Monday, Jun 01, 2020 | Last Update : 11:14 AM IST
69th Day Of Lockdown
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To be a part of Oxford University's Covid19 vaccine project is a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin scientist
The 34-year-old's role as a Quality Assurance Manager means to ensure compliance are met before the vaccine could progress to trial stage
Singer Ariana Grande feels she is being treated unfairly by media
says she stopped engaging with the press for a while due to media's treatment of her.
Kolkata police books Babul Supriyo for sharing 'fake photo' on Twitter
Reacting to the case filed against him, Supriyo said that he shared what was already viral
Balki makes a difference
The filmmaker divulges details about his ad shoot with Akshay Kumar amidst the lockdown
World
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Protests over Minneapolis death rage on amid political finger-pointing
Officials blame a “tightly controlled” group of outsiders, including white supremacists and drug cartel members, for some of the violence
Moscow eases lockdown despite high virus caseload
The Russian capital, epicentre of Russia's outbreak with a population of more than 12 million, has the world's third-largest caseload
The president took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks
Business
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Infosys among UK firms accessing Rishi Sunak’s Covid19 job saving scheme
Infosys has furloughed 3 percent of its UK workforce
Oil prices slip even after OPEC meeting advanced
Saudi Arabia is proposing to extend record cuts from May and June until the end of the year, but has yet to win support from Russia
Asia's factory pain deepens as China's recovery fails to lift demand
Japan’s factory activity shrank at fastest pace since 2009, while South Korea saw manufacturing slump at sharpest pace in more than a decade
Sports
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Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a hero of young India, passes away
He was supreme centre forward at a time when Indian hockey was in its halcyon days
India won't rush its players back to game
Stadiums and sports complexes are reopening to allow athletes to train but there will be no events staged that would draw spectators
The glorious cricketer and melodious flautist
The lockdown appears to be going rather melodiously for cricketer Shikhar Dhawan
Science
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US sends 2 million doses of malaria drug to Brazil for COVID-19 treatment
No large, rigorous scientific studies have found the drug, hydroxychloroquine, safe or effective for preventing or treating COVID-19
Patients who undergo surgery after COVID infection at increased death risk: Study
Mortality rates were higher in men versus women, and in patients aged 70 years or over versus those aged under 70 years
Coronavirus 'shapeshifts' to jump from animals to humans: Study
Researchers conduct genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus and confirmed that its closest relative is a coronavirus that infects bats
Life
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More forest cover, less pandemic incidents: Madhya Pradesh study
The study has been conducted by the Madhya Pradesh forest department.
Calm your scalp
Experts weigh in on how the summer season is as damaging to the hair as it is to the skin and provide solutions
Masks are the new fashion statement
Masked identities have become the norm Beauty bloggers, fashion designers suggest going with the flow and making the best of the mandate
Relationship
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Will your relationship end this Christmas?
Christmas alert: Will your relationship end these holidays?
Amid lockdown, retired Faujis keep the morale high
Recounting real-life experiences by retired servicemen is keeping the josh high among residents
Daddy diaries
Fathers around the country cherish the family time they’re getting with their kids, courtesy the lockdown
Metros
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24 doctors rescued from South Mumbai hotel after fire mishap
The fire broke out at Fortune hotel near Metro Cinema late Wednesday night.
Death of Mumbai hospital worker sparks protest by colleagues
A staff union official alleged that the worker was not sanctioned a sick leave despite him complaining about body pains.
Mumbai's Ganesh mandal postpones Ganpati festival celebration
The decision has been taken in view of the health and safety of the public
Editors' Picks
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Columns
The BJP had been finding it difficult to attack the Congress during the brief period Rahul Gandhi stepped back from political activities
Court has finally intervened on behalf of the well-being of migrant workers
In Uttar Pradesh, the Muslim clergy is rubbing its eyes in disbelief at the way chief minister Yogi Adityanath has started behaving
Will the simmering anger lead to aakrosh — a violence born from a virus of indifference?
