1,566 of the patients in the study were from India and in the "lower middle income" category, which has the highest risk of missing surgery.

"The government has, once again, failed the people," says a letter signed by more than 150 civil service members and academics.

The Supreme Court said private institutions have the autonomy to fix their own fees, but cannot make profits off providing education.

Wearing two masks is effective only when the fit improves, not merely because of the additional layers, researchers have found.

The court responded to a petition that said the pandemic has had a “discriminatory impact on migrant children and has aggravated their vulnerabilities."

Slow response times are a rejection of the lockdown expectation that everyone is constantly available.

It’s important we preserve the cultural memory of this crisis for lessons to make their way into our collective actions, discourse, and long-term policy.

"Instead of being more careful because they were in a pandemic, they were taking risks, because they couldn't take it anymore..."

From people with autism to those with physical disabilities, respite from traditional social expectations has led to happier, healthier lives.

Experts are divided on whether another lockdown would be effective.

Do we really need to see pictures from the holiday we took on this day two years ago?

With little clarity on whether schools will reopen, parents, students, and educators are considering all their options, including 'alternative' approaches to children's enrichment.

"Scream inside your heart" instead, the park association told visitors.

By afternoon, humans' circadian rhythm is in recharge mode, which makes us want to sleep.

"We will be dependent on my husband’s salary, and I will have no money of my own all through the year," says one entrepreneur.

"Even two days before my delivery, I didn't know where I'd be giving birth because my own hospital shut its OPD ward," says one woman.

"Video calls with the support group are not the same. You can't hug people, wipe tears or hold hands."

Citizens from Samoa and Fiji are bartering goods and services as a way to conserve cash.