Education, hygiene habits, disinvestment, mangoes and labour laws—the pandemic has left its imprint on all of these and many more. Outlook explores the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 and why some things will never be the same again.

Due to the lockdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic, Rajinikanth's foot-soldiers were left out of action as survival became a priority

Usage of the cutting edge 5G services will become mandatory when work-from-home becomes a rule than an exception in post-COVID times

The coronavirus pandemic has poured water on Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's plan to raise Rs 2,10,000 crore from disinvestments

The sale of mangoes has been blighted by the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of proper transportation and supply has impacted the trade of the quickly perishable fruit

Shah Rukh Khan has not signed any movie after his 2018 Christmas release 'Zero' flopped. The Bollywood Badshah is unlikely to release a movie this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Even practical-based subjects like agriculture are planning online classes as there is no guarantee on when the coronavirus pandemic will end

The Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust never saw the pandemic coming. The construction of the temple was to be completed in time for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Activists say the state is using the shield offered by the coronavirus pandemic to warn people who dare to speak out

Under the law, a person can be fined up to Rs 1,000 or jailed for a maximum two years for spitting and spreading something as serious as COVID-19

By increasing working hours from eight to 12, states are violating international norms and the Centre may have other plans that may affect the labour class

The famous Jagannath Rathyatra in Puri is uncertain and the marriage season has taken a beating due to the cruel coronavirus pandemic

Despite the pandemic, the controversial central vista redevelopment project, estimated at a stupendous Rs 20,000 crores, is in full motion

Unless monopolies are regulated and wealth redistributed, the ‘after corona’ world order will be dystopic, write Purushottam Agrawal and Ritwik Agrawal

At a time when most cricket Boards like England and Australia are reeling under economic stress, India may use its financial muscle to influence the way cricket is scheduled post-COVID-19 and ICC will not be amused

Sundar Raman was at the heart of Indian cricket administration for a solid seven years on-the-go. A lot of operational success of the IPL can be attributed to him. His marketing acumen was instrumental in IPL's unprecedented growth over the years.

Over 37,000 cases pending before the J&K High Court have been shifted to Chandigarh. It will leave lawyers jobless and impact six lakh employees

Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University, was suspended by the administration after he was found and filmed in a compromising position with his male partner. The Marathi professor was found dead in his apartment on April 7, 2010. Ten years later, his friend Tariq Islam remembers his poignant life.

As millions in our cities locked themselves in, life for those who built our homes, our roads, or did our dirty chores has moved outdoors. They flee on foot, bicycles, hitch a ride on goods-laden trucks…And much before the break of dawn, with stars filling the sky, they stop—hungry, thirsty and tired—to rest under the shade of a tree or a school converted into a shelter for migrants.

Has COVID-19 brought the Congress back in the game?

Trusted brands like Dettol and Lifebuoy found new ways to sell since hygiene was the buzzword during the coronavirus pandemic

Sualkuchi had an annual turnover of Rs 1,000 crore. The gifted weavers are now working in construction sites for Rs 500 a day!

Gold is looked upon as a critical barometer during uncertain times in the economy. It is also a good investment vehicle in the current scenario

The much-criticised commercialisation of cricket is actually the cornerstone of India’s on-field dominance, writes angel investor and former marketing VP of PepsiCo Lloyd Mathias

Lives matter more than holding a T20 tournament. IPL has to wait for the Covid-19 pandemic to flatten even if it means huge financial losses, write financial analysts Santosh N and Harsh Talikoti

IPL is serious business. No more late night parties and fashion shows. The diligence of teams is just amazing, writes former New Zealand pacer and Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond

Such was Chuni Goswami's athletic ability that Sir Garfield Sobers had mentioned his electrifying speed in his autobiography, remembers football star and coach Subhash Bhowmick

The answer is plain misreading of the text, and the context, in one stanza rather than the whole poem, writes academician Abhigyan Anurag

Brilliant pundit and polemicist of genius, the man Nehru relied on most was also a master manipulator with a talent for antagonising others. The arrogant, riddlesome Krishna Menon’s life gets the full treatment by Jairam Ramesh.

As the top Indian diplomat in the British Indian government and then as a confidant to top leaders like Nehru and Patel, V.P. Menon did more to determine the contours of the Indian republic than most prominent Indians. Consigned to relative obscurity, this scholarly biography aims to correct the oversight.

Actor-turned-producer Sanjay Khan speaks about his second book 'Assalamualaikum Watan' and what he is doing during the lockdown

Food was very much part of the Rishi Kapoor khaandan. Rishi and Neetu Kapoor were always the perfect hosts. Their hospitality was just too good, too sweet, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri

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