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  • ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre
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    ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre

  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

  • India-Pakistan conflict: Indian Army says it destroyed Pakistani drones near Amritsar
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    India-Pakistan conflict: Indian Army says it destroyed Pakistani drones near Amritsar

  • TV coverage of the conflict is rage bait masquerading as news. How did India get here?
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    TV coverage of the conflict is rage bait masquerading as news. How did India get here?

  • Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app
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    Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app

  • Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions
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    Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

  • Fiction: A woman wakes up confused in a hospital and realises that she has no idea who she is
    7

    Fiction: A woman wakes up confused in a hospital and realises that she has no idea who she is

  • Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur
    8

    Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur

  • How to keep yourself safe and informed in a time of conflict
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    How to keep yourself safe and informed in a time of conflict

  • Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
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    Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more

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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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