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Anjali Bharadwaj among 12 winners of US anti-corruption award
She in a tweet said the honour is a 'recognition of the collective effort of people and groups across the country who hold power to account'
Indian-origin doctor is global coordinator for US President's Malaria Initiative
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Panjabi on his appointment
From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
If you sat down to talk with him, he could take you places with his words, and you would enjoy the journey
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
As Trump began seriously toying with a White House run, it became a tool to scorch opponents and give shape to his nationalist philosophy
World
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Brazil sees record-high ICU occupancydue to COVID-19 surge
The South American country has the world's second-largest COVID-19 outbreak after the US, with 340,776 deaths and 13,193,205 infections
New Zealand temporarily suspends entry of travellers from India amid COVID-19 surge
The travel restriction comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation on Thursday, of which 17 came from India
Saudi Arabia issues new COVID-19 guidelines for Umrah pilgrims
From the 1st of Ramadan, only those who have received coronavirus vaccines will be allowed to enter the holy mosques
Business
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RBI targets 5.2 per cent retail inflation for first half of FY22, repo rate unchanged
Earlier, the central bank had projected retail inflation at 5.2 per cent for the 2021 March quarter
Status quo on small savings interest rate
The decision to rollback was taken hours after the government announced the steepest cut in the rate on small savings schemes on Wednesday
Sports
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Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for COVID-19, in home isolation
The former India captain confirmed the news on his social media handle
Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash on steep Los Angeles road
His agent said Woods underwent surgery on his leg, and the injuries were described as serious
Ganguly discharged from hospital after fresh round of angioplasty
On Thursday, two more stents were implanted during the surgery conducted by a team of doctors
Science
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DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield from 6 to 9 months
In a letter to the Serum Institute, DCGI said it is permitted to apply the shelf life of nine months to unlabelled vials available on hand
Leaked WHO report says COVID likely passed from bats to humans through another animal
The researchers listed four scenarios in order of likelihood for the emergence of the virus named SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 double mutant variant detected in India
Officials said the new 'Indian strain' does not match any previously catalogued Variants of Concerns (VOC)
Life
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Sharp increase in destruction of virgin forest in 2020
Tropical forests continue to disappear rapidly, threatening irreparable losses to Earth's crucial biodiversity
'Dr Reddy's expects Sputnik V vaccine to get approval from Indian regulator soon'
Dr Reddy's has partnered with the Russia Direct Investment Fund to bring the Sputnik V vaccine to India and other countries, official said
Relationship
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No love no more
While marriages aren’t always the happily-ever-afters, separations don’t have to be the nightmares they’re touted to be either
How to deal with the bully in your life
While rectifying the bully in one’s life is not an option, there are multiple other tricks that one can adopt to tackle them better.
Knowing your colleagues better can avoid workplace conflict
Know your work partner more to avoid conflict.
Metros
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Migrant labourers leave Mumbai in packed trains fearing lockdown
Due to a sharp rise in COVID cases, Mumbai's BMC on Thursday imposed a weekend lockdown in the city until further orders
10 dead in fire at mall hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Mumbai's Bhandup
The cause of the 'level four' fire (serious emergency call in fire brigade parlance) has not been ascertained yet, BMC sources said
Its good-bye for Mumbai's iconic Karachi Bakery
The bakery was in the eye of a nationalistic storm after MNS protested against its name, claiming that it has a Pakistani ring to it
Editors' Picks
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Columns
While it would be erroneous to see political colour in what should be seen as usual assignments, few observers are willing to buy this line
Once again, we are locked down. And migrant workers are leaving out of fear of being abandoned. How did we get here?
Was planning an eight-phase poll spread over a month, and during a pandemic too boot, wrong, after all?
India’s urban unemployment is at a historic high and, more important, the participation rate of India’s labour force is at a historic low
