Indian Politics There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture theprint.in - Shekhar Gupta Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way …
The Daily BeastIndia 50 Million People Allowed at Superspreader Festival so Modi Can Secure the Hindu Vote The Daily Beast - Yashraj Sharma India is facing a grueling COVID surge, but PM Modi is letting tens of millions gather for festival celebrations to better his party’s election …
West Bengal West Bengal Election Phase-5: PM Modi urges voters to turn up in large numbers hindustantimes.com Hindustan Times West Bengal Election Phase-5: PM Modi urges voters to turn up in large numbers Amid a steep spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIndia As India is battered by severe Covid-19 second wave, where is Narendra Modi and his government? scroll.in - Rohan Venkataramakrishnan In early 2020, it would have been hard to argue that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were not focused squarely on the challenge posed …
VICEIndia Here’s What’s Happening in the World’s Worst-Affected COVID-19 Hotspot verified_publisherVICE - Pallavi PundirOverflowing graveyards, panic on the streets, cries for help: India is seeing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, and it can’t cope Since mid-March India has seen a sudden sharp rise in Covid19 cases,...
DW EnglishNirav Modi UK approves extradition of billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi to India verified_publisherDW English - Ankita Mukhopadhyay The legal team representing Modi said that they were in the process of "challenging" the order in the UK high court. The UK Home Office has approved …
The New York TimesIndia Covid-19 Pushes India’s Middle Class Toward Poverty verified_publisherThe New York Times - Karan Deep Singh and Hari KumarNOIDA, India — Ashish Anand had dreams of becoming a fashion designer. A former flight attendant, he borrowed from relatives and poured his $5,000 life savings into opening a clothing shop on the outskirts...
India News Here's how social distancing will be maintained at PM Modi’s rally in Asansol tomorrow republicworld.com - Ananya Varma Chastened by the galloping infections, the BJP is revamping the set-up for PM Modi's rally in the poll-bound state paying close attention to social …
India News Amidst speculation former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh meets PM Modi thehindu.com - Kallol Bhattacherjee Former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday triggering speculation. Mr. Natwar Singh who had …
Western India Centre allows Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute to produce Covaxin cnbctv18.com - CNBCTV18.com Mumbai-based Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation has received the central government’s approval for producing Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine …
Western India TWO TO THREE A BED: Indian hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 surge torontosun.com - Reuters In New Delhi, authorities ordered a weekend curfew, placing curbs on shopping malls, gyms, restaurants and some weekly markets. Outside a major city …
East India 6 Rallies, Finale in Tagore Land: How Final Stretch of PM's Bengal Campaign Could Look Like news18.com - Aman Sharma Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold six more rallies in West Bengal, including in key seats such as Malda, Murshidabad, Kolkata South and …
The Wall Street Journal.Opinion & Analysis Is India Still a Democracy? The Answer Isn't So Clear The Wall Street Journal. - Sadanand DhumeDo India’s 1.4 billion people still live in a real democracy? To the average Indian, the question may seem ludicrous. Pick up an Indian newspaper or turn on the television, and it can feel like all the...
India Political leaders and Celebrities react to the cancellation of CBSE board exams mumbailive.com As soon as the news of the CBSE board examinations being postponed came out, most of the Twitter users, including political leaders, along with …
DW EnglishIndia India: Hindu festival turns to superspreader event as COVID infections soar verified_publisherDW English India is recording huge jumps in daily coronavirus infections while facing vaccine and hospital bed shortages. Loosely enforced restrictions are …
Australia Australian PM Flags First Vaccine Jabs By Year's End - Zenger News zenger.news - Paul Osborne CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims it’s possible all civilians could receive first doses of coronavirus vaccines …
COVID-19 Vaccines CM Jagan writes to PM Modi as AP runs out of vaccine stock thenewsminute.com - PTI Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that 60 lakh COVID-19 vaccine …
Vaccination 'Ran out of vaccines completely': Andhra CM Jagan's second SOS to PM Modi in a week deccanherald.com - Prasad Nichenametla, DHNS In his second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a week, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy has sought a supply of 60 lakh doses …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIndia Migrant workers have learnt their lesson from last year’s lockdown, but state governments have not scroll.in - Aarefa Johari When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a sudden and complete lockdown last March to control Covid-19, it triggered an exodus of the desperate. …
Carbon India’s industrial decarbonization disconnect asiatimes.com - Phelim Kine India’s government has a pointed response to growing international momentum toward decarbonization of the global heavy industry sector: It’s not our …
Remdesivir As the Gujarat Govt Downplays COVID-19 Crisis, People Suffer in Silence thewire.in - Deepal Trivedi All is officially well in India’s ‘model’ state, although those on the ground note convoys of ambulances at hospital gates, 12-hour waitlists at …
Rajasthan Rajasthan CM blames politicians for COVID-19 surge; urges PM Modi to talk to states again republicworld.com - Akhil Oka On Friday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot conceded that politicians have to shoulder some of the blame for the spread of COVID-19 across the …
The GuardianIndian Politics Facebook planned to remove fake accounts in India – until it realized a BJP politician was involved verified_publisherThe Guardian - Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in DelhiFacebook allowed a network of fake accounts to artificially inflate the popularity of an MP from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), for months after being alerted to the problem. The company...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) No real surge in covid-19 vaccinations during Tika Utsav, show statistics livemint.com - Neetu Chandra Sharma The four-day Tika Utsav (vaccination festival), a clarion call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speed up immunisation coverage against …
India News Govt 'data' on Covid cases, and 'fresh start' for virus at Kumbh Mela theprint.in - Raghav Bikhchandani The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or …
NDTVIndia From Vaccine Diplomacy To Testing: The Government's Covid Flip-Flops NDTV - Sukirti Dwivedi As India battles a second, and even bigger, wave of coronavirus cases - this morning over 2.17 lakh new cases were reported in the past 24 hours - …
The Washington PostOpinion & Analysis Rahul Gandhi, the politician India loves to loathe verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Rana AyyubIn a quiet corner of Twitter, away from the din of trolls and paid trends, someone shared a video showing a girl on the street, standing with her mother wearing a hijab, waving a rose at the motorcade...
Coronavirus (Asia) Duterte also eyes talks with Indian leader over supply of vaccines philstar.com - Alexis Romero President Duterte may talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure more COVID-19 vaccines for the Philippines, Malacañang said yesterday, as …
East India Bengal Election Phase 5 Voting LIVE Updates: TMC says ISF cadre hurled crude bombs at Minakhan booth indiatoday.in - IndiaToday.in 08:48 AM IST: #WestBengalElections2021 | TMC leader Madan Mitra casts his vote at a polling booth in Kamarhati pic.twitter.com/Dxmdvs31rf — ANI …
India Karan Thapar | Covid: Who’ll pay price for irresponsible netas? deccanchronicle.com - Published Apr 16, 2021, 12:00 am IST The political rallies and religious snans could easily become super-spreader events. Some perhaps already have Nowhere are politicians perfect. They …