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There were the penniless but luckier migrant workers in their thousands travelling on the Shramik special trains paying the normal ticket fair and an extra Rs 50 for the ride which will take them home. PTI Photo

AA Edit: Flower showers as newly jobless pay to go home

While the Union government was busy arranging the aircraft and the petal shower, the nation was witnessing certain desperate scenes

06 May 2020 6:59 PM

A Border Security Force (BSF) official notes details of Pakistani nationals crossing the Indo-Pak border, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, near Attari in Amritsar district. PTI Photo

AA edit: Defining new normal in life after Covid-19

No human life is expendable, and the governments at the Centre and in the states will have to negotiate a tough path to save them all

05 May 2020 6:52 PM

64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13. (PTI Photo)

64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure

05 May 2020 5:47 PM

Migrants carrying their luggage arrive at the District Collector's office for arrangements to return to their native places, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru. PTI Photo

AA edit: There’s a gameplan, but poor not counted

One sore point in India’s battle against the pandemic is its neglect of the real poor

02 May 2020 6:58 PM

Patna: A health worker sanitizes migrants who have arrived from Jaipur by 'Shramik Special' train at Danapur junction, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Patna. PTI Photo

Dev 360: The migrants homecoming story, watch in months ahead

In the coming days, much of the health and economic action will have to move to rural India

02 May 2020 5:43 PM

: Labourers carry loads at Surajpole Anaj Mandi on International Workers' Day, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Jaipur. PTI Photo

Saeed Naqvi: What’s the way ahead to take India out of the lockdown?

ust when the economy was in a nosedive, came the pandemic, inviting a lockdown which has devastated the economy

01 May 2020 7:51 PM

Students wearing face masks arrive at the Huayu Middle School in Shanghai. AFP Photo

Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world

The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to learning online

01 May 2020 7:35 PM

Migrant workers from Akola district of Maharashtra walk along Mumbai-Nashik highway to reach their native places, during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, in Thane. PTI Photo

AA edit: Fund state campaigns, efforts to exit lockdown

It is understood that the PM has expressed his inclination towards letting states decide the details of implementing the lockdown policies

29 Apr 2020 8:21 PM

Humans have a tendency of making the most out of whatever we get — even amidst this chaos.

Pandemic brings travel plans to a halt

While the travel industry is feeling the devastation caused by the virus, travellers seem to understand it’s for the greater good

29 Apr 2020 5:41 PM

As many as 1,058 persons were arrested and 588 FIRs were lodged by the Goa police for violation of the COVID-19 lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Over 1,000 people arrested for lockdown violations in Goa

The police were strictly implementing the lockdown across the state, including the beach belt of Calangute

29 Apr 2020 3:17 PM

The restricted movement and stringent quarantine norms have put parents and teenagers in a tight spot.

Amid lockdown, siblings get on each other's nerves

The pandemic has brought families together, compelling them to discover the bitter joys of bonding overtime

27 Apr 2020 6:27 PM

The trend is on the rise, of sourcing, and eating, locally available ingredients. Celebrating the simplicity of fresh, low fuss life at the table.

Amid lockdown, local recipes take the limelight

At home with all the Insta food videos by celebrated chefs and locally available ingredients, food rings in a different flavour

27 Apr 2020 4:58 PM

Health workers collect details as they survey a neighborhood amid concerns over the spread of new coronavirus in New Delhi, India. AP Photo

State lockdown option is the need of the hour

The corona containment measures should ideally be conceived and coordinated by the Union government and implemented by states

26 Apr 2020 8:24 PM

TRS govt failed to curb Covid: Bhatti

Both the Centre and the state government delayed action. By the time they woke up, virus had spread in all states in the country, he says

26 Apr 2020 7:12 PM

Even though the webinars re-emerged out of the need for staying active and communicating in the times of lockdown and social distancing, it’s likely that the trend will outlast lockdown.

Keeping away pandemic blues, one webinar at a time

Not only are webinars making this lockdown productive, they are also a gateway for finding business and communication opportunities

26 Apr 2020 4:21 PM

India's Navjot Kaur (L) gives Argentinian Maria Campoy a chase during their 2016 Summer Olympics match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo

Last year's good show kept us motivated, women's hockey forward Navjot Kaur

Besides the regular fitness routine, players find lot of free time to indulge in their hobbies and catch up on some movies

25 Apr 2020 12:47 PM

Human-wildlife interaction claims five lives in tiger reserves amid lockdown

Total of 27 tiger deaths have also been reported across the country this year

20 Apr 2020 10:52 AM

Police personnel stand guard at Model Town police colony, identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Amid lockdown, retired Faujis keep the morale high

Recounting real-life experiences by retired servicemen is keeping the josh high among residents

20 Apr 2020 10:52 AM

Vehicles parked infront of Charminar during the nation wide lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. DC Photo

As Covid cases continue to mount, Hyderabad may extend lockdown

Covid-19 cases have been increasing at alarming pace in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits

18 Apr 2020 10:27 AM

: A worker sanitizes inside Nirman Bhawan during Union Group of Ministers (GOM) meeting on COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Congress urges Delhi government to help migrants amid Covid19 lockdown

Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken asked for an unemployment allowance of Rs 5,000 to all unemployed in the national capital

17 Apr 2020 3:27 PM

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