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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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    Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat

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    Maharashtra livestock commission asks animal markets to close during Bakri Eid week

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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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    The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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    Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities is a tragedy for the entire world

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Covid-19 crisis: Panchayat polls are followed by a steep jump in cases in rural Uttar Pradesh

Young doctors have to choose which patients to treat.

Scroll Staff
May 06, 2021 · 07:02 pm
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After the panchayat polls, Uttar Pradesh sees a spurt in #COVID19 cases. NDTV's Saurabh Shukla reports pic.twitter.com/oxHJazGqq8

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 6, 2021

In Meerut, Suresh, a fruit seller was turned away from a private hospital after complaining of breathlessness.

By the time his family reached the medical college, their desperate hunt for oxygen ended tragically. #COVID19@sighyush and @basantrajsonu report. pic.twitter.com/swXn4PLLcc

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) May 5, 2021

As India’s health system crumbles under the weight of new COVID-19 cases and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen, it is left to doctors like 26-year-old Rohan Aggarwal to decide who will live and who dies https://t.co/TSoyfoV54S pic.twitter.com/jupWD0FCw9

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 5, 2021

Hospitals in India are struggling to find enough oxygen supplies for their Covid-19 patients as cases continue to surge across the country. pic.twitter.com/qZrE3iYD9I

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) May 5, 2021
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