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Lucy Hale treats herself to Saturday morning cup of coffee

The actress, 30, took her mind off her day-to-day routine as she grabbed a cold cup of Joe from Alfred Coffee in Studio City. Armed with a face mask, Lucy was spotted leaving the trendy cafe.




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Khloe Kardashian elaborately toilet papers sister Kourtney's mansion amid worldwide shortage

Amid the worldwide toilet paper shortage, Khloé Kardashian plastered her older sister Kourtney's home with the highly sought-after paper good. 




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Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's summit to heal rift ends in deadlock

The footballers' wives have been at loggerheads after Coleen, 34, accused Rebekah, 38, of leaking stories about her, and their case could now go to the High Court after failing to reach a resolution.




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Scott Disick worried about kids after Kourtney Kardashian and sister Kim's explosive fist fight

'I'm trying to understand about Armenia because obviously it has to do with my children,' Scott Disick asked Kim Kardashian, ahead of her trip with sister Kourtney.




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Emily Ratajkowski puts on a leggy display in floral as she enjoys drive with Sebastian Bear-McClard

Emily recently told British GQ of quarantine with Sebastian: 'But my husband and I are in a good partnership. And I think that I've learned a lot about myself being married, for sure.'




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Demi Moore pays tribute to Little Richard by sharing wedding day photo with Bruce Willis

Upon learning of the death of music legend Little Richard on Saturday, countless icons from Hollywood and the music world took to social media to pay tribute.




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David Warner sells Maroubra investment property for 'record price'

David Warner has sold one of his investment properties in Maroubra, Sydney.




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Amanda Kloots recalls a shark watching trip with Nick Cordero from their honeymoon

The wife of Broadway star Nick Cordero recounted how her husband saved their disappointing South African honeymoon as he continues to battle COVID-19 in the ICU.




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Is Penny Mordaunt set for a return to the Cabinet?

Ms Mordaunt, who lasted only 85 days in her 'dream job' as Defence Secretary before being fired by Mr Johnson on his first day as Prime Minister, was said by friends to be 'very chipper' after the dinner.




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George Osborne joins Evening Standard colleague Laura Weir to pay tribute to Sir Rod Stewart

The former Chancellor was pictured with colleague Laura Weir, editor-in-chief of the Evening Standard's weekly magazine at a charity dinner for Rod Stewart at the Rosewood Hotel.




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George Osborne, Iain Duncan-Smith and Lord Heseltine attend Lord Bell memorial

Conservative heavyweights were out in force today for Lord Bell's memorial service at St Paul's in Knightsbridge.




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Mobile coronavirus testing unit in operation outside Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium

The unit is part of a project led by the Department of Health and Social Care and is one of many to have been deployed across the country in response to local demands.




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PSG 'preparing to ask Inter Milan to extend Icardi's loan or lower asking price from £62m to £44m'

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to ask Inter Milan to either extend Mauro Icardi's season-long loan for another campaign or reduce the sum of the option-to-buy clause in his contract.




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40 years on, the scale of the European Cup win by Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest is hard to match

The night ended with some of the team playing Connect 4 in a remote hotel and others heading for the bright lights in a clapped-out Spanish saloon car.




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Arsene Wenger insists Liverpool WILL be viewed as league winners regardless of how season is decided

Jurgen Klopp's side are 25 points clear of their closest challengers Manchester City but there has been much debate regarding how the season should be decided.




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Marcus Rashford says he would NOT ban racist online accounts but it's important to stand up to them

The Manchester United striker, 22, was subject to a barrage of abuse after missing a penalty in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace last year.




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Chelsea fans unimpressed after third kit resembling Crystal Palace shirts for next season are leaked

Footy Headlines have leaked the apparent new strip, but it hasn't been received warmly by many Blues fans - who are already comparing it to Crystal Palace's home kit.




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Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford: Brilliant Jordan Ayew strike earns narrow Eagles win

KIERAN GILL AT SELHURST PARK: Jordan Ayew scored a brilliant first-half strike to earn Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory over Watford to remind the Hornets of the relegation worries.




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Rio Ferdinand compares Liverpool and Man United's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Wan-Bissaka has starred at Manchester United since his £50million move while Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to go from strength-to-strength for Premier League champions-elect Liverpool.




