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Book Review: ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins

In popular criticism of the novel, Cummins, and the publishing industry, this failure has led to the levelling of the ever-reliable allegation of cultural appropriation.




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COVID-19 pandemic: Apps aid the fight

Apart from the official government app, there are other apps too that have been developed by companies and private individuals to track and fight the spread of Coronavirus in India.




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Online classes: Learning remotely with Microsoft Teams

Teams enables teachers and students to connect over video-enabled remote classrooms, offering a host of interactive and collabora-tive tools on one platform




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The hard road ahead: Stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges amid Covid pandemic

While millions face the disease, almost all are facing economic hurdles. No sector is untouched, and no impact is small. Looking beyond oil and aviation, we bring you stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges.




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MI Bluetooth speakers, earphones: Enjoy your music anytime, anywhere

Xiaomi’s new audio devices sound great and are perfect for folks on a budget.




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Tech and COVID-19: Smart Cities solutions to fight the pandemic

Although Artificial Intelligence is not being used now, Chowdhury says that rapid visualisation and data analysis is being done to provide better solutions.




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Book Review: Simplifying Corona – A timely book that satisfies curiosity of children about pandemic

A timely book that explains the pandemic to children, helping satisfy their curiosity about it.




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The book of life: Meet these contemporary writers who are helping reshape little minds

From gender equality and adoption to mental health and sustainability, authors today are training the spotlight on many sensitive topics.




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Teen reading: List of book titles recommended by Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar-winner Paro Anand

We bring to you a list of book titles recommended by Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar-winner Paro Anand.




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Online database to depict fish landing centres’ proximity to COVID hotspots in Kerala launched

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched an online GIS based database depicting the proximity of fish landing centres to Covid-19 hotspots in Kerala.




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Uber resumes operations in green, orange zones amid lockdown

In a bid to curb the transmission of novel Coronavirus, India suspended public transport services and enforced a nearly two-month country-wide lockdown that is currently set to end on May 17.




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Non-food credit growth slips to 6.67% y-o-y amid COVID-19 crisis

Meanwhile, deposit growth in the banking system rose to 9.83%, falling marginally compared to the previous fortnight.




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Country’s wireless subscriber base sees marginal rise in January to 1,156 million

In terms of wireless broadband subscribers, Jio is on top with 376.57 million users, followed by Airtel with 142.34 million subscribers and Vodafone Idea with 117.93 users.




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Income Tax Exemption: Donation to Shree Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra in Ayodhya to get 80G benefit!

The notification says that the Teerth Kshetra is a place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown for taxation purposes.




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Why Xiaomi didn’t talk about its software quirks during Mi 10 5G India launch

Why did Xiaomi not talk about one of Mi 10 5G’s biggest highlights at launch, or after? The reason is simple.




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Entire family to be home-quarantined if one breaches seclusion rules

In Himachal around 90,000 persons returned home from other states on passes issued by state government in the past one week and another 20,000 plus are waiting to enter the state.




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West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state; Shah writes to Mamata

Shah said migrant workers from West Bengal are also eager to reach home and the central government is also facilitating the train services.




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Only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge: Union health ministry

At the time of discharge, patient will be advised to follow home isolation for further seen days as per the prescribed guidelines.




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Why do migrant workers who left for their homes want to return to Haryana?

Amidst Coronavirus breakdown, a reverse trend of people wanting to get back to work has been noticed in Haryana.




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Crisis not going away soon; IMF says, new incoming economic data worse than previous estimates

The International Monetary Fund said that the global economic outlook has worsened since its latest forecast three weeks ago and the world can expect more waves of financial-market turbulence.




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Who is paying the railway ticket price for migrant workers? Delhi, Bihar ministers spar

After the central government has permitted the operation of special trains to take migrants back to their hometowns, a debate on who will bear the cost has been going on.




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Vande Bharat Mission: Now a UV based luggage disinfector system from DRDO

The baggage undergoes a 180-degree vertical orientation change between 2 separate UV chambers which help in ensuring uniform radiation exposure all throughout the surface.




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TDP chief urges PM Modi to set up scientific experts’ committee to probe Vizag gas leak incident

Following the gas leak incident, the National Green Tribunal ordered LG Polymers India to pay interim damages of Rs 50 crore and issued notices to the company, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), state and Centre.




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Good news on Coronavirus medicine! Study finds this antiviral drug combo promising against COVID-19

The researchers believe that a future phase 3 trial will confirm or refute the usefulness of this candidate drug as a backbone treatment for COVID-19.




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Totally healthy: Amit Shah rubbishes rumours on his health, says he is not suffering from any disease

Home Minister Amit Shah has said he is totally healthy and not suffering from any disease.




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COVID-19 lockdown: Delayed academic plans and uncertainty-anxiety grips CBSE class 12 students

The COVID-19 lockdown, came with a different set of concerns for class 12 students, whose board exams were postponed midway following the outbreak of coronavirus, putting on hold their future plans as well.




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Gujarat: Four held for spreading rumour about Amit Shah’s health

Four persons were detained by Ahmedabad police on Saturday for allegedly spreading misinformation about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's health by creating a fake Twitter account in his name.




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Vizag gas leak: Situation ‘normal’ says Andhra govt; DGP inspects plant amid protests

The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday said the situation was "normal" in RR Venkatapuram village, where a styrene vapour leak from the LG Polymers plant claimed 12 lives and left over 300 people hospitalized with various ailments.




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Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.




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Tamil Nadu moves SC against high court order for closure of Tasmac liquor outlets

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order for closure of state-run liquor outlets on grounds of violations of COVID-19 guidelines, arguing that it would lead to "grave losses" in revenue and complete halt in commercial activities.




