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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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The fundamentals of caring

Ahead of International Nurses Day on May 12, we tip our hats to nursing attendants who without technically being nurses still offer care and support to families




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The changing landscape of fashion photography in a COVID-19 world

An alternative photography technique using mobile technology is fast emerging as a trend among shutterbugs who have had to adapt to the changing landscape of photoshoots due to COVID-19




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‘Super Deluxe’ actor Gayathrie Shankar’s Tamil short film is about a mother-daughter relationship

A mostly-female crew joined hands to make the short film ‘B Selvi & Daughters’, which is a realistic portrayal of the layers in a mother-daughter relationship




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




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Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands

Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands




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Retrieve land from research bodies

Retrieve land from research bodies




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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 Early Childhood RSS Feed




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Mathematica Disability RSS Feed




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3 nurses strangled in Mexico; border mayor gets coronavirus

Two of the sisters were nurses for the Mexican Social Security Institute and the third was a hospital administrator, but there was no immediate evidence the attack was related to their work.




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PCCF directives for wildlife protection

Field staff asked to be summer-ready




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State enhances procurement price for seven minor forest produce

Tribals however are not keen on selling mahua collection to GCC as they are getting a higher price in open market




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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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U.S. tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions

The United States and China have been engaged in a series of retaliatory actions involving journalists in recent months.




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Avoid humiliating lockdown violators: HC

Court tells Nagpur Police Commissioner to sensitise police force




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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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Kim sends Putin letter in outreach amid outbreak

The report by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency on Saturday came a day after it reported Mr. Kim sent a personal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping to praise what he described as China’s success in getting its COVID-19 epidemic under control.




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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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China continues to hide, obfuscate COVID-19 data from world: Pompeo

By Friday, more than 78,000 Americans had died and 13 lakh tested positive for the coronavirus. Globally, more than 274,000 people have died and 39 lakh have tested positive for the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University data.




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4 Maoists, one police official killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Joint operation by Indo Tibetan Border Police and State police




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Manipur gears up for arrival of residents from May 12

Chief Minister N. Biren directs district administrations to make arrangements for quarantining them.




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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine

If successful, Pfizer said it hopes to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as early as October




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Odisha govt extends work shift to 12 hours

It modifies the existing eight-hour shift after representations from industries




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Toddler dies after accidentally drinking chemical in Belagavi village

A one-and-a-half-year old baby died after it accidentally consumed a paint thinner in Balekundri–Bujurg village in Belagavi district on Saturday. The




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365 Kashmiri students to return home from Bhopal in 18 buses

The students are currently accommodated in a private school in Bhopal.




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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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Commercial Street, adjoining roads shut down by BBMP, police

Shop owners and businesses in the area failed to follow social distancing norms, despite repeated reminders and warning by the BBMP and Police.




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Two instances of assault on police personnel reported in Mumbai

An architecture graduate has been arrested




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SBI complains to CBI after ₹411 crore loan defaulters flee country

The CBI had recently booked Ram Dev International and its directors Naresh Kumar, Suresh Kumar and Sangita




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Naidu, Modi pay tributes to Maharana Pratap

On Mewar king’s 480th birth anniverary, the Prime Minister described him as the great son of Mother India.




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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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New schedule of rates by Public Works Department increases wages of labourers

The revised schedule of rates has provided a nearly 15%-18% increase in the wages for about 300 types of labourers who work in various government projects




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COVID-19 | Five Bihar Military Police personnel test positive

Tally in State goes up to 580




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Workers who were "turned away on religious grounds" return to Gurugram factory

Half-a-dozen Muslim workers returned to work at Richa & Co. — a garments unit based in Udyog Vihar Phase-III in Gurugram — on Friday, a day after




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For this lawyer, religion is no deterrent to observing roza

Samyuktha Patil has been observing roza for eight years




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Hyundai rolls out 200 cars on day one of resuming production in Sriperumbudur

The company resumed production operations on May 8, ensuring 100% physical distancing in accordance with standard operating procedure, a release said




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COVID-19 | Karnataka reports 36 new cases

State tally goes up to 789




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Case against me for anti-liquor demonstration is vindictive, says Alagiri

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president, in a statement, said the case was a vindictive act against Opposition parties by the police




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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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Assam, Meghalaya hike excise duty on liquor

Retail prices set to go up by 25%.




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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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Coronavirus lockdown | 150 enter State via Muthanga

Those without domestic pass would be sent back, say authorities




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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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U.S. awards $275 million border wall contract

Caddell Construction Company, based in Montgomery, Alabama, won the contract to build 22.5 km of barriers in and around Laredo, Texas.




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Riding out the lockdown

As they cannot hop on to their bikes now, three intrepid bikers instead mull over what they miss the most about not being on the road and where they plan to go once lockdown is lifted




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Over 350 Indians return to Chennai from Dubai on two flights

A 29-year-old woman with the mortal remains of her husband was one of the passengers




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Provide financial assistance to priests, barbers, says Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Saturday urged the State government to provide financial assistance to temple priests and caterers amon




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Private lab in Kolkata sealed for illegal COVID-19 tests

Government urges people to go only to approved centres.