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Manchetser United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka hails Marcus Rashford

Aaron Wan-Bissaka insists pitting himself against Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford everyday in training has massively helped him develop as a defender.




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Coronavirus: Simon Jordan urges Premier League to cancel season to avoid 'corporate manslaughter'

For Simon Jordan, who owned Crystal Palace between 2000 and 2010, he believes the 'best case scenario' is to lose this season and then return when the health of all involved is in no doubt.




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Pak reports record 1,991 new COVID-19 cases, tally crosses 29,000

Pakistan reported a record number of 1,991 coronavirus cases in a single day, taking the total number of infections to over 29,000, the health ministry said on Sunday as the country began easing the month-long lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the deadly disease. Despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections, the first phase of the easing of the lockdown began on Saturday. The government announced removing restrictions by allowing more businesses to open and operate from dawn to 5pm. However, doctors have warned against easing the restrictions. The Representative of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) have demanded that the government observe the World Health Organization protocols and implement a strict lockdown. The Ministry of National Health Services said that 21 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 639. A total of 8,023 people have recovered so far. Punjab registered 11,093 cases, Sindh 10,771, ...




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Cong leaders making absurd remarks, weakening fight against COVID-19: BJP

Dubbing Congress' criticism of the central government's handling of COVID-19 crisis as "absurd", the BJP on Saturday said the opposition party is weakening the country's fight against COVID-19 instead of extending cooperation. BJP's national media incharge Anil Baluni said Congress leaders, on a regular basis, are making "absurd statements on the behest of their party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, to remain relevant in news". Baluni said the BJP-led government at the Centre welcomes Opposition's constructive suggestions in the battle against COVID-19, but "the opposition party should not do politics" over the pandemic. "Rather than becoming a part of the battle against COVID-19, the Congress is unfortunately resorting to politics and its leaders are trying to weaken the fight by making absurd statements, Baluni said. Underscoring that India has done relatively well than other countries and has been praised for effectively handling the coronavirus, Baluni said the Congress ..




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Fire breaks out in cardboard factory in outer Delhi's Bawana

A fire broke out in a cardboard factory in outer Delhi's Bawana on Sunday morning, Delhi Fire Service officials said. However, no one is trapped or injured in the incident, they said. A call about the blaze was received around 7.25 am, following which 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire fighting operations are underway, the officials said.




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Mizoram records 10 per cent drop in Infant Mortality Rate

Mizoram has registered a 10 per cent drop in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2019-20 fiscal, making it to the second spot in the country after Nagaland. State health minister R Lalthangliana said the IMR has dropped from 15 per cent to 5 per cent (per 1000 live births), citing the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin. With 10-point drop in IMR in 2019-20, Mizoram is the best-performing state in the country, he said. Over the past three years, the state has achieved 27- point drop in IMR. The minister attributed the achievement to efforts of healthcare workers and support of people. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had on Saturday congratulated Mizoram and Lalthangliana on the achievement. The state had recorded 21 per cent IMR in 2016-2017, with 405 infants dying before attaining the age of one. During 2017-18, it fell to 20 per cent, and the following year to 15 per cent. According to Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin released recently, Nagaland tops ..




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On board the non-profit


Aarti Madhusudhan begins a series on the workings of development organizations. In this first part, she looks at the role of board members: their obligations, services, and even their identities!




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Orienting your board member


Aarti Madhusudhan outlines the do's and dont's of getting new NGO Board members to be an integral part of the organisation.




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Mayawati: A Dalit's daughter strides towards Delhi


While Mayawati's projects to build parks and statues have drawn derision in the drawing rooms of the stately homes in the country, the people at her rallies are in awe of her. Her work is Dalit power, they feel and will make her immortal. Kulsum Mustafa has more.




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The guarded tongue


A workshop to explore the struggles of women writers brings to light the similar threads of censorship that run through many languages.




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A fuller record of our lives


What is history, and who are its worthy subjects? The Sound and Pictures Archives for Research on Women preserves women's voices from the past and present.




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Looking back, looking forward


Geeta Seshu recalls the women of 2003, whose lives offered hope for improved rights tomorrow, and also reminded us of the failures we live with today.




