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Workers prepare a quarantine centre at the Sarusojai Sports Complex in Guwahati on March 28, 2020. (AP)

India's COVID-19 cases reach 918: Latest data

However, 79 of them have been cured while there have been 19 deaths so far

28 March 2020 7:41 PM IST

Firefighters spray disinfectant to contain the new coronavirus Covid-19 on a street in Guwahati on March 25, 2020. (AP)

All-round approach vital to fight Covid-19

By acting in unison, we can cut the chain of transmission and take the sting out of the disease

26 March 2020 10:35 PM IST

A homeless woman sleeps on a deserted platform of the Lokmanya Tilak train terminus in Mumbai. (File photo: AP)

AA Edit: Centre must plan for Lakshman Rekha

The Lakshman Rekha poses no hazard to those who have an assured income but what about the 50 crore daily-wage earners?

26 March 2020 6:32 PM IST

A vegetable vendor pushes his bicycle loaded with vegetables on an empty street during a complete lockdown amid growing concerns of coronavirus in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi on March 24, 2020. Authorities have gradually started to shutdown much of the country to contain the outbreak. (AP)

Lockdowns are overkill, and won't tame the virus

The silence of economic graveyards can be very expensive for struggling economies like ours

24 March 2020 7:49 PM IST

A homeless woman sleeps on a deserted platform of a Lokmanya Tilak train terminus in Mumbai, March 23, 2020. As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its lifeblood train network, the federal government warned Monday of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. (AP)

Crisis exposes lacunae in India's public welfare

As usual the poor will be the hardest hit by the coronavirus fallout

24 March 2020 7:51 AM IST

AA Edit: Suspend equity market for now

AA Edit: Suspend equity market for now

Foreign investors are dumping Indian stocks every day as if there is no future

24 March 2020 6:52 AM IST

People clap and clang utensils as a gesture to show gratitude to the medical practitioners fighting the coronavirus in Bikaner, Rajasthan on March 22, 2020. PM Modi proposed a Janta curfew between 7 am and 9 pm as part of social distancing to check the spread of the deadly virus. (PTI)

AA Edit: Playing to the gallery amid pandemic

Was this yet another excuse to reshape India into an obedient population?

24 March 2020 6:37 AM IST

The Indian economy continues to struggle with infrastructural issues. (DC Photo)

The corona disruption and the impact on India

Even higher rates of unemployment engendered by a pandemic could stoke political instability

23 March 2020 7:23 AM IST

Trains stand parked at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Sunday during the nationwide shutdown called by prime minister Narendra Modi. The Railways announced that its passenger services will be shut down until March 31. (AP)

India reports another coronavirus death, railways suspend passenger...

Coronavirus toll put at 5, possibly 6, with deaths reported from Mumbai and Bihar

22 March 2020 2:52 PM IST

The experience of citizenship is not democratic for all citizens.

What caste are you, Corona?

For the middle class the care of the self that social distancing requires does not include taking care for their own...

22 March 2020 12:31 AM IST

A man covers his face with a handkerchief as municipal workers spray disinfectant as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outside at the Government Medical College in Jammu on March 19, 2020. (AP)

India must bridge huge gaps to tackle Covid-19

India has a law on epidemics that dates back to 1897

20 March 2020 8:53 AM IST

A volunteer distributes masks outside a government hospital as a precaution against COVID-19 in Jammu on March 16, 2020. (AP)

Dev 360: Navigating uncertainty in the time of coronavirus

Let's not be fixated on daily 'numbers'; let's look at preparedness

19 March 2020 8:33 AM IST