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For all his continued popularity, at least as shown in the opinion polls, the fact is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the head of an incompetent administrative response to the pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Modi asks states to act against hoarding

PM asks states to prevent panic drug buying

24 April 2021 3:28 AM

Narendra Modis imperious manner as Prime Minister contrasts with his attitude towards the Central government as the chief minister of Gujarat and his promise of pursuing cooperative federalism . (ANI)

Sanjaya Baru | Flux in Centre-state ties with breakdown of trust

A cooperative relationship between the two is essential for good governance in a quasi-federal administrative system...

31 May 2021 1:55 AM

Alapan Bandyopadhyay got a three-month extension last week from the Narendra Modi government after a request from the Trinamul Congress government for his efficiency in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: ANI)

Bengal may defy Centre, not relieve its chief secretary Alapan...

State government has taken a firm stand by not issuing Bandyopadhyay any order for his release

31 May 2021 1:32 AM

Unit Linked Insurance Plans like Wealth Ultima by Edelweiss Tokio Life is proof of how a ULIP can be a viable child investment instruments that can help cater to diverse needs

Why is it Important to Invest in a Child Plan to Secure Your Kid's...

In emergencies like the Covid-19 pandemic, financial protection has played a particularly essential role to mitigate...

28 May 2021 3:46 PM

PM Modi was speaking at the release of the eighth installment of financial benefits under the PM-Kisan scheme via video conferencing. (Photo: PTI)

COVID-19 spreading to rural India: PM Modi

The Centre, he said, was working on a war footing to check the second wave of infections

15 May 2021 3:03 AM

Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims at Parwati Ghat as coronavirus cases surge in Jamshedpur, Monday, May 10, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Why did Centre fail to act despite a surge warning?

The government had been effectively forewarned to expect a possible exponential rise in cases but did virtually nothing

13 May 2021 6:30 PM

Maintaining emotional equanimity and staying strong is as important as medication and treatment. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Emotional immunity also key to recovery

Staying mentally strong helps overall immunity system fight off virus

13 May 2021 6:30 PM

Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims at Parwati Ghat as coronavirus cases surge in Jamshedpur, Monday, May 10, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Ashwani Kumar | Amid grief as Covid surges, India needs divine mercy!

Wailing mothers, grieving children and the helplessness of marginalised people mock our politics

12 May 2021 6:30 PM

Two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the ministry said. (PTI Photo)

India requests EU to consider Covishield, Covaxin jabs under Green...

The sources said the genuineness of such vaccination certification can be authenticated on the CoWIN portal

30 Jun 2021 3:47 PM

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP)

Delta COVID-19 variant greatest threat to U.S. pandemic response:...

Fauci said that the vaccines authorized in the United States, including the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, are effective...

23 Jun 2021 7:08 AM

UNHCR said now 1 per cent of all humanity is displaced, and there are twice as many forcibly displaced people than a decade ago. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis

99 of the more than 160 countries that closed their borders due to COVID didn't make exceptions for people seeking...

18 Jun 2021 6:11 AM

The pandemic is indeed making many countries finally acknowledge that they have been undercounting Covid-19 deaths. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Covid-19 accountability: Making the dead count

The states which are embracing greater data transparency deserve to be cheered even if by doing so, they push up India's...

17 Jun 2021 1:19 AM