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Wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, South Korean president Moon Jae-in (left) and his wife Kim Jung-sook pose as they cast their votes in the election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea on April 10, 2020. (AP)

Moon wins as Koreans back his strategy to tackle Covid-19

South Korea's coronavirus strategy has been widely praised by experts as well as WHO for being prompt, nationwide, clear...

18 April 2020 8:08 PM IST

Social media image posted by the Congress party showing Rahul Gandhi addressing a press conference by video link on April 16, 2020.

AA Edit: A pause button only

Rahul Gandhi has stated the obvious; but we have come to a pass where we need to remind the government of the obvious

18 April 2020 5:05 PM IST

A few faithful pray at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Shobhaa De: Should Muslims vanish? Shun hate amidst crisis

Prejudice creeps in stealthily when nobody is looking

18 April 2020 2:30 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a press conference via video link from Mumbai on Friday, April 17, 2020. (PTI)

AA Edit: Government must guarantee all working capital loans

The only workable solution for the current financial crisis is a sovereign guarantee to all loans

18 April 2020 4:47 AM IST

Former prime minister Chandra Shekhar.

Mohan Guruswamy: India remembers Chandra Shekhar, a most civilised man...

Chandra Shekhar believed that politics without passion was meaningless. That policy without compassion was useless.

17 April 2020 7:41 PM IST

Migrant workers and homeless people being made to do yoga at New Delhis Yamuna Sports Complex which was converted into a makeshift camp for those stranded in Delhi without a home. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Migrant workers' plight: Ignore at your own peril

The majority of stranded workers were not able to recall the name of the builder or company they have been working for

17 April 2020 6:29 PM IST

DC Edit: IPL must await dates

The IPL's stand can be questioned on a moral plane at a time when life and livelihood is threatened.

17 April 2020 6:09 PM IST

Petrol and LPG tankers moving on National Highway 6 near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (DC Photo: P Narasimha Murthy)

AA Edit: Easing curbs welcome, but wider testing vital

The government needs to ensure testing for the virus is stepped up across the board

17 April 2020 3:58 PM IST

Almost every political party swears by Dr Ambedkar even though the position of Dalits, minorities and other marginalized sections has barely improved since his death. (DC Photo: P Narasimha Murthy)

Revisiting Dr Ambedkar in contemporary India

The privileged sections have shaped a limiting image of Ambedkar

16 April 2020 10:57 PM IST

The divisional commissioner of Indore, Akash Tripathi, visits the Taat Patti Bakhal locality where health workers were attacked by local people last week. (PTI)

Dilli ka Babu: Behind the scenes, babus take the lead against C-virus

Besides taking salary cuts, babus across the country are also taking other steps in the efforts to fight the novel...

16 April 2020 9:23 AM IST

Central Reserve Police Force personnel prepare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and face masks for healthcare staff at a CRPF facility in New Delhi on Tuesday, April 14,2020. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Fighting coronavirus is a battle in the dark

The virus' potency is magnified several times over by the socioeconomic conditions in developing countries

16 April 2020 12:37 AM IST

Representative image.

AA Edit: Name, blame and shame

The lockdown has seen a 95 per cent increase in Indian traffic to Pornhub

16 April 2020 12:10 AM IST