India’s Covid R value crossing 1 is bad news. Besides Delhi, it’s Mumbai, Pune, Maharashtra that are behind this setback. Experts say it’s too early to call this the beginning of second wave but the signs are ominous. India needs to get its focus, masks back to get through winter.
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Why news media is in crisis & How you can fix it
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But the news media is in a crisis of its own. There have been brutal layoffs and pay-cuts. The best of journalism is shrinking, yielding to crude prime-time spectacle.
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