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Our own Personal Law Board


The eagerness to take up their issues themselves has not automatically led to a smooth start for the All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board. But clearly, there is now more discussion of the issues that interest them. And that is a significant step in itself. Puja Awasthi reports.




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Recording a woman's life


Qurratulain Hyder did tremendous justice to her craft by giving a powerful expression to the psychological, emotional and social concerns of women. Humayun Zafar Zaidi writes about the Jnanpith award-winning writer who recently passed away.




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The Indian feminist who took on Oxford


At a time when the position of women in India and their struggles in society are at the centre of public attention, it seems apt to invoke the legacy of one who was truly the pioneer of women's studies and activism in the country. Shoma A Chatterji pays tribute to Vina Mazumdar.




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Tobacco, naphthalene and land records


We cannot implement policies for land reforms without a well-functioning land records system. And If we get this platform in place, we can enable all those interested in reform policy with the tools to ensure that their policy dreams get translated into ground realities, says Ramesh Ramanathan.




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The role of individuals towards a better life


In a country where the need for collective and institutional engagement in social improvement is stark, Shankar Jaganathan explores the role and contours of individual responsibility - both towards self and society - as a necessary precondition for the former.




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Suryanelli verdict : justice overturned?


The Suryanelli case involved a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually harassed and assaulted continuously for 40 days by 42 men in 1996. A special court convicted 36 accused during 2000-2, but the High Court of Kerala surprisingly overturned that verdict in January this year. M Suchitra reports.




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All asleep on the western seaboard


The primary role of the navy is the protection of the seaboards. Having been shown up by the recent failure, the security establishment now has to get the strategy right, says Pavan Nair.




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The world, according to Tom Friedman


"Power to the people" will not be ushered in by the microchip or hydrogen battery, but by a redistribution of wealth. Darryl D'Monte fears the celebrated New York Times columnist may be misplacing his faith.




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Small hands, hard labour in Surat's textile industry


The famed textile industry of Surat is one of the pillars of Gujarat's industrial success story. What is less known about it is the unfortunate reality of rampant child employment and exploitation that prevails there. Shirish Khare reports.




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Borderland travails


The Indian government has a responsibility to understand and respect the people who live on its peripheries; so do the citizens who live in states more keen to count themselves as part of India, writes Ramachandra Guha.




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No, I will not give back my awards!


Two-time national award winner, veteran journalist Shoma A Chatterji explains with disarming honesty why, despite being deeply concerned over the prevailing socio-cultural milieu in the country, she would not like to blindly follow her celebrated co-awardees in returning the awards.




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Towards radical democracy in India


A multitude of grassroots movements are emerging across the country in resistance to the mainstream economy and polity. These initiatives are exploring sustainable, equitable and  just paths to human well-being. Ashish Kothari and Pallav Das offer an insight into the need for such movements.




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Boxing their way forward


At the crux of Ekbalpur's women boxers' passion lies a sense of liberation and recognition that they do not get from anything else. Sudhiti Naskar reports.




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Industrial Tribunal verdict raises hope


Eleven years after journalist Rina Mukherjee was fired following her allegations of sexual harassment against a senior, the West Bengal Industrial Tribunal passes an order against The Statesman, offering hope of redress for other victims. Navya P K reports.




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Theatre of the absurd


How can 'drastic cuts' in trade subsidies lead to no reduction? Simple: fudge the language. Economic jugglery and clever wording cannot, however, conceal the horrible effects of US and EU subsidies on livelihoods and food security in the developing world. Devinder Sharma urges the G-20 to simplify the terms of trade.




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Any capital redesign must move towards a participatory culture

At a time when the government should be deeply troubled by the coronavirus pandemic and devising long-term health strategies, its inner circles are busy planning the upgrade of Parliament House and the Central Vista. But...




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Magnus Carlsen, Nations Cup organisers in war of words

The absence of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen took many by surprise. To clear the air, website promoters chess.com released a statement but ended up hurting none other than Carlsen.




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Bird flu outbreak in Kerala: Tamil Nadu poultry farmers take precautionary measures

Though there is no avian flu outbreak in Tamil Nadu, poultry farmers across the state have taken precautionary measures.




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