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Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action
Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women
'Chak de phatte India', says Harnaaz Sandhu after becoming Miss Universe 2021
The 21-year-old model has previously bagged numerous pageant titles including LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021 and Femina Miss India Punjab 2019
The General I Knew
This piece is a personal tribute to an extraordinary general, gentleman and my battalion commanding officer
Tendulkar among 50 most influential people on Twitter, according to brand research
American singer Taylor Swift is at number 1 spot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is placed at number two in the list
World
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Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian
In the first war crimes case brought to trial, Shyshimarin could get life in prison if convicted of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man
Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope
A miracle attributed to Devasahayam was recognised by Pope Francis in 2014, clearing the path to his canonisation in 2022
Court bars Mahinda, son, 15 MLAs from overseas travel
Order in wake of investigation into attacks on Monday’s protest sites
Business
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Indian Rupee slumps to all-time low of 77.42 against US dollar
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.17 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 77.42
LIC mega IPO opens for subscription; to close on May 9
The government aims to generate about Rs 21,000 crore by diluting its 3.5 per cent stake in the insurance behemoth
RBI, in surprise move, hikes key rate by 0.4 per cent, EMIs might go up
The move will lead to an increase in lending rates and make retail loans, including home loans, costly
Sports
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Historic title triumph: India stun Indonesia 3-0 to win Thomas Cup
Indian team stuns the 14-time champions to win the prestigious team championship for first time ever
Flamboyant Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car crash
The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009, was involved in a single-car accident
The Williams family’s story doesn’t stop at King Richard
Serena Williams already has an idea for a trilogy of the Oscar-winning film that captures Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to tennis stardom
Science
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Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer makes first observations in Exosphere of Moon
These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species
US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer
Astronomers find black hole spins on its side
The black hole's rotation axis is tilted by more than 40 degrees with respect to the axis of the star's orbit
Life
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The waist of the matter
Doctors have often sounded a word of caution about blindly following the workout and slimming routines of celebrities
Experts for study on bee population
Pesticides and other agrochemicals such as herbicides and weedicides are killing bees and other pollinators in intensively farmed areas
Half of Covid survivors show one symptom even two years after infection: Lancet study
While physical and mental health generally improved over time, the study suggests that COVID-19 patients still tend to have poorer health
Relationship
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Knowing your colleagues better can avoid workplace conflict
Know your work partner more to avoid conflict.
Daddy diaries
Fathers around the country cherish the family time they’re getting with their kids, courtesy the lockdown
Metros
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Mundka fire tragedy: Building had single entry-exit point, no fire NOC
Toll may go beyond 27 as 19 people are still missing and remains are being found
Delhi's R-value 2.1 this week, every COVID infected person infecting two others
The preliminary analysis by computational modelling was done by IIT-Madras
As COVID cases surge, Delhi makes masks mandatory; Rs 500 penalty for violation
Sources said authorities have been asked to keep a close watch on social gatherings and ramp up testing in the national capital
Editors' Picks
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Columns
Once it dawns on the judiciary that some laws are out of place in a 21st century democracy, then problematic laws will fall
India has a great opportunity to rebuild its hold on maritime neighbourhood, when the Opposition has begun an anti-India chant in Maldives
The Indian National Congress was the first political party, inspired by the Mahatma, to successfully launch itself as a party of government
India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation
