Unlike Hindi Medium, its sequel Angrezi Medium lacks originality. This is a comedy that feels hastily assembled with contrived sub-plots, crowd-pleasing one-liners, and emotional manipulation. But Irrfan Khan is impeccable and the film works best as a pean to his capabilities as an actor.

Indian Railways is on the right track in the fight against the coronavirus. It has converted 2,500 coaches into isolation wards, which have the capacity to house 40,000 Covid-19 patients.

BMC assistant commissioner Kiran Dighavkar has the toughest job in Mumbai right now – making sure the coronavirus doesn’t ravage Dharavi. With the help of his team, he has set up a quarantine facility, acquired a private hospital for asymptomatic patients, and is making sure that essentials are supplied to residents of the slum.

Despite PM Modi’s exhortation to strictly stay indoors, last night’s #9baje9minute event was no different, when several people took to the streets. Still, some folks tried to innovate as best as they could. The Gumnaam ghost on the balcony won the internet.

In the first known case of its kind, a tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. It reportedly contracted the virus from an infected but asymptomatic zookeeper.

I welcomed working from home, because my full-time job doesn’t allow me much time with my two sons. But for every silver lining, there is a cloud. My infant was soon drooling all over my laptop, and my bored toddler, glued to his iPad, asked questions like, “Siri, how to eat a parantha?”

Promising to send N95 masks to Pakistan, the consignment from China contained masks made out of undergarments. A news anchor responded to that aptly: “China ne choona laga diya.”

In Uttar Pradesh, Tablighi Jamaat patients have been reportedly misbehaving while in quarantine, roaming naked before women nurses. In Assam, those admitted to hospitals were spitting all over the ward and even at medical staff.

Growing up in Allahabad, my family had a lot in common with Monisha Sarabhai. But we’re definitely in the same league as Maya Sarabhai now.