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Karwan E Mohabbat
The Most Affected Victims of Lockdown
05 Apr 2020
Social activist Harsh Mander says that we have to ponder upon how and why did we build such a country that whenever crisis strikes, the difference between the two Indias- of the haves and have nots-…
Newsclick Team
COVID-19: Updated Graphs of Cases, Recoveries and Deaths
05 Apr 2020
NewsClick brings you daily updated graphs and tables on the number of COVID-19 infected cases, the number of people recovered and the deaths each day, for both India and the world.
Syed Ubaidur Rahman
Tablighi Jamaat, Coronavirus and Muslim-Bashing
05 Apr 2020
No doubt India’s Muslims feel angry with the Tablighi Jamaat, but their trust deficit with the government is wider.
Satyajit Rath
How Valid and Useful are Speculations About Covid-19 Biology
05 Apr 2020
A body of science is being written around the pandemic, but we will know how they hold up only later.
Newsclick Team
PM CARES: For Whom and Why?
04 Apr 2020
Senior journalist Bhasha Singh examines the PM CARES fund, its origin and aims, and especially the important issue of foreign contributions.
Newsclick Team
Should People Across the Country Switch Lights off?
04 Apr 2020
Following PM Modi's appeal to the people to switch off lights at their homes for nine minutes on April 5 at 9 pm, Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut has said that the sudden dip in the demand can…
Newsclick Team
3 Conditions for Defeating Coronavirus
04 Apr 2020
Apart from physical distancing, testing and treatment, three other conditions are crucial for dealing with the coronavirus crisis which the government, media and our society need to consider…
Prabir Purkayastha
COVID-19: Lighting Candles, Risking Grid Collapse in India Under Lockdown
04 Apr 2020
The PM should withdraw his call for switching off lights at 9 PM on Sunday for 9 minutes. Grid collapse under a COVID-19 national lockdown is a risk we cannot afford.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: COVID-19 Cases Spike, Street Vendors Struggle to Survive, Suspected Honour Killing of Youth
04 Apr 2020
Meanwhile, testing remained low with only around 3,000 tests being carried out so far and lack of Personal Protective Equipment for health workers remains a cause for worry.
Newsclick Team
Will Turning Lights off Affect Power Grid?
04 Apr 2020
NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks about PM's appeal to shut down lights for nine minutes at 9 pm on April 5 and the impact it can have on the power grid.