There are certain facts about Covid-19—fairly surprising—that’ll help size up the monster and clear lots of myth about it The coronavirus pandemic is testing humanity’s understanding of viruses—new variants are making containment and prevention of the spread one of the biggest the challenge in recent times. There have been some theories about how and when […]

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Ashley Lobo, the acclaimed choreographer and educator, says nothing can stop a dancer who is motivated, disciplined and hungry for success A global pandemic and an impending lockdown may have yet again impacted the commercial and creative aspects of performing arts but Australian-Indian choreographer and educator Ashley Lobo believes an abiding passion for dance can […]

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With the Delhi Police allowing the protesting farmers tractor rally on Republic Day, predictably the security arrangements are high and traffic cautions abundant in the Capital city Delhi Police Commissioner S. N. Shrivastava has said that “all officers and men as well as CAPF and other force deployed for republic day parade security arrangements should […]

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With a view to expedite resolution of issues, Delhi AIIMS’s nurses went on a strike, but soon enough it was called off Amidst a raging pandemic, 5,000 nurses of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Education (AIIMS) went on an indefinite strike on 14 December, which to many seemed like inappropriate timing. The national,vice president, […]

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Since going out to shop for clothes has been curtailed during the pandemic, the fashion industry is on tenterhooks about its future in the near term DISEASE IS a great leveller. It takes a mere virus to wreck our biological systems, no matter where we are in the world. The precaution of social distancing and […]

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Bangalore-based NGO The Great Legalisation Movement is challenging the criminalisation and prohibition of cannabis (bhang) use in India. Its petition in the Delhi High Court specifically challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985, as well as the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Rules, 1985, that restrict and […]

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When you gotta go, is it easy to find a public loo nearby? You can use Google Maps or ask around, but in the end the facilities may not be up to the mark If a CapitAL city should be a model for the rest of the country, one of the basics it has to […]

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After overtaking Lionel Messi in terms of international goals scored, Sunil Chhetri’s name is firmly placed in India’s footballing history Something amazing went down in the books of Indian footballing history earlier this week. Skipper Sunil Chhetri took his international goal tally to a whopping 67 goals after scoring a brace for the Indian team […]

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