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I had the unique opportunity to observe from within the functioning of the Narendra Modi administration for over two years, as head of the national public broadcaster. I resigned before my term, when I could take it no more. I witnessed at close quarters the collapse of the apparatus of governance, which invariably invites catastrophes of the type we are suffering now.

In a 33-minute interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, Dr. Murad Banaji also spoke about estimates by Indian and foreign institutions regarding how the death toll will increase in the coming months. He said an estimate by the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, predicting 404,000 official recorded deaths by mid-June, could very well be right and he does not believe it’s exaggerated.

Vanraj Bhatia was an Indian composer of music for film, television, theatre, opera, and commercial jingles. He was born in 1927 and grew up in Bombay; His musical style was unique, based on his training in both Western and North Indian classical music.

Our attention has been drawn to the decision taken today in the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on approval for strategic disinvestment and transferring the management control of IDBI Bank thus paving the way for the sale of this important bank to a private corporate company.

As the death toll and positivity rate in the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic stays alarmingly high, lockdowns and other restrictions have been instituted in many parts of the country. Even though an announcement of a nationwide lockdown has not been made, work has been severely disrupted with calls for further curtailment of non-essential economic activity.