16 April 2021
Cricket stadiums linked to spike in Covid cases: in Gujarat, cases spiked after the India vs England cricket match held at the Narendra Modi cricket stadium last month, where over 75,000 people, mostly without masks, had converged; in Raipur, a cricket series was played, to full stands and Tendulkar tested positive on March 27
Governments are hiding facts: ‘Dead bodies all over’: Lucknow funerals tell a story starkly different from UP govt’s claims; Most Delhi hospitals out of ICU beds for Covid patients, contrary to information given by Delhi govt
The Covid effect: LIC settled 35% more death claims in value terms in Apr-Dec 2020 when compared to the previous year; India's desperate Covid-19 patients turn to black market for drugs
Prime Minister Modi abdicates responsibility: PM Modi slated to hold rallies in Asansol & Gangarampur tomorrow, in Malda & Murshidabad on April 22 and in Kolkata South & Bolpur on April 24
Two years after machines emblazoned with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s photos were launched, Delhi's effort to mechanise sewer cleaning to end manual scavenging and rehabilitate sanitation workers has failed: less than 3% workers benefited and 20 lost their lives cleaning sewers and septic tanks over this period