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Coronavirus updates: Delhi second most-affected state; drug for patients

Donald Trump may announce foreign workers' visa restrictions today, protect Americans struggling with a job market devastated by the coronavirus pandemic

Centre praises BMC as Dharavi's Covid-19 growth rate falls to 1%

The BMC faced several challenges in Dharavi where 80 per cent of the population depends on community toilets

An intimate peep into Dharavi's streets and its food, all virtually

Geetanjali Krishna takes a stroll around Asia's largest slum and gets a hands-on cooking lesson

Accounts from Mumbai's Dharavi on efforts to chase away the virus

As efforts to 'chase the virus' begin to pay off in Mumbai's Dharavi, frontline workers and residents share accounts of recent months

Dharavi, HCQ & some questions

Why was the trial of the drug on Dharavi residents put on hold? What prompted the authorities to restart? What connection does the coming US election have with all this?

Unlock 1.0 kicks in: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8

With this, the Centre has outlined a plan to reopen nearly all activities outside of containment zones starting Monday.

The price of the lockdown

Does the lockdown imply different trade-off between health and wealth for the haves and have nots?

Why Dharavi may prove a big challenge in India's fight against Covid-19

With each house measuring between 100 and 200 sq ft, it practically seems impossible to maintain the recommended physical distancing

70-yr-old Covid-19 patient dies in Dharavi, tally of positive cases at 17

The death toll in the area rose to three

Three new coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi; total tally now 10

The three patients are a 25-year-old man from Mukund Nagar locality, a 35-year-old man from Dhanwada chawl, and a 60-year-old woman, who resides in Muslim Nagar

With no income and food, Dharavi gasps for air as Covid-19 cases increase

Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions in Asia's largest slum pose big challenges to containment

Leather goods hub at Dharavi struggles to hide cash crunch pain

The first of a six-part series examines how the leather workers in Dharavi are coping after five weeks of demonetisation

Lack of bids delay Dharavi facelift

Govt extends bid submission date for the Rs 22,000 cr project a third time; may opt for SRA-like scheme if no response

A muse called Dharavi

The romance of poverty in one of Asia's largest and perhaps most vibrant slums, Dharavi, has for long inspired art, films, documentaries and books