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Nitin Gadkari earns Rs 4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube
Gadkari's YouTube channel began in 2015 but has become more active during the pandemic
Nagarathna may become India’s first woman CJI
Justice Nagarathna has been elevated from the Karnataka high court
Words of a gay poet, as old as India’s Independence, heal
Hoshang Merchant – a midnight’s child, as old as our independence – reflects on the coinciding evolution of the life of a poet and a nation
‘Afghanistan has changed, women will fight back’
Marzia Babakarkhail has zero regrets for taking on the Taliban and is planning her return
World
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Taliban to female Kabul city workers: Stay home
Hamdullah Namony told reporters Sunday that only women who could not be replaced by men have been permitted to report to work
'A tragic mistake': US admits strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians, not IS militants
The drone strike killed 10 people, including seven children, according to McKenzie, none of who ultimately were linked to IS
Afghan crisis main focus at Dushanbe SCO meeting today
The SCO summit itself is being held in a hybrid format, which means that some leaders will also attend in person
Business
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Food delivery, cab service to become costlier, petrol, diesel still not under GST
E-commerce operators are being made liable to pay tax on transport of passengers by any type of motor vehicles
Telecom relief eases default risk for banks
However, bankers said they are awaiting the plan of action from the telecom companies to assess the situation
Petrol under GST: Council unlikely to bite the bullet
The council will be debating the most sought-after proposal at a time when fuel prices are at their highest levels
Sports
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No regrets on book launch, no-one got COVID from that party: Ravi Shastri
The book launch got even more attention after the fifth Test was cancelled with the outcome of the series yet to be decided
Report: Taliban has banned women's sports in Afghanistan
Australia's Sport Minister Richard Colbeck said earlier that the Taliban's decision on women's sport was 'deeply concerning'
Devendra Jhajharia, Venkatesh Prasad named in National Sports Awards selection panel
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakum Sharma has been picked as the chairperson of the committee
Science
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COVID-19 pandemic had psychosocial impact on healthcare workers, study says
The study findings point to the challenges at the organisational level which is reflected in major changes in the working culture of HCWs
LifeCell gets DCGI nod for clinical trial of cell therapy to treat COVID patients
The company has set up a manufacturing facility at its Chennai campus that will further bolster its biologics manufacturing capabilities
Gaganyaan mission likely to be launched by 2022 end or early 2023: Jitendra Singh
The mission, originally scheduled for a launch by 2022, was delayed due to coronavirus pandemic
Life
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AIIMS study observes long term effect of COVID-19 on lifestyle
The study made the observation that physicians should classify patients
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Met Gala 2021 look comes with a political message
The Democratic Congresswoman from New York opened up about her outfit, hoping her dress can be a conversation starter
Study finds why adults struggle to learn a new language
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'
Relationship
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Knowing your colleagues better can avoid workplace conflict
Know your work partner more to avoid conflict.
Plea for peace
Amidst the pandemic, the public figures of the country urge their fans and followers to put an end to domestic violence
Will your relationship end this Christmas?
Christmas alert: Will your relationship end these holidays?
Metros
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86.64 pc of Mumbaikars developed antibodies against COVID-19: Sero survey
This is the fifth survey which was conducted between August 12 and September 8 and collected samples from 8,674 candidates
Delhi remains most unsafe for women irrespective of drop in crime rate
According to the NCRB data, the number of cases registered under the IPC in Delhi saw a sharp dip by 18 per cent between 2019 and 2020
Delhi Metro's Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand corridor to open on Sep 18
The nearly one-kilometre-long (891 m) Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand section will take the metro further into interior areas of Najafgarh
Editors' Picks
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Columns
While Mr Azad felt it could have positive ramifications for the Congress in the days to come, local Congress leaders thought otherwise
The US is emphasising its continued relevance to the Indo-Pacific and India is hedging against future US unpredictability
People like Adityanath also seem to be motivated by the focused goal of setting one religious community against another
Manoj was one of those people, one of the many we met in a short but harrowing journey from India to England this week
