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Islamophobia is more American than Indian ... a tool for the scared: Anand Rao




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Cities must plan for an India on the move or end up as slums




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Why politics has nothing to do with economics in India




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'If only Hindus are natural citizens, it is a blow to India’s idea of citizenship'




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Lockdown curbs rejuvenate Ganga in UP ’s industrial hub




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Windfall for BCCI expected on IPL media rights auction day

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expecting a windfall from the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction, which gets underway here on Monday with top companies from across the globe participating.




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Maha: No funds to help workers, say officials

The state government would be short of Rs1.4 lakh crore, or 40 % of the projected revenue for the 2020-21 fiscal, if any financial package were announced for the migrant workers’ assistance, sources in the finance department said on Friday.




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UP CM to officials: Ensure nobody walks back home

Directing officials to ensure that nobody walks back home, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the government was making all efforts in deploying buses and trains to bring back stranded migrant workers.




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Matching donor saves former thalassaemia patient’s life




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Ludhiana district administration allows restaurants for home delivery from 7am to 7pm




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Over 100 shifted to village quarantine centres: Ludhiana deputy commissioner




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Getting a curfew pass issued a herculean task in Patiala




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Youth Akali Dal leaders give ration kits to priests in Ludhiana

Viewing the helplessness of priests in gurdwaras amid lockdown, the Youth Akali Dal (YAD) (Rural) has started distributing ration kits among them. The drive commenced on May 3 and regularly 25-30 kits are being distributed among the priests in different villages on daily basis.




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Covid-19 positive villager dies of heart attack in Ludhiana

A Covid-19 patient from a village in Jagraon died of heart attack at Civil Hospital here on Saturday morning. The deceased was around 15 years old and had returned from Nanded Sahib pilgrimage.




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Four booked for murder of 62-year-old man in Patiala

The police have booked four persons after a 62-year-old man died following the alleged assault.




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Ludhiana: Labourer’s wife, lover booked for his death

Machhiwara police on Friday booked a woman and her alleged lover for abetment to suicide after her husband died in a road accident while going to commit suicide. The deceased was identified as Gurwinder Singh — a labourer in his thirties — from Indra Colony in Machhiwara.




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Restaurants in Ludhiana can now home deliver from 7am to 7pm

From Saturday, restaurants, eateries, sweet shops, ice-cream parlours and juice vends can home deliver from 7am to 7pm. But dining will not be allowed at the joints.​




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Older people with persistent insomnia symptoms more likely to remain depressed, study finds

Lack of sleep has long been considered a potential risk factor for mood disorders. According to a new study, older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed.




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Heat may curb virus spread but social distancing is key: Study




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'Give PPE Kits Instead': Twitter Responds to IAF Showering Flowers on Covid-19 Hospitals

While some appreciated this gesture and said that it would help boost morale, others felt that this is waste of resources which could have been utilised for something much more important.




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AI-Powered CCTV Cameras to Help Shops Maintain Social Distancing in Times of Covid-19

The AI software is loaded into the surveillance systems of a retailer which would do the calculations and give out alarms and also worker productivity results.




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Cops are Using 'Ghana Coffin Dancers Meme' to Urge Indians to Stay Indoors During Lockdown

The Ghana pallbearers meme recently became popular during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Watch: Diljeet Dosanjh Impressed by UK Residents Performing Bhangra while Maintaining Social Distancing

As soon as the tweet went viral, netizens including singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, also expressed his joy in watching the street side bhangra!




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Watch: Couple Exchanges Garlands Using Sticks to Maintain Social Distancing During Wedding

A couple from Mumbai came up with a unique way of celebrating their marriage amid the lockdown.




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India's First All-Girl Band 'Viva' Has Reunited in Lockdown to Bring Back Your Childhood Memories

Immensely popular indipop band Viva that once comprised of Anushka Manchanda, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin, and Mahua Kamat is back to rock you again.




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This Indian Student From Harvard Has Found How to Decontaminate N95 Masks With Microwave

This process could be particularly useful in India, where complex methods like VHP decontamination are unlikely to be very useful across many parts of India if N95s or other PPEs were to become scarce.




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Indians Forgot About Social Distancing And Queued up to Buy Alcohol as Stores Finally Open

Are people really that thirsty that they have been crowding outside liquor stories from 7am just to get their hands on their favourite booze?




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'Travel Bubble' between New Zealand and Australia Could be a Model for the Future

Politicians from Australia and New Zealand are discussing the possibility of opening up borders to each other, creating a travel corridor -- or "travel bubble" -- between the two nations.




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Spaniards Soak Up Sun after Lockdown Eased as Daily Death Toll Lowest in 6 Weeks

The number of deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the country stands at 25,264, while there have been 217,466 cases.




