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WHO BEARS THE LOSS?

THE CENTRES NOTIFICATION ON FEB. 19 EXEMPTS ITS CONTRACTORS FROM PENALTIES IF THEY FAIL TO MEET OBLIGATIONS DUE TO COVID-19, BUT ITS SILENT ON WHETHER THIS APPLIES TO PRIVATE BUSINESS DEALS AS WELL

BLACK MIRROR

BOIS LOCKER ROOM SCANDAL

A MIXED BLESSING

Direct benefit transfers have done well in the Rs 1.7 lakh crore post-lockdown package for the poor. Other provisions seem hobbled by inherent flaws and implementation gaps

Kerala's Reverse Migration Headache

The mass reverse migration from the gulf of non-resident keralites will challenge chief minister pinarayi vijayan’s optimism that their return is, in fact, an opportunity

CIRCLE OF REASON

GANESH REDDY, 50 CEO & SECRETARY, CITIZEN FOUNDATION, Ranchi - COVID DEED Helping citizens of Ranchi follow social distancing norms

THE MIGRANT DILEMMA

Rakesh Paswan, a 30-year-old mason from East Champaran in Bihar, made a scarce living in the national capital region until the lockdown on March 25. Struggling with unemployment and hunger, when the shutdown was extended till May 3, he cycled 1,100 kilometres to go home.

FIREFIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS

MUMBAI FIRE BRIGADE PRABHAT RAHANGDALE, 55 CHIEF FIRE OFFICER. COVID DEED The brigade’s jawans have sanitised a 17,000 km size area in the city

A CITY IN CRISIS

Mumbai has India’s largest number of coronavirus cases. What will it take to get the country’s economic capital back on its feet?

HEROES OF THE HOUR

IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19, ORDINARY INDIANS HAVE SHOWN EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE TO ENSURE THE COUNTRY’S WELL-BEING EVEN AS THEY PUT THEIR OWN LIVES AT RISK

GOODS SAMARITAN

MOHAMMAD SHAKIR RAZA, 41 FREIGHT TRAIN DRIVER, New Delhi. COVID DEED Transports essential supplies during the national lockdown

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

PRATYAYA AMRIT, 52 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, Bihar. COVID DEED In charge of the state’s response to the reverse migration, he leads the mammoth exercise of quarantining perhaps 800,000 people

BODY BLOW

MORE THAN JUST VIRAL PNEUMONIA, COVID IS WREAKING HAVOC ON THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM, PLACING PEOPLE WITH COMORBIDITIES AT MAXIMUM RISK

ANGELS OF MERCY

UNWAVERING IN THEIR COMMITMENT, AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND LIVES, AND SUPERHUMAN IN THEIR ENDEAVOURS, THESE MEDICS AT THE FRONTLINES OF COVID WOULD DO HIPPOCRATES PROUD

The New Action Heroes

India’s districts are the ground zero in the country’s war against the coronavirus. And administrative officers are rewriting the rulebook as they navigate the pandemic

The Journey Towards Financial Freedom - Don't Stop Your SIPs

SIPs benefit from stock market downs and ups. Don’t let this down market cycle influence your decision to stop investing. Take a pause instead

Living Upto The Hippocratic Oath In Corona Crisis

As the nation faces an unprecedented and indiscriminate rampage of Covid-19, the medical fraternity has risen to tackle the virus working in tandem with the authorities, like men in olive fatigue. In the Pink City of Jaipur, Dr C.P. Srivastava, Director & HOD - Cardiac Surgery at Narayana Multi-speciality Hospital, a highly respected name among the leading cardiac surgeons of North India, in a conversation with India Today, shares his views about care of cardiac patients in the midst of the lockdown.

How Safe Is Your Job?

With the economy in a pandemic seizure, no industry is really immune though some are more vulnerable than others. Expect pay cuts or worse

A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP

AN ACCURATE SURVEY OF THE LAND WILL HELP GRAM PANCHAYATS OFFER BETTER CIVIC SERVICES

The Reluctant Superstar

IRRFAN KHAN 1967-2020

THE ONLINE BOOM

How equipped are Indian schools and colleges for e-learning?

FAILING THE TEST

The furore over Chinese rapid antibody testing kits reveals a number of problems, from ‘faulty’ equipment, long supply chains, disagreements on interpretation and even crisis-profiteering

CINEMA, INTERRUPTED

The Indian film industry is bracing itself for a major blow, with cinemas closed, shoots stalled and releases postponed. In a bid to make up some of the losses, producers are now looking to OTT platforms

A Life beyond Age

Rishi Kapoor’s life may have been cut short, but his career had a longevity all actors dream of

It's All About Covid

For those suffering from illnesses other than COVID, like cancer, diabetes or critical pregnancies, the lockdown has meant their treatment has fallen by the wayside

Mental Illness Goes Viral

Given the recent spike in numbers, it is clear mental ill-health is now India’s second, quieter pandemic

A HARROWING TASK NO MORE

Online withdrawal of EPF makes the entire process simpler and quicker

HARVEST OF HOPE

The government is pulling out all the stops to ensure a bumper Rabi crop. At stake are the livelihoods of 200 million farmers and the urgent need to revive the economy

THE VIRUS AT HOME

The lockdown has spelled doom for victims of domestic abuse. With no scope of relief, activists are worried about the toll it will take on women’s psyche

THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT

COVID-19 IS EXPECTED TO BE MOST DAMAGING FOR CHILDREN IN POOR COUNTRIES, UNDOING THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ON CHILD MORTALITY

MUMBAI'S TICKING TIME BOMB

The island city’s most densely packed habitation is now a COVID-19 hotspot. Why Dharavi’s lack of social distancing is cause for serious concern