Two days on from the prime minister’s announcement, the size of the economic package is already down to Rs 14.53 lakh crore The government is telling us it has come up with a Rs 20 lakh crore economic package to rescue the economy from the negative impact of Covid-19. This so-called Rs 20 lakh crore […]

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Lack of sex education, misogynistic Hindi film songs and improper socialisation of teenagers will only perpetuate locker room talk well into adulthood I was in Class 10 in Shivpuri. All the boys in my class were discussing the new girl Prakriti. The science teacher was absent that day. Amid the noisy chatter, Atul came from […]

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What’s driving the demand to nationalise private hospitals to fight Covid-19? Is it feasible or even desirable? Recently, a public interest litigation was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to Maharashtra state government, among others, to ensure that “those reliant on the public health system for non-Covid health services” are also able […]

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In the Haryana town Murthal, famous for its highway eateries — dhaba owners, vendors and farmers are all struggling. But migrant workers are hurting the most During these troubled days, the entrance to RK Colony, Murthal, is blocked by a bamboo barricade and two elderly men armed with sticks and a large bottle of sanitiser […]

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Activists slam Kannada media’s coverage of women buying liquor On May 4, when the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus was eased after over a month, liquor shops were among the business establishments that reopened. As pictures and videos appeared of people queuing up to buy alcohol in several parts of the country, […]

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Uttar Pradesh has booked, arrested and assaulted eight media persons during the lockdown. Around the country, 18 others are facing legal trouble Journalists are being booked under IPC Section 188, which criminalises disobeying a public servant’s order, and Section 505(1)(b), which punishes causing fear and alarm to the public “whereby any person may be induced […]

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Muslim fruits suppliers in Noida speak of discrimination, hostility and being driven away from residential societies as well as cramped urban villages In the aftermath of the Tablighi Jamaat cluster case, Muslims in India have been earmarked as vectors of the novel coronavirus. One specific form this prejudice takes is the coronavirus-positive Muslim fruit vendor. WhatsApp forwards, […]

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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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