM

One stoically reads about the saddest tales of grit, survival, defeat and loss during these terrible times of unprecedented suffering across the world. PTI Photo

Shobhaa De | Drastic survival steps to live through COVID times

With no signs of abatement, most of us are now resigned to a bleak future with dark clouds on the horizon

25 Jul 2020 6:43 PM

A health worker takes a swab sample of a person for COVID-19 test in Ahmedabad. AP Photo

AA Edit | Serological surveys point to different path for COVID-19 fight in India

The survey results assume significance in the backdrop of the successful coronavirus containment strategy

24 Jul 2020 6:39 PM

The ministry says a delegation led by its Directorate of Defense Research and Development will travel to India in the coming weeks to experiment with different tests that use voice recordings, breathalyzers, isothermal technology and analysis of polyamino acids.(AFP)

Israel will send research team to India to test out diagnostic technologies

The delegation will also bring ‘cutting-edge equipment’ donated by the government and the private sector, including ventilators

23 Jul 2020 7:25 PM

Children attend a tele-learning class at their home displayed on Kalvi TV channel, an education tele-learning initiative set up by the Department of School Education to allow students from class 2 to 10 to continue with their curriculums as schools remain closed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai. AFP Photo

Devi Kar | Learning virtually: Key is to keep kids engaged

The pursuit of higher studies involving admission procedures of colleges and entry into various professional courses will be very different

22 Jul 2020 5:52 PM

COVID-19 patients inside an isolation ward in Shehnai Banquet Hall near LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Dev 360 | Lessons from our patchwork pandemic, state by state

Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states

10 Jul 2020 5:19 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to a forward location in Nimu in Ladakh. PTI Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of Modi’s Galwan, COVID silence

It has become clear by now that Modi is uncomfortable with the nitty-gritty, and with details

04 Jul 2020 6:30 PM

There are grim warnings about the future of the economy. Rating agencies have already raised the red flag. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Resolute plan needed to fight coronavirus

Every day marks a new high in the number of virus cases, and India is in the race to become the third largest infected nation

30 Jun 2020 5:43 PM

What a life, when even a smile, once talked about emphatically as an important feature of one’s personality, has almost lost its appeal. PTI Photo

Nilofar Suhrawardy | Grit on side, some Indians still smiling

It is possible that the guest workers’ walk to their rural roots has prompted the poorer people settled in cities to raise their voices

28 Jun 2020 7:10 PM

Health workers screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms at Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday. AP Photo

Amitabha Bhattacharya | The summer of discontent: Let’s learn to live in Covid-19 era

Would things have been better if the lockdown was announced earlier, say in late February or early March?

27 Jun 2020 6:22 PM

Sisodia: Scrap need for COVID patient to visit government facility for assessment

Sisodia said he had written to Lt Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Tuesday on the same issue.

24 Jun 2020 1:48 PM

nterestingly, since the lockdown, many a man has shared posts on social media about ‘helping’ their spouse at home, who have been duly applauded by their friends and followers for the ‘feat’, too

The chore wars: Men, women and housework

Working women say men must share equal load while working from home during the lockdown

17 Jun 2020 8:33 PM

Of virtual vows and intimate cermonies: How pandemic has redefined weddings

With the coronavirus showing no signs of bowing out of our lives, the whole concept of gala Indian weddings is undergoing a sea-change

17 Jun 2020 7:48 PM

With co-opted Congress icons as well as inhouse idols under its belt, the “Aatmanirbar Bharat” initiative provides BJP the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the economy. PTI Photo

Aatmanirbhar Bharat : Will Mookerjee, Upadhyaya and Gandhi come to BJP’s rescue?

The pitch for an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” sits perfectly well with the BJP’s repulsion for Nehru’s ideas – in this case, Nehruvian socialism

14 Jun 2020 6:36 PM

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