The spiraling controversy over India’s decision to lift the ban to supply hydroxychloroquine — an anti-malaria drug that some believe could be a treatment for Coronavirus — to its neighbours and possibly also the United States, is nothing more than an attempt to brew a storm in a tea cup. The decision of Prime Minister […]
If you go looking for information on the internet around any buzzing or viral topic, chances are that misinformation will often surface to the top and spread quickly. With ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this appears to be evident more so than ever, despite a concerted campaign by governments and organisations across the world to put out authentic information. […]
Within hours of US President Donald Trump warning India of retaliation, New Delhi has quickly moved to partially lift the ban on the the export of Hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malaria drug that Trump has repeatedly touted as a “game-changer” in the fight against COVID-19. Trump has hinted there would be retaliation if India does not lift its ban on its […]
With uncertainty looming large over the future of the global economy in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic, there is widespread speculation in India too on its possible impact on various sectors with far-reaching implications on GDP, unemployment and inflation. Economists are expecting the maximum impact on sectors such as oil and gas, automobiles, MSMEs, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the efforts of film fraternity for their attempt to bring positivity among Indians with ‘Muskurayega India’ initiative amid the novel coronavirus crisis, which has not only hit our country but the entire world. Sharing the video on Twitter, Prime Minister Modi wrote: “Phir muskurayega India… Phir jeet jayega India… India […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered around five speeches in this coronavirus season, all centred around sharing his ‘mann ki baat‘, which is also the name of his radio show based on the same format —monologues. Not once, however, has he bothered to take questions, clarify doubts or make a conversation out of it. What is […]
Tough times never last, only tough people and tough institutions do, Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das said last month. This phrase could well be expanded to include tough countries too. India is a tough, survivalist country and we will surely beat back the coronavirus pandemic. We have many extreme challenges to overcome in the next few weeks and months. […]
India has said it will supply paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine to countries ‘particularly badly affected’ by the coronavirus pandemic even as US President Donald Trump warned of ‘retaliation’ if the Indian government did not allow the export of anti-malarial drugs. “In view of the humanitarian aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been decided that India would […]
India is reportedly “considering” a request by Donald Trump to release stocks of a drug the US president has called a “game-changer” in the fight against Covid-19. Mr Trump called India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, a day after the country banned the export of hydroxychloroquine, which it manufactures in large quantities. The two […]
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party turned 40 years old Monday, though it has chosen to keep celebrations low-key as India battles the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. From a vote share of less than 8 per cent and just two seats in its Lok Sabha debut in 1984, the BJP has grown to a behemoth with 38 […]