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Adani Transmission Q4 net dips 60 per cent on one-time write-off; FY21 margins protected

Adani Transmission Ltd's (ATL) net profit in January-March at Rs 58.97 crore was 60 per cent lower than Rs 146.7 crore net profit in the same quarter last year.




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Catching Cybercriminals Exploiting the Pandemic Follow Up

Read additional insights from The DomainTools Security Research Team's recent presentation on CovidLock including results from participant polls and supplemental Q&A.




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Canada Impresses as A Fine Country for Immigration as per A Study

The Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index has a task of ranking the nations and in it, Canada was a leading country for immigration. In it, there are ranks for 50, nations and Canada was also selected as the best destination for investment.Making Great ProgressAdditionally,…




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Saskatchewan Conducts Final Entrepreneur Stream Immigration Draw of 2019

The immigration authorities of Saskatchewan conducted a final draw of 2019 in the Entrepreneur stream on December 5.Making a Gradual ProcessIn the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program 62 were invitations issued for immigration where the Candidates…




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Immigration Priorities in Canada Outlined in A Mandate Letter by Liberals

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assigned the twin tasks to Marco Mendicino, the Immigration Minister. These are Management of a million new arrivals seeking permanent residents as well as creating a fresh Municipal Nominee Program.Well Defined ResponsibilitiesThe…




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Increase in Immigration Targets is the Next Priority of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada has addressed the recently appointed Immigration Minister in a recent mandate letter. The mandate letter represents the top preferences for the Canadian immigration future, which comprises increasing immigration goals and…




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Ontario Seeks an Enhanced Provincial Immigration Allocation by 2021

Ontario immigration is seeking an enhanced allocation of provincial immigrants from the Canadian federal government it receives every year. It wants the allocation in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program at 13,300 by 2021, and it is 7,000 in this year. Reasons…




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Nova Scotia Achieves A Record Immigration Driving Up the Provincial Population

Nova Scotia Province had a record-breaking growth in population and the credit goes to immigrants as well as interprovincial migrants.Impressive Performance by the ProvinceAs per the estimates of Statistics Canada the growth in population was 12,339…




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A Record Number of Immigrants Reach Nova Scotia in 2019

Nova Scotia achieved a record immigration level in 2019 and made tremendous efforts to attract workers in specified sectors.Impressive StatisticsThe Immigration Office approved 2,780 applications till Dec. 27, which is 21 percent more than in 2018. Lena…




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Increase in Settlement Funds for Express Entry Immigrants in Canada for 2020

There is an increase in the Settlement funds requirement for fresh immigrants in the Express Entry reaching Canada in 2020. Funds requirements for single applicants increased to $12,960 in 2020. In 2019 they were $12,669. Also, there was an increase…




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Saskatchewan Holds A Draw and Issues Invitations to 308 Promising Candidates

The immigration officials of Saskatchewan issued 308 invitations that target 82 NOC codes in the first skilled worker draw for Expression of Interest draw in the present year on January 9th. This draw was held in Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program…




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Ontario has Issued 7,391 Immigration Nominations in 2019

In 2019, Ontario has issued 7,391 nominations in its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program as per an announcement. OINP had an initial allocation target standing 6,650, and in December 700 places were offered to it by IRCC. It included 41 nominations in…




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Express Entry Immigration Option and Facts about Principal Applicants

We present the facts of Express Entry as an option for candidates who have credentials that are similar to the credentials of Meghan and Harry. Their qualifying for permanent residence in Canada is a matter of discussion. There is news about the potential…




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5-minute Tablea Coffee

5-minute Tablea Coffee appeared first on CASA Veneracion

It’s tempting to say that I have no idea why this tablea coffee recipe is one of the highest-trafficked posts in my blog. I do have a good idea. It’s delicious. And so easy to make too. This was originally posted in March of 2011 when my love affair with tsokolate tablea seems was in …

5-minute Tablea Coffee was written by Connie Veneracion and originally published in CASA Veneracion.



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Kimchi and Pork and in Coconut Milk

Kimchi and Pork and in Coconut Milk appeared first on CASA Veneracion

Inspired by the spicy Filipino dish gising-gising, chopped homemade kimchi takes the place of chilies in this kimchi and pork vegetables in coconut milk dish. Just lovely with rice! Alex’s idea. She’d been dreaming of cooking gising-gising for days while, at the same time, experimenting with dishes she can add her homemade kimchi too. She …

Kimchi and Pork and in Coconut Milk was written by Connie Veneracion and originally published in CASA Veneracion.




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Rakhi Birla, AAP's Giant Killer, Youngest Minister, Youngest Deputy Speaker

At 26, Rakhi Birla became the youngest minister in Delhi as she joined Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) first came to power in 2013. Later, the two-time MLA from Mangolpuri...




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Know Your Delhi Candidate: Kapil Mishra

Kapil Mishra is a former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader-turned BJP candidate for the Delhi election. When he was with the AAP, Mr Mishra was elected from Delhi's Karawalnagar seat in the 2014 Delhi...




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Arvind Kejriwal Oath Event: Rajendra Gautam To Take Oath As Delhi Minister

Rajendra Pal Gautam, the minister of social welfare in the incumbent Delhi government, will on Sunday take oath as a minister in the new Arvind Kejriwal government.




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Kailash Gahlot, Najafgarh MLA, To Take Oath As Delhi Minister On Sunday

Kailash Gehlot, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi's Najafgarh, took care of two of the most important focus areas of Arvind Kejriwal's previous government- transport and environment.




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All You Need To Know About Imran Hussain, Delhi's Minister Designate

Imran Hussain, the Ballimaran MLA, has been retained as a Cabinet minister in the Arvind Kejriwal government. He will take oath of office on Sunday along with his five Cabinet colleagues and Arvind...