7 Nihangs held for chopping off Punjab cop’s hand during Covid-19 curfew

The plan must aim to preserve businesses , save jobs, and minimise pain. It needs to be to the order of 4-5% of the GDP - around $10 trillion....read more

ancy Mitford’s thoughts turned to love in a cold climate. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s went in a very similar direction except it was a time of cholera. Mine, I’m afraid, are more prosaic. It’s not amour that I’ve turned to but humour...read more

Gone is Modi the bellicose orator we are so familiar with. Instead, he has become the humble father figure, pleading with folded hands for his people to practise strict social distancing...read more

The pandemic has made us realise the inter-connectedness of everything around us. It has made us realise that till we take responsibility and ownership of our actions, across spheres, we are all at risk. Some individuals and groups were irresponsible; they did not take ownership of their actions,......read more

Its human resources, communications, and distribution networks can prove to be very useful...read more

More measures are needed to mitigate its effect on the poor. The cure must not become worse than the disease ...read more

Just as the HCQ decision does not take care of all past favours, it will not unlock a bottomless treasure trove of goodies. But its significance for the relationship cannot be overstated, as Trump himself acknowledged on Wednesday....read more

There was a time when we struggled to distribute cash during emergencies even in a single city. Thanks to direct benefit transfer, we now have the capability to transfer cash to almost the entire country in no time...read more