Tag: COVID-19
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The Virus Wasn’t the Only Thing That Spread — So Did Hate
The media’s targeting of Tablighi Jamaat during the pandemic was a deliberate act to vilify an entire community. Years later, the attack continues—this time through the systematic dismantling of Waqf rights. As silence prevails again, the question remains: will we speak out before history repeats itself completely?
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Not the Next Pandemic: Experts Demystify the Human Metapneumovirus Scare
First identified in 2001, hMPV traces its roots back to the late 19th century, diverging from avian strains. It spreads through close contact and respiratory droplets, causing cough, fever, and shortness of breath, with complications in severe cases. Experts highlight its similarity to other seasonal viruses like RSV and influenza, debunking fears of a new…
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Four Indian Photojournalists Win Pulitzer Prize For Covid-19 Photography
Amid the controversy about the exact figures of Covid-19 deaths in India, four photojournalists have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for 2022 for their photography of Covid deaths in India. It also includes slain photographer Danish Siddiqui, killed by the Taliban militants while covering conflicts between Afghanistan and Taliban forces in 2021. All four lensmen…
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Impact of the pandemic on students and a need for Mental Health intervention
The United Nations estimates that at least 1 billion learners have been affected globally by the closure of schools due to the pandemic. With the pandemic continuing to evolve, the world is likely to face a “generational catastrophe” in education (United Nations, 2020). The World Bank estimates, moreover, that close to 7 million young people…
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Discovery of ‘Sustainable’ India
oronavirus pandemic has changed the world and the plans of almost every single individual on earth, in their respective lives. But the historic pandemic could not deter Ankit Arora, a solo cyclist, from continuing his journey. The 32-year-old chartered accountant, as well as journalist, is on an all-India tour on his bicycle for 1541 days…
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Post-Covid World: Hospital Management Sees New Horizons
Kolkata: On August 24, 2018, I was at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, for interaction with Sangita Reddy, Joint MD of Apollo Hospitals. After our talks, I saw her in an important meeting with some of her staff members. They were discussing a critical issue. Without lines across her forehead, with a smile on her face,…
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Urgent need for bail and specialised medical treatment for critical Stan Swamy, cries civil society
Ranchi: India, which is termed ‘New India’ by the Narendra Modi government and its supporters has become hell for human rights activists. Several social and human rights activists are languishing in different jails across the country without any trials for years. It includes Father Stan Swamy– India’s oldest prisoner who has been slapped with terror…
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Bengal governor faces another serious allegation by TMC, this time with fake vaccination camp
Kolkata: On the eve of the first session of the Bengal assembly, Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, who is facing several allegations from the ruling Trinamool Congress, leveled another charge of giving access to security personnel, related to fake vaccination camp mastermind Debanjan Deb. On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Dhankar, being a ‘corrupt’ man, reminding…
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With rising black fungus cases in Bengal, doctors call for early detection to avoid fatalities
Kolkata: Because of the increasing number of mucormycosis cases, commonly known as black fungus in West Bengal, doctors are already sounding alarm bells. Till June 4, the state had almost confirmed 30 cases, and the number of fatalities reported was 5, according to a health bulletin by the state government. The rare fungal infection,…
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“Urgent need to shift Stan Swamy to a good hospital,” say human rights organisations
Ranchi: Strong demand has been raised to shift Stan Swamy, 84-year old Adivasi rights activist from Jharkhand, who is in Taloja Jail in Maharashtra to a good hospital. Stan was arrested by NIA under UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case on the 8th of October 2020 and has been lodged in Taloja jail, near Mumbai.…