Stripping workers of their right to agitate and demand better working conditions and allowing employers the leeway to exploit labour is fraught with risks in the post-pandemic world.

It was democracy which kept together a nation of 4,635 communities, 325 languages, 22,000 dialects and 24 scripts. An achievement of this magnitude is beyond the capacity of a “partly free” country.

PM Narendra Modi, on a visit to Bangladesh, said one of the first protests of his political career was for the freedom of the neighbouring nation, a claim that triggered incredulity on social media.

NITI Aayog’s Member (Health) VK Paul said that trends show is that “coronavirus is still very active, can penetrate our defences and strike back when we think that we have found ways to control it”.

Last Wednesday, the Centre informed the Delhi high court that selected individuals would be permitted to offer prayers at the mosque after their names were provided to the SHO of the local police station.

Anubhav Sinha was, in his own words, “chilling in the hills” when the National film awards were announced earlier this week.

All ICU beds with ventilators are occupied in most hospitals including Fortis Shalimar Bagh, Max Shalimar Bagh, Holy Family hospital Okhla, Fortis Vasant Kunj and Navjeevan Hospital in Pitampura.

Hong Kong, March 29 (ANI): In official Chinese pronouncements regarding the People's Liberation Army (PLA), two buzzwords that keep cropping up are "modern" and "professional". That might well be the case, because for decades the PLA was a dated and unwieldy military marked by dire levels of inner corruption.