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What China, US, India Did Not Tell You On Coronavirus: This Honest Government Ad is Going Viral

The video talks about the developed counties struggling to flatten the curve, bizarre statements by world leaders, lack of basics like facemasks and shifting the blame on the minorities for the spread of the virus.




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This Australian Dog Has Rescued Over 100 Koalas in Australian Bushfires

Once the koalas are located, the team and wildlife care experts can give the animals the support they need to survive in the wild.




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Meet the Nat Geo Award-winning Indian Photographer Whose Journey Started With an iPhone

In a post shared on Humans of Bombay page on Instagram, Varun said in his school days he was called a ‘defaulter’ and a ‘slow learner’, which discouraged his morale.




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Heard Azaan in Woman's Voice? Pakistani-Canadian Breaks Stereotypes in Ramzan Message

Azaan, the muslim call for prayers, is given from the mosques five times a day by a muezzin who is conventionally a man.




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Indian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's New Quarantine Look is As Desi As it Gets

In the picture shared on his personal social media handle, the batsman can be seen wearing a casual tee and shorts as he sits caressing his moustache.




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Watch: Monkey Tries to Kidnap Baby, Social Media Thinks It's a Human 'Trafficking Effort'

As soon as, the baboon reaches near the bench, it leaves the bike and pulls a toddler from the bench.




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No Social Distancing, More Domestic Abuse: Alcohol Shops May Save Economy but Put Many at Risk

The government needs to find more permanent solutions that not only ensure social distancing but also take into account the human cost that women must pay to help the economy get back on track.




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'My Job is to Spread Knowledge': Pakistani Speedster Shoaib Akhtar Open to Coaching Indian Bowlers

In an interview on social networking app Helo, Akhtar said that he has never stepped back from sharing his knowledge and he would be more than happy to do the same with Indian bowlers.




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Anger in Middle East, Marriage in India: 'Red Dot Experiment' Shows How Meanings Vary Across Cultures

In South East Asia, the instant responses tended to marriage and love while the delayed responses included communism, China etc.




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This is What Indian Officials Did After Finding a Rare Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh

The endangered creature was found on Saturday after it became trapped inside a pen containing sheep and goats in Giu village.




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What are Murder Hornets and Why is Everyone on Social Media Freaking Out About Them?

Murder hornets are seven times more poisonous than a honey bee. They usually attack in groups. Each year in Japan around 50 people get killed by the murder hornets.




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'Give Her a Condom': Sexist Trolls Target Pregnant Jamia Student Arrested Under UAPA

Even as the viral Instagram account 'Boys Locker Room' brought back discourse about "glorification of rape culture" in India, many on the internet felt that what was happening to Zargar was yet another example of rape culture and normalisation of violence against women.




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China Set to Launch Spacecraft to Potentially Send Astronauts on the Moon

The United States is so far the only country to have been able to send humans to the Moon.




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Scientists Have Found Traces of Nitrogen Compounds in 4 Billion-year-old Martian Meteorite

The meteorite contains nitrogen-bearing organic material in carbonate minerals. This is the first-ever evidence of the presence of organic compounds on the red planet.




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'Islamophobic' Tweet Costs Indian Man His Job and Seat in School Council in Canada

Ironically, Hooda's Twitter handle mentions that he is an immigration consultant and also a community volunteer.




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Priyanka Chopra, Julia Roberts Bring Met Gala Home With Stunning Lockdown Photos

The coronavirus pandemic has put all the plans and gatherings on hold, including the biggest fashion gathering of the year.




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Guilty or Not, Trolling 'Shameful': DCW Demands Probe into Sexist Attacks on Pregnant Jamia Student

Since Zargar's arrest, social media trolls have been slandering and character assassinating the Jamia student due to her pregnancy.




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This Piano Cover of the Ghanaian Coffin Dancers is Winning the Internet

The piano cover has been done by a person namely Peter Buka. The video features Peter playing an illuminated piano.




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This Bizarre Studio Apartment in Australia Comes with a Toilet within Kitchen Space

The washroom, which comes with a toilet and shower, is within the kitchen, with just a glass partition between the two areas.




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93% Indians are Anxious to Return to Office Post Lockdown and Here's Why

A health-tech community product, FYI, undertook the survey conducted by MindMap Advance Research with 560 India Inc. entities, including employees from across small, medium and large enterprises in major metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru.




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Mostly Common in Asia, These Giant Hornets Are Fast Becoming a Part of the American Palate

Mostly found in Asia and parts of Russia, the hornets are common in Japan. But in the country’s central Chubu region, the dangerous beings are eaten as a delicacy.