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Newsclick Team
COVID-19: Cities to Watch Out For
07 Jul 2020
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha looks at the cities most affected by COVID-19 even as the number of cases countrywide has crossed 7 lakh. India stands third globally in terms of the number of cases.
Peoples Dispatch
Corporate Interests are Determining US Response to COVID-19
07 Jul 2020
Dr. Hani Serag of the People's Health Movement talks about the huge number of COVID-19 cases that are being reported across the US
Saumyajit Bhattacharya
Online Open Book Exams During Pandemic -- A Revenge on Students?
07 Jul 2020
There are serious accessibility and equity concerns that this process entails.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Online Education, Exams Require Infra Development, Investment by Govt’
07 Jul 2020
Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) President Rajib Ray explains the implications of UGC’s revised guidelines on examinations, its impact on marginalised students, as also initiatives…
PTI
42% of Total MGNREGA Allocation Already Distributed to States: Sources
07 Jul 2020
Only labour cost for construction of toilets, part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, will be paid under rural job guarantee scheme, said government sources.
Newsclick Team
Superfluous PM CARES Fund Should Be Transparent
07 Jul 2020
The PM CARES fund was not required in the first place. However, having set it up, it should be transparent in its operations and not become a vehicle to promote the magnanimity of Prime Minister…
Anees Zargar
COVID-19: People in Kashmir Flout Distancing Guidelines Despite Increasing Cases
07 Jul 2020
The administrative laxity, government measures like introduction of domicile laws and announcement for re-opening tourism sector has led to the complacency among the residents.
Newsclick Team
Open Book Exam: ‘Based on Injustice and Discrimination’
07 Jul 2020
The lockdown imposed across the country to control the spread of COVID-19 had had a severe impact on the academic sessions and examinations of the students.
PTI
ED Files Case for Alleged Money Laundering by GVK Group, MIAL
07 Jul 2020
The CBI case pertains to alleged siphoning off Rs 705 crore from funds of MIAL, a PPP between GVK Airport Holdings Airports Authority of India.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Govt. Committee Reveals LG Polymers Negligence, Mismanagement Responsible for Styrene Gas Leakage
07 Jul 2020
While the families of 12 victims who died during the incident have been compensated, three more victims who died in the subsequent days have not been compensated so far, CITU alleged.