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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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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high
The price of diesel was raised from Rs. 289 to Rs. 400 a litre, while the cost of a litre of petrol was increased from 338 to 420 rupees
China 'flirting with danger', US would defend Taiwan if Beijing invades: Biden
It will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine, Biden said
'India big brother to Sri Lanka': Namal Rajapaksa thanks India for humanitarian aid
India handed over a large amount of humanitarian assistance consignment worth over Rs 2 billion to Sri Lanka which reached Colombo on Sunday
Business
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Centre plans to spend additional Rs.2 L crore in one year to fight inflation
India’s retail inflation rose to an eight-year high in April, while wholesale inflation rose to at least a 17-year high
Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India: Report
India made 3.1 per cent of the world's iPhones last year, and the proportion is expected to increase to 6 per cent to 7 per cent this year
Davos set to host World Economic Forum, Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus
The World Economic Forum (WEF) said the Annual Meeting 2022 will focus on 'history at a turning point', the theme of the summit
Sports
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This is not a small feat, keep it up: PM Modi to Thomas Cup winners
Modi said that India were able to hoist their flag in the competition after decades and it was not a small achievement
Nikhat Zareen’s historic gold enthuses Indian boxing enthusiasts
Her persistence paid off, says the pugilist’s proud father
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
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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Heavy rain, thunderstorm hit Delhi, flight operations affected
Strong winds and heavy rain uprooted trees in parts of Delhi which resulted in roads getting blocked
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
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Columns
The move has created a gap of six years between parallel ranks in the IAS and IPS, and IPS officers are upset at this 'unprecedented' order
The Tokyo summit was the second in-person meeting of the four leaders
Bandi Sanjay was able to bring Central funds to the extent of Rs 5,458 crore for various developmental projects in his constituency
Like the 1770 famine which heralded the West’s arrival on Indian soil, the British departure from the East too saw the worst of all famines
