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Amidst religious festivals, celebrations at Ayodhya and other places to be symbolic as coronavirus plays spoiler

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

Due to the surging coronavirus cases in the country, several temples have announced they will have muted celebrations this year

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi tests positive for COVID-19

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

Rahul Gandhi has asked all those who’ve been in contact with him recently to follow all safety protocols and stay safe after he tested positive for coronavirus

Opinions

Of Grief and Grievances: Maharashtra suffers as MVA leadership sinks to low-level politics in crisis

Guest Author - 20 April, 2021

As Maharashtra continued to peak with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the nation, CM Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray clearly made his choice to ‘fall’ in the second kind.

News Reports

Medical oxygen production ramped up by four times since Feb as govt works on war footing amid second wave of COVID pandemic

Anurag - 20 April, 2021

Government sources inform that many government personnel themselves have been infected with the Chinese coronavirus, but those with mild symptoms have been working remotely from home in the coordination.

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Migrant exodus starts as Arvind Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray announce lockdowns, but Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to clear up the mess

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

Though state-imposed lockdowns have triggered migrant exodus, Rahul Gandhi has asked the Modi to pay to the migrant labourers

Economy and Finance

Bombay Oxygen Investment’s stock prices soar amidst rising demand for oxygen during Covid crisis, except it doesn’t manufacture the gas

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

Investors had invested their money in Bombay Oxygen Corporation Ltd thinking it is into the production of oxygen, but the company is listed as an NBFC on Bombay Stock Exchange.

News Reports

Bhupesh Baghel, who was busy with Assam elections, blames the Centre for second wave of Covid

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

In an interview with Indian Express, Baghel put the blame on the central government for the worsening Covid situation.

News Reports

IIT Kanpur Professor predicts COVID-19 to peak in May, dismisses claims of Kumbh and poll rallies being responsible for spread

Jhankar Mohta - 19 April, 2021

The IIT Kanpur professor said that since the election rallies and the Kumbh are held in open spaces, there are few chances of it spreading the COVID virus

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