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Off with his head: Review of Hilary Mantel’s ‘The Mirror and the Light’

Mantel’s third in the Cromwell series is expectedly full of Tudor style hurly-burly. But once that’s over, the narrative sags and you start counting the pages to the end




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Like an ideal in the sky: Review of Amit Majmudar’s ‘Soar’

A witty novel that inspires us to soar over earthbound strife




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Long before the novel coronavirus, it was Malabar pepper and Maharashtrian ivory that connected Italy to India

The ancient Pompeii ruins house several evidences of long-standing trade ties between the two countries



  • History & Culture

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Ritviz turns the camera to his fans in new music video ‘Thandi Hawa’

Musician Ritviz’ new video ‘Thandi Hawa’ stitches together fast-cut shots of fans dancing to his song while they cook, clean and goof about




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Golden Globes makes temporary changes to foreign language film eligibility rules

HFPA has announced that foreign language films will not need a theatrical release in their own country to be eligible for the 2021 award ceremony




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‘Mobilising the Marginalised – Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ review: Why empowerment means the die won’t be caste

A political scientist argues that Dalit social movements undermine the community’s electoral mobilisation




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WWE’s Braun Strowman: ‘I feel it is my responsibility to perform for my fans globally’

Ahead of special event ‘Money In The Bank’, the reigning WWE Universal Champion talks to us about how the sports-entertainment company are successfully organising fights despite the pandemic




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Weather Warnings for Northern Territory. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka

Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka




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Panel to study shrinking Amrit Mahal kaval lands

Panel to study shrinking Amrit Mahal kaval lands




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Mathematica Disability RSS Feed




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Only final semester university exams to be held, says minister

Second, third year undergraduate and PG students to be promoted to next class




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COVID-19 deaths in Italy exceed 30,000

The country now has 217,185 confirmed coronavirus infections.




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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 46 live updates | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

India's recovery rate currently stands at 29.36%, according to the Union Health Ministry.




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Only those with severe COVID-19 illness need to be tested before discharge: Health Ministry

As per latest guideline, other categories of patients need not be tested before discharge




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3,340 Keralites return home through Walayar

As many as 1,036 vehicles with returnees reached the State through Walayar




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Phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan sharpens focus on CPEC

China, Pakistan engaged in firmly pegging Afghanistan with CPEC, say analysts




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COVID-19 | Five Bihar Military Police personnel test positive

Tally in State goes up to 580




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Coronavirus deaths reported by Delhi govt less than figures from hospitals

While the Delhi government’s statement says 68 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in the national capital till Friday, the number of such deaths in just two hospitals in the city that The Hindu accessed was 107




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Egypt’s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak

An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to expand, not reform, Egypt’s abusive Emergency Law.




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Lockdown | Migrant workers clash with police in Surat

They were demanding the district administration to arrange for their travel back to their hometowns in U.P., Bihar, Odisha




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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urges Prime Minister Modi to place amendments to Electricity Act in abeyance

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami reiterated that Tamil Nadu was committed to providing free electricity supply to farmers, and said the Bill could affect this policy




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One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Puducherry

This takes the total number of active cases in the Union Territory to three




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A.P. power sector employees oppose Centre’s proposed electricity Bill

The Andhra Pradesh Power Employees' Joint Action Committee (JAC) and APSEB Engineers' Association (APSEBEA) are opposing Centre’s proposed Electricit




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‘Bois Locker room’ incident: Plea in Delhi High Court for SIT/CBI probe

“The entire issue needs to be investigated by the SIT or CBI as these students belong to high profile families and there is an apprehension that the investigation or enquiry conducted by the local police will be influenced and wrongdoers will never be arrested and punished,” the plea alleged




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No entry for unregistered Keralites arriving at Talapady checkpost from today

The Kasaragod district administration has closed down the additional help desk opened to register Keralites, who reached Talapady check post at the




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Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

The Chief Minister said an elaborate work plan should be formulated to make employment available to migrant labourers, and women self-help groups should be trained on a large scale




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Delhi HC declines to entertain plea to link metro card with address proof

The Bench disposed of the plea as no representation about the issue had been made to the DMRC before moving the court




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Coronavirus | ‘Confusion’ within central government in fight against COVID-19, says Congress

Maken also came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and asked it to be more transparent in reporting cases of the novel coronavirus.




