Politicians and gangsters among those accused of using influence while others are turned away from hospital
27 April 2021 • 6:00pm
Relatives of Covid victim mourn outside a government hospital in Ahmedabad, India
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The shortage of oxygen and beds across India is being made worse by wealthy and well-connected Indians being admitted to hospital unnecessarily, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Indian high court judges have also commandeered 100 five-star hotel rooms to be used as an exclusive Covid-19 health facility for them and their families in Delhi, despite many Indians dying outside at-capacity hospitals and in their homes.
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Time to sell the small stuff
February 04, 2021
On its last legs: Scooters India’s product line-up has dwindled to only 3-wheelers - THE HINDU ARCHIVES
On its last legs: Scooters India’s product line-up has dwindled to only 3-wheelers - THE HINDU ARCHIVES×
Scores of low-profile public sector companies on the block are the products of a different era
The headline ‘Scooters India to be sold’ has always brought back memories. As a young reporter back in 1985, I d spotted the headline for the first time and dashed off to Udyog Bhavan for details. I found myself face-to-face with a surly joint secretary who replied in monosyllables. That was an era when it was anathema to sell public-sector companies and it didn’t take me long to realise the sale of Scooters India wasn’t going to happen.