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One more tests positive in Panchkula




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Top hotspot out of Centre’s red zone list, Punjab pushes for states deciding containment areas




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Punjab set to give relief to liquor contractors, Cabinet to decide today




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Of migrants who applied to leave, 35% staying back: Punjab CM




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Dwindling labour count threatens ops of 2k units now open in Jalandhar




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Confusion over Covid reports of 8 Moga patients ends after 8 days, only one positive




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Punjab and Haryana HC seeks explanation from judicial officer in property dispute case




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Pomegranate as a metaphor for a woman’s mind

Pomegranate, the fruit full of seeds, is seen as a symbol of fertility and fecundity in Chinese culture




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Serengeti females discover their natural advantages

Tanzanian encounters with chilling lionesses and pioneering women




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Real fashion for the real Indian woman

As Tarun Tahiliani celebrates 25 years of his eponymous label, he looks at offering real fashion solutions to suit the lifestyle of the modern Indian woman in the coming decade




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Jwala Gutta: ‘You are patriotic when you fight for fellow citizens’

Former badminton ace Jwala Gutta opens up on her new academy, having an opinion, and never staying quiet




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Blind women’s cricket in India gets a boost

In spite of challenges along the way, the Karnataka blind women’s cricket team has much to cheer about




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How to be fine with not being fine

Ada Calhoun’s important new book takes a hard look at Generation X women grappling with midlife crises




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The tussle over women’s bodies

Kannada writer Guruprasad Kaginele’s novel ‘Hijab’ is an incisive take on identity politics in Trump’s America




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The silence of our friends

Feminist historian and film-maker Uma Chakravarti’s latest, ‘Darbar-e-Watan’, looks at the toll of the conflict in Kashmir on women’s friendships




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The return of Lal Ded

Pushpendra Singh’s hypnotic new film, a feminist story set in Kashmir, premiered recently at the Berlin Film Festival




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What’s your slogan?

This Women’s Day, here’s a Lounge edit of quirky clothing and accessories that lets you wear your statement on your sleeve




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Source: A compendium of beautiful objects to celebrate Holi with

Our Holi picks range from organic and eco-friendly colours made from flowers to a terracotta and copper jug and tumbler to enjoy your thandai in




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How to Lounge this weekend

What you can do this weekend? From a panel discussion on empowering women and equality at the workplace to a printmaking exhibit




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The Lara Croft effect: Girls, games and glory

From a Greek demigoddess to a fearless tomb raider, women characters are leading the line in video games




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Holi shaken, stirred and served in a cocktail glass

Mixologists are creating special Holi cocktails—‘bhang’ or no ‘bhang’




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Women-led estates chart new terroir

Women make up half the workforce in the Indian tea industry at the bottom of the pack, but it’s only in the last decade that they have entered the top ranks




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For the love of books and reading

A delightful roller-coaster ride through the chequered history of publishing




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Contemporary music’s women du jour

Six women making ripples across five genres of modern music. These are rock, blues, folk, pop and metal’s essential stars




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‘Perfect happiness is very short-lived’

When not working, 29-year-old Akash Sinha of Cashfree loves to travel, especially to places where nature and manmade structures coexist in harmony




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Covid-19 in my city: How Indians in small towns are fighting the virus

As the janata curfew draws to a close, Lounge speaks to proactive homestay owners in Himachal Pradesh, a cautious mother in Assam, a photojournalist in Jabalpur among others to see how people are dealing with the pandemic




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Indians embrace crowdfunding to help covid-related campaigns

Most campaigns were for food distribution and elderly care.Crowdfunding platforms—where individuals can raise money for a cause with small donations from a large number of people—have seen an increase in the number of donations for covid-19-related campaigns




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Gen Z startup founders cater to unusual needs in small towns

These startups are offering various services such as providing barbers, plumbers, and delivering cakes.The startups have also had to ease people into digital transactions, as consumers in smaller cities prefer to deal in cash




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Punjab tries drip system to water its paddy fields





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A calling: Growing paddy nurseries





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Kerala farmer uses red ants to fight cashew bugs




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MSP on minor forest produce: MP beats Centre




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Basmati needs recipe for exports




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Preserving the aroma of Topola Bhaat





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Seeds fail to germinate,farmers seek relief




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Despite bounty,orange growers sour




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In Maharashtra’s cane fields,mechanical harvesters to replace farm labourers




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Turmeric gets off the ground in Punjab





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Fall in yield,kinnows to be costlier this season




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How many gene traits can a seed have?





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Heavy rain boosts paddy hope in Jharkhand




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MP’s soybean,wheat yield to decline in two decades: Study





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A soy oil processing tech may help fight malnutrition in MP




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Kashmir’s organic farms: 32,000 hectares and growing