| NewsClick

For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP

Indian Cultural Forum
Open Letter and Appeal to the People of India : A Plea to Ensure Dignity in Death
01 Jul 2020
The stigma around COVID-19 has spread from the living to the dead, even though there are detailed scientific and official guidelines that show us that a dignified death is possible.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Politics in Times of Death
30 Jun 2020
People don’t want to merely survive but would wish to resist the indignity of such a life.
Saurabh Sharma
COVID-19: Lockdown and Financial Crises Lead to Jump in Suicide Rate in UP
30 Jun 2020
Suicide was the leading cause for over 300 “non-coronavirus deaths” reported in India due to the distress triggered by the nationwide lockdown, revealed a new set of data compiled by a group of…
Ajaz Ashraf
Delhi Should Reach Covid-19 Peak Mid-July, Predicts AIIMS Professor Sanjay Rai
29 Jun 2020
The world is still said to be six months away from getting a vaccine. Assume a vaccine is very effective. But even then a series of questions arise: in what time-frame can we produce the vaccine for…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Andhra: Movement for Regularisation of Municipal, Gram Panchayat Contract and Outsourced Workers Intensifies
23 Jun 2020
The Telugu state is witnessing massive campaign for upcoming workers’ strike on July 3.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
MSME Associations Launch ‘Save MSME’ Campaign, Seek Modifications in Financial Package
22 Jun 2020
Experts point out that micro units are mostly left out of government schemes, and working capital support for their revival.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Stranded Indians in Gulf Struggling to Return Home Due to Low Number of Flights, High Ticket Fares
19 Jun 2020
Over 3.5 lakh Indians in Gulf countries have registered with Indian consulates to return home.
PTI
UK Begins Human Trials for COVID-19 Vaccine
16 Jun 2020
The researchers from Imperial College London expect to publish findings once safety data are available and are hopeful a viable vaccine could be available in first half of 2021.
Subodh Varma
June 16 – Country-Wide Protest Day Against Modi’s Ruinous Policies
15 Jun 2020
Remember the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) grandly announced by the Narendra Modi government after the lockdown began?
Yanis Varoufakis
Julian Assange Just Called. To Talk About the Pandemic’s Effect on Capitalism & Politics!
15 Jun 2020
Julian called me a little earlier on, at 14.22 London time to be precise. From Belmarsh High Security Prison of course.