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'A political murder, total chaos': Doctors describe India's Covid hell

Prabhu Mallikarjunan
10 May 2021 7:00 AM IST

As people thronged hospitals with Covid-19, oxygen shortage and disruption in supply emerged as a new issue, and doctors had to run after everything.

A political murder, total chaos: Doctors describe Indias Covid hell
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Machli, Charger, Ustad: Why name a tiger, after all?
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Machli, Charger, Ustad: Why name a tiger, after all?

7 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Back to chasing its steel dream, Odisha faces risk of another peoples movement
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Back to chasing its steel dream, Odisha faces risk of another people's movement

6 May 2021 10:34 AM IST
Immunisation and efficacy: The saga of Covaxin
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Immunisation and efficacy: The saga of Covaxin

5 May 2021 10:07 AM IST
What the piling bodies and helplessness are doing to our overworked health workers

What the piling bodies and helplessness are doing to our overworked health workers

4 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
A year on, pandemic has widened the gender gap in India and how

A year on, pandemic has widened the gender gap in India and how

3 May 2021 7:40 AM IST
Nature calls for bonding not lockdown and distancing

Nature calls for bonding not lockdown and distancing

30 April 2021 7:05 AM IST
Remembering Karukurichi Arunachalam and how he took nadaswaram to the masses

Remembering Karukurichi Arunachalam and how he took nadaswaram to the masses

29 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Why Kumbh in times of corona is reasonable for some, baffling for others

Why Kumbh in times of corona is reasonable for some, baffling for others

28 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
A month on, mixed signals from Indian govt keep Myanmar ‘refugees’ in limbo

A month on, mixed signals from Indian govt keep Myanmar ‘refugees’ in limbo

27 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Oxygen: The gasping reality behind the crisis

Oxygen: The gasping reality behind the crisis

25 April 2021 9:51 AM IST
Whats the real drive behind temple facelifts in Odisha — tourism promotion or soft Hindutva?

What's the real drive behind temple facelifts in Odisha — tourism promotion or soft Hindutva?

23 April 2021 8:39 AM IST
How the syncretic culture of North Karnataka remains strong despite BJPs rise

How the syncretic culture of North Karnataka remains strong despite BJP's rise

22 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Putting off NEET-PG exam, an unhealthy move bound to worsen Covid healthcare

Putting off NEET-PG exam, an unhealthy move bound to worsen Covid healthcare

20 April 2021 8:59 AM IST
How the new abortion law fails to give women the absolute right over their bodies

How the new abortion law fails to give women the absolute right over their bodies

19 April 2021 8:35 AM IST
Is a caste-riddled India ready to look beyond surnames?

Is a caste-riddled India ready to look beyond surnames?

16 April 2021 6:52 AM IST
How the bitter Bengal polls turned into a catchy sloganeering game

How the bitter Bengal polls turned into a catchy sloganeering game

Samir K Purkayastha
15 April 2021 9:02 AM IST

The stinging lyrics and slogans come as a comic relief to the masses amid the bitterly-fought elections which is otherwise smeared by offensive...

How Rajinikanth remade his way into superstardom

How Rajinikanth remade his way into superstardom

14 April 2021 11:58 AM IST
Tech monopoly, exploitation drive smaller players into despair

Tech monopoly, exploitation drive smaller players into despair

13 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
When three is not a crowd: Tapping fungi for crop fertilisers

When three is not a crowd: Tapping fungi for crop fertilisers

12 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Why Hyderabadis can’t wait for their favourite Haleem this Ramzan

Why Hyderabadis can’t wait for their favourite Haleem this Ramzan

9 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Elections or not, Assams Sattras are a political hotspot

Elections or not, Assam's Sattras are a political hotspot

7 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Dravida Aatchi: Why it’s not easy to erase 50 years of Dravidian rule

Dravida Aatchi: Why it’s not easy to erase 50 years of Dravidian rule

6 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
Natham Colony caste violence: 8 yrs on, scars remain

Natham Colony caste violence: 8 yrs on, scars remain

5 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
How a co-op bank in Telangana helped avert farm woes for six decades

How a co-op bank in Telangana helped avert farm woes for six decades

2 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
How this Bengal village became the home of Iyengars from South India

How this Bengal village became the home of Iyengars from South India

1 April 2021 7:00 AM IST
The second wave, emerging variants and the vaccines

The second wave, emerging variants and the vaccines

30 March 2021 7:00 AM IST
Bhavani Jamakkalam: Weavers in knots despite GI tag

Bhavani Jamakkalam: Weavers in knots despite GI tag

29 March 2021 6:55 AM IST
Why Hyderabads love for Irani chai is turning cold

Why Hyderabad's love for Irani chai is turning cold

26 March 2021 6:55 AM IST
Inside a museum of broken memories and families divided by war

Inside a museum of broken memories and families divided by war

25 March 2021 6:55 AM IST
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