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DC edit: Ravaged world of arts

DC edit: Ravaged world of arts

The departure of the more creative ones among them leaves an ache in us

2 May 2020 7:19 PM IST

Migrants wait at a camp to board a bus to their native places during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Jaipur. PTI Photo

DC edit: There's a gameplan, but poor not counted

One sore point in India's battle against the pandemic is its neglect of the real poor

2 May 2020 6:59 PM IST

As long as Articles 14 and 15 exist, safeguarding our rights in the Consti-tution, the CAA cannot be implemented. If the Centre wants to implement, ask them to remove Article 14 and 15 before they do it, said Mr Kathi Mahesh, a social activist.

DC edit: Protect worthy institutions

The latest assertion of the apex court that NEET score is applicable in minorities-run institutions is welcome

1 May 2020 8:20 PM IST

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath to Kolambkar, an eight-term MLA of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

DC edit: Maharashtra governor has his task cut out

Mr Koshyari's inaction on the Cabinet's recommendation only helps the BJP which suggests that the governor is not acting...

1 May 2020 8:02 PM IST

The global economy is expected to slump into recession in 2020 says RBI. (PTI Photo)

DC edit: A hands-off government

In its second intervention in the last 10 days, the RBI has announced special lending of up to Rs 50,000 crores to ease...

29 April 2020 8:43 PM IST

Nagpur: Migrant workers from Balaghat (MP) carry their belongings as they walk towards their native places, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Nagpur. PTI Photo

DC edit: Fund state campaigns, efforts to exit lockdown

It is understood that the PM has expressed his inclination towards letting states decide the details of implementing the...

29 April 2020 8:21 PM IST

File photo of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani wife Nita Ambani at the 42nd annual general meeting of the company in Mumbai, India. Facebook has said it plans to invest $5.7 billion in Indias telecom giant Reliance Jio. The investment will give Facebook a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms, the digital technologies and app developing division of Reliance Industries. (AP)

DC Edit: Facebook-Jio deal raises net neutrality concerns

Regulators should ensure that firewalls are placed in the deal to provide a level playing field to every technology firm

26 April 2020 4:59 AM IST

People in large numbers gather on a street in Visakhapatnam to receive food distributed by donors. (AA Photo: K N Murali Krishna)

DC Edit: Are we winning or losing after one month of lockdown?

The nation has benefited from the lockdown but the jury is still out whether it matches the losses incurred

26 April 2020 4:27 AM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

DC Edit: Will the world call out Pakistan for airbrushing terror?

The removal of 3,800 names from the terror list confirms Pakistan's ambivalence on the matter

26 April 2020 4:06 AM IST

Kerala policemen conduct a march to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown in Kochi. The Kerala government has been forced by the Centre to step back on relaxations it had planned to give. (PTI)

DC Edit: Stop micro-managing Covid action in the states

The Union government failed to act when its intervention was needed but chose to act when the job should have been left...

26 April 2020 4:00 AM IST

Any takeover of Indian companies at dirt-cheap valuations would be disastrous for the economy.

DC Edit: Several threats, synergy key

The decision to impose restrictions on foreign investment from neighbouring countries, especially China, is welcome

21 April 2020 9:12 AM IST

A medic works on a sample for a COVID-19 rapid test at a camp in Bhubaneswar. (PTI)

DC Edit: The perils of rapid testing in anti-coronavirus fight

The rapid antibody test will only be of utility after a minimum of seven days of onset of symptoms

21 April 2020 7:49 AM IST