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A stimulus package for farmers?


With 60 per cent of India's population directly engaged in agriculture, and another 200 million landless workers indirectly banking on farming, the real stimulus to the economy can come only if the focus shifts to agriculture, says Devinder Sharma.




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The legacy of 1857

On 10 th of May, 1857 the Ghadar started. A group of Indian sepoys in employment of the ‘honourable’ British East India Company revolted in Meerut, killed its English officers and marched on Delhi. They...




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Punitive approaches will backfire

The Uttar Pradesh government’s retributive approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak is dangerously counterproductive. Its intention to firm up the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, merely needed a law to protect doctors, nurses and health workers...




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US PGA's Memorial to track fans to maintain COVID-19 social distancing

The US PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament will use radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in spectator badges to ensure fans maintain social distance at the July 16-19 event, Golf Digest reported Saturday.




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Bundesliga restart blow as Dresden squad placed in quarantine

Dynamo Dresden placed their entire squad into a 14-day quarantine on Saturday, just a week from the restart of the Bundesliga season, after the club reported two more cases of coronavirus.




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Former UP advocate general SMA Kazmi killed in road accident

Former Uttar Pradesh advocate general S M A Kazmi was today killed and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree in Hatigawan area, a senior police officer said here.




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Want to be a leader? Here's the place to be




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NCP attacks Maharashtra CM for not paying visit to 26/11 memorial

NCP today slammed chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for not paying homage to the martyrs of 26/11 terror attacks by visiting the memorial built for them.




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Suggestions invited for amendment to PDPP Act

The ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of protests.




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‘Different vaccines being tried out, will take at least 6 months’




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Panel recommends online teaching, learning for univs




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Despite long & tiring travel, migrants won’t give up till they reach home




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Portrait of an actress as a sensitive woman

Enthralling , engrossing, enticing . Unsurprising for a book whose subject is the supremely beautiful Madhubala. This biography is a good read for those who know little about this gifted actress. Written in an easy, fluid style, with captivating black and white photographs, "I Want to Live" is almost plaintive in its title.




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If he had reached Delhi...

Grandnephew Sugata Bose tracks Netaji’s life in a brilliant biography




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Sunday times exclusive extract

Sahil Tabassum once said to me, ‘I like a book to have a beginning, a middle and an end.’ I thought to myself...mine cannot be that kind of book. The gaps in my life were too many, the threads too few.




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2 new cases in Dhanbad, state has more cured patients than active cases




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The type of mom you are, based on your zodiac signs

This Mother's Day, we decided to take a little help from astrology and decode the 12 mom personalities which exist! Read below to know all!




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Birthday Special! Sai Pallavi is the epitome of elegance and grace in sarees. PHOTOS




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China conducts first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys




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Senior UK medic confident "R" contagion number below 1 across country

Britain's deputy chief medical officer said on Saturday he was confident the coronavirus "R" number, a measure of the rate of contagion, was below 1 across the United Kingdom.




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‘Can’t afford to go back, & can’t afford to stay in UK’




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Why do pirates wear a black patch over one eye?

There exists no evidence to support the popular view that pirates wore a black patch over one eye.




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Covid-19 lockdown: Migrant workers, family walk back from Ahmedabad to their native place in UP's Lalitpur

Covid-19 lockdown: Migrant workers, family walk back from Ahmedabad to their native place in UP's Lalitpur





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After slamming door on Air India crews, Noida Authority takes back order

After slamming door on Air India crews, Noida Authority takes back order





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Karachi lady who listened, virtually

Photographs get morphed; contact numbers from stolen mobiles are used to stalk; confidential emails and text messages become grounds for bullying.




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The audacity of hope

When Fatima Chhipa leaves home, in the congested by-lanes of the Belan Market area, she carries her work trousers and shirt in a plastic bag.




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Back in India, but 37 from Uttar Pradesh have to wait for going home




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Police accused of ‘overreach’ in enforcing lockdown rules in NCR




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Who’s better: Sachin or Virat?

The truth is, there can be no fair, defi nitive answer to the query. The two careers overlapped a bit. But remember: pitches, bowlers, batting equipment, rules – all have changed dramatically since 1989, when Sachin played his fi rst Test and ODI.




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CBSE evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams to be done at home by teachers

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Saturday announced that the evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them.




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Fearing retaliation after Handwara terror attack, Pakistan Air Force jets increased patrols

Top government sources told ANI that at the time of the incident, Pakistan was already carrying out an aerial exercise about which India also had information. "Soon after the death of the Colonel, the Pakistani Air Force increased its patrols involving its mix of fighter aircraft including the F-16s and the JF-17 which were being constantly monitored by our surveillance platforms," they said.




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Three trains leave for Bihar, UP with 1,140 workers each




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3, including minor, arrested for attacking youth




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Tamil Nadu: College teachers praise hike in retirement age

While most of the government employees’ associations have opposed the state’s move to increase the retirement age from 58 to 59, government college teachers have welcomed it.




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From pregnancy seminars to zumba classes, events move to virtual space




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Guest workers in dark about pass system to catch train back home




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Tasmac shops welded shut to keep miscreants away




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Samsung का ऑफर TV, फ्रिज, AC खरीदने वालों को मिलेगा तगड़ा कैशबैक

नई द‍िल्‍ली: अगर आप भी सैमसंग के इलेक्ट्रॉनिक प्रोडक्ट को खरीदने का विचार कर रहे हैं तो यह खबर जरूर पढ़ लें। लॉकडाउन खत्म होते ही टेलीविजन और अन्य डिजिटल अप्लायंसिस खरीदने की योजना बना रहे लोगों के लिए सैमसंग ने




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क्या है INR-USD F&O Contracts, कैसे होगा इसमें कारोबार, जानिए सब कुछ

नयी दिल्ली। केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने एक वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस के जरिए गांधीनगर में जीआईएफटी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वित्तीय सेवा केंद्र में दो अंतरराष्ट्रीय एक्सचेंजों पर INR-USD फ्यूचर्स एंड ऑप्शन (एफएंडओ) का शुभारंभ किया है। इस ट्रेड ऑप्शन को बीएसई के इंडिया




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10 hour surgery on infant after a 320km drive from Himachal Pradesh




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Once a hotspot, Nuh now has just two active cases




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Can’t reach nodal officers, helpline to register of no use: Migrant workers




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Asstt teachers’ exam final key out, results by next wk




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Posted away from families, KV teachers in quandary




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Facebook rolls out Discover Groups feature in India

The feature lets users browse through groups divided into 25 categories such as parenting, sports, food, buy & sell and more. Each topic page highlights the top suggested groups, based on popularity and group members that users might already know.




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WhatsApp defends its new privacy policy in Delhi High Court

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp today opposed in Delhi High Court a plea alleging that privacy of its users has been threatened by a new privacy policy announced by Facebook, saying regulations were in place and the latter does not have access to any data as it provides end-to-end encryption.




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WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know

A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.




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Punjab: Migrant workers walk several kms to reach Jalandhar railway station, social distancing goes for a toss

Even after special trains are being run to carry migrant labourers to their home states, desperation among them has not decreased. Several are walking long distances to reach Jalandhar railway station. E




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Torture of Dalit brothers: SC panel orders action

On Saturday, Kangra ordered the police to register a case against the accused policemen .




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Domestic workers, cab drivers face a bleak future