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6 Months of Lockdown: Strides in COVID Testing but Scientists Warn Against ‘Hidden Epidemic’
24 Sep 2020
Harsh, prolonged lockdown created more problems than it solved, says experts, as India logs second highest number of cases in the world after the US with a tally of 57.32 lakh cases.
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Bihar Election: No one Lends an Ear to Artists, More Than 90,000 COVID-19 Deaths and More
23 Sep 2020
Today we talk about the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and the art of Mithila or Madhubani paintings from the state.
Neelambaran A
Chennai Corporation Terminates 291 Sanitation Workers, Suspends Union Office Bearers for Demanding Fair Wages
23 Sep 2020
The contract workers were informed of their termination orally, without any prior notice from the GCC. They have been at the front-lines since March, even before the novel coronavirus began infecting…
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Are We Close to Herd Immunity?
23 Sep 2020
In this interview with scientist Satyajit Rath, we talk about whether India is reaching any closer to herd immunity.
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COVID-19: Are We Doing Anything to Control It?
22 Sep 2020
In this week's COVID-19: Through a Lens, Prabir Purkayastha talks about how the Indian government seems to have given up its responsibility of epidemic control entirely, and is singularly focused on…
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Farmers Under Threat, 288 Deaths in Sewers and More
22 Sep 2020
In today's Daily Round-up, we present an interview with former Secretary of Agriculture Siraj Hussain, where he says that, "The government should have tried to reach a consensus on the agriculture…
Ajay Gudavarthy
Anxious Leader, Passive Citizens
22 Sep 2020
The more reforms the Modi-led government pushes, the more his popularity may decline and popular resistance grow.
Kashif Kakvi
COVID-19: MP HC Seeks Government’s Reply for Allowing Political Rallies During Pandemic
21 Sep 2020
The Court admitted a petition by an Indore-based social worker who has demanded that the court invokes the NSA against politicians for holding rallies and putting peoples’ lives at risk.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: COVID-19 Deaths Decrease, Factional Feud Continues in AIADMK, Protest Against NEET and NEP Intensifies
19 Sep 2020
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has started its election campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections. which are likely to be held April/May 2021, with an online membership drive and a target to…
PTI
Rajya Sabha: Opposition Mounts Attack on Govt on COVID, Migrants, Epidemics Bill
19 Sep 2020
Centre accused of crossing “constitutional bars” to infringe upon state rights, failing to control private hospitals.