Women-led governments have done much better in the trying times of the pandemic, displaying decisive leadership and commanding trust of the nation “I did a little dance,” said Jacinda Ardern, 39-year-old Prime Minister of New Zealand when she was informed that no new cases were reported, nor are there any active cases of Covid-19 in […]

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Those who survived Covid-19 are donating plasma to save lives. Their message: stay safe, that is the best way to save others As the old saying goes, the best way out of a crisis is through it. That, however,  is not the case with Covid-19: the best strategy is to avoid the crisis by maintaining […]

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Sweepers, delivery boys, electricians and plumbers, private security guards and garbage collectors are living dangerously to keep us safe and the city running. And what they get in return is paltry salaries, barely enough to sustain them It’s ironic. There was a set of poor working-class people, daily wagers, labourers, construction workers, hawkers and peddlers […]

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The world is embracing a new normal where social distancing will be the norm. The experience of some of the worst affected countries might be useful to India The outbreak of Coronavirus has led to unprecedented disruption in social and economic life across the world. People in the worst affected parts like China, Italy and […]

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Some people decided to be with a friend, some ended up being with a romantic partner during the 60-day lockdown (so far) when social life came to a grinding halt. This is their unique experience of coexistence… There are people who live in big houses, mostly alone, and were forced to deal with solitude for […]

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This is the story of exceptional women who converted adversity into online opportunities — one for tarot card readings, the other to teach Bharat Natyam Social distancing and being forced to stay indoors for long periods of time has had a profound impact on peoples’ psyches. Now we have to gravitate towards a ‘new normal’ […]

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​Indians in Spain are desperate to get home.  On 31 May, the first evacuation flight from Madrid to Delhi will bring some of them home — if they want to spend a wad of cash There’s a clear case that Spain didn’t get the kind of attention from the Indian authorities like other European countries […]

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Nearly two months into the lockdown, the multiplex cinema faces an existential crisis. The biggest fear is of a change in viewers’ habits, as they get addicted to online content One of the three worst affected industries because of the lockdown due to Covid-19 is the film industry and the multiplex; the civil aviation and […]

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