# POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. SC dismisses plea to convert INS Viraat into a museum Pg – 08
2. Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner Pg – 09

# ECONOMY

1. Sensex, rupee slip on fear of pandemic; inflation surges Pg – 01
2. Retail inflation quickens to 5.52% Pg – 14

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Military exercise in Bangladesh ends Pg – 09
2. Iran blames Israel for nuclear plant outage, pledges revenge Pg – 13
3. China extends $500 mn loan to Lanka Pg – 13

# SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. As cases surge, panel approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine Pg – 01

# SOCIAL ISSUES

1. ‘Northeast citizens faced bias amid pandemic’ Pg – 01
2. Amid surge, lakhs take dip in Ganga Pg – 10

# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Salvaging strategy (Polity & Governance) Pg – 06
2. Save the deal (International Relations) Pg – 06

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Designing a resolute COVID-19 response (Polity & Governance) Pg – 06
2. A second chance for Nepal’s young democracy (International Relations)          Pg – 06
3. Not on the same page at sea (International Relations) Pg – 07
4. India’s South Asian opportunity (International Relations) Pg – 07