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Drop proposal to amend Electricity Act: Ramadoss

Centre’s move took away the State’s rights, says the PMK founder




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Mattu Gulla growers hope to make profits before season ends

With Udupi district coming under the green zone, prospects have brightened for the growers of Mattu Gulla, a brinjal enjoying Geographical Indication




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Patients test positive again

Three COVID-19 patients who had recovered have tested positive again after a gap of nearly three weeks in Chitradurga. P-751, P-752 and P-753 had reco




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‘Positive patients respond to treatment well’

ARIYALURAllaying fears on the spread of COVID 19 virus in the district, Collector D. Rathna said that almost all of the positive patients were respond




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New light on an astonishing political turn in India’s history

Book gives minute details of the five weeks that preceded the Maharashtra government formation.




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Coronavirus | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the States and the problem of spitting in public places.




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The Good Samaritan, in uniform

Since the beginning of the lockdown, traffic police in the city acted as a channel to reach out aid to the destitute and migrant workers who were in need of food and shelter




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IIT-M conducts research workshop on concrete technology

Methods to expedite construction process and reduce material wastage was discussed




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Indian Gaur died due to ‘shock with cardiac failure’, says post-mortem report

The post-mortem report into the death of an Indian Gaur which had strayed into Mangaluru city on May 5 has said that it died due to “shock with cardia




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Tiruvannamalai wholesale traders seek Collector’s nod to resume fruit and vegetable sales

Officer bearers say they are ready to adhere to protocols if permission is granted.




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'Completely surprised to see him do a character like that so beautifully': Tammanna Bhatia on Hrithik's 'Super 30'

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia who has always been in awe of Hrithik, recently shared she was moved and inspired by his phenomenal acting in Super 30.




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1st train with Rajasthan migrants reach Jodhpur




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Udaipur: 2 kids electrocuted while flying kites

Flying kites turned tragic for the families of two kids who were electrocuted at sector-5 under Hiran Magri police station area of Udaipur city on Friday late evening.




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Israel SC allows PM Netanyahu to form govt despite corruption charges

The court unanimously rejected petitions that sought to disqualify Netanyahu because he faces prosecution on felony corruption charges




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South Africa parliament zoom call hacked with pornography, racial abuse

Zoom has been facing criticism internationally as a result of reports of hackers who disrupt meetings by posting offensive content




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Coronavirus impact: Now 33.5 mn seek unemployment benefits in US

The reports support many economists' belief that the economic slump could persist for a while




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Bank of England sees worst slump in 300 years as coronavirus bites

The BoE said Britain's economy might be on course to shrink by 25% in the three months to June and unemployment could more than double to 9% of the workforce




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China's exports up 3.5% in April despite coronavirus hitting demand

Economists had forecast that exports would shrink by 11% while imports would contract by 10%.




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World coronavirus dispatch: 20% of US workforce has sought jobless benefits

From WHO planning mission to find virus source in China, to Europe's richest man losing $30 billion, and the impact of coronavirus on indigenous people - read these and more in today's world dispatch




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China either made a terrible mistake or probably it was incompetence: Trump

Trump also described the allegations from the opposition Democratic party that Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential elections to help him win the polls as the "Russia hoax"




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LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies, 2nd Edition


 

Give your LinkedIn profile the makeover it deserves—and get the attention you deserve 

Look at your profile: you know it could be a little better. Too many LinkedIn users are just posting a basic resume and hoping for the offers to come flooding in, missing out on the incredible opportunity the platform offers to properly showcase their talents, products, and services to 610 million professionals in over 200 countries. LinkedIn is way more than a resume



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