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Couple held for snatching mobile phones in Delhi

Police have arrested a couple for allegedly snatching mobile phones from people in central Delhi, officials said on Saturday. Following reports about a couple on white scooter snatching mobile phones, Arjun (22) and Vaishali Kaushal (20) were arrested near Railway Colony, Kishanganj, they said. The woman riding pillion on the scooter used to snatch the mobile phones from people, a senior police officer said. Arjun had been involved in 31 cases. Three months ago, he married Vaishali, a tattoo artist, and both are addicted to drugs, police said. Vaishali had also allegedly snatched the mobile phone of a jewellery showroom security guard in Karol Bagh, they added.




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Coke case enters decisive phase


The litigation in Kerala over Coca Cola's activities and the over-exploitation of water resources has moved into a crucial phase. Sreedevi Jacob reports.




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Romila Thapar on the importance of speaking out | Upholding the rights of a child


In this edition we look at the rising intolerance in country and how it can be alleviated as per the eminent historian Ms. Romila Thapar, how our nation is failing to nourish it's children, what is harming our coasts, natural flora and fauna, how we can use technology to make our society more equal and much more.




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Upholding the rights of a child


On Constitution Day, E S Ramamurthy describes how our government is failing in its primary duties of raising the level of nutrition and the improvement of public health as prescribed in our Constitution and thereby creating a nation of malnourished children.




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Schizophrenia of agricultural policy


Any discussion of GM crops must take place within the larger framework of the indispensable need to promote biodiversity and set up agricultural policies linked to this need, writes Sujatha Byravan.




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Interlinking rivers : Epitaph for the displaced


S G Vombatkere points out the future that awaits those who will be displaced, given India's track record in 'rehabilitation and compensation'.




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Selling a watery euphoria


Can Gujarat build a pipeline that costs more than its annual outlay? Himanshu Upadhyaya says most of the promises of Narmada waters are simply exercises in public relations.




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Emphasis on mixed use needed


Our organically grown urban areas are very close to being the ideal mixed-land-use places that the West is now attempting to create. To leverage this phenomenon, there must be incentives to encourage development in the inner cities instead of in sprawling suburbs, writes Madhav Pai.




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Photographer Illustrates a 'Disappearing Landscape'

Diane Tuft shows the front line of climate change, in her new book "The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape." Diane joins Lunch Break's Tanya Rivero to discuss her disturbingly beautiful images. Photo: Diane Tuft




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White House Outlines Three Phases to Restart Economy

President Trump outlined new federal guidelines on April 17 to reopen the country, saying governors should take a "phased and deliberate approach" to restart their state economies. Photo: William Volcov/Zuma Press





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The AAP phenomenon: Too early for an epitaph


The results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections apparently point to an abysmal failure of new politics as championed by the Aam Aadmi Party, but a deeper look by Himanshu Upadhyaya suggests all may not be over just as yet.




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Phase IV: Most candidates from Rajasthan

Phase IV: Most candidates from Rajasthan




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Phase IV: BSP has most 'tainted' candidates

Phase IV: BSP has most 'tainted' candidates




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Independents galore in Phase IV

Independents galore in Phase IV




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Phase IV: Cong fields maximum crorepatis

Phase IV: Cong fields maximum crorepatis




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Details of Fourth Phase Polling

Details of Fourth Phase Polling




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Congress has most crorepatis in Phase V

Congress has the most crorrepatis in the fray in Phase V of the polls.




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Fifth Phase: BJP has maximum criminal candidates

Fifth Phase: BSP has maximum criminal candidates




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All about last phase of LS election

All about last phase of LS election




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Graphic: Women in Lok Sabha

Graphic: Women in Lok Sabha




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Why Modi was not so triumphant at his Vijay Sabha

Instead of a steamrolling 150 seats tally, terrifying the Bharatiya Janata Party high command into an abject surrender and hailing him as a prime minister-in-waiting, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra got 115 seats, 2 short of his 2007 score(117), enabling his party rivals to deny him what he covets the most, says Arvind J Bosmia




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Why Modi of 2012 is a triumph of secularism

Narendra Modi of 2002 couldn't change Hindustan into Modistan; it is Hindustan which has changed Modi of 2002 into Modi of 2012, notes Sajid Bhombal.




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Apple iPhone 5 Circus

Outside the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a look at the modern, yet "ancient" customs of the Apple iPhone circus of official iPhone announcments, and takes a look at the features of the new iPhone 5.




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Can’t Unlock Your iPhone’s Face ID with a Mask On? There’s a Mask For That

The coronavirus pandemic means we must wear masks. It also means unlocking an iPhone with Face ID is a challenge. WSJ’s Joanna Stern tracked down a woman who created a mask to get around it.




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iPhone SE Review: The $399 iPhone Comes Back to Life

The new iPhone SE may seem like a sad, recycled phone but it's more than that. WSJ's Joanna Stern (with the help of an animator) brought the budget phone to life to explain how its performance and camera tricks make it a worthy option—even compared to its expensive, bigger iPhone 11 siblings.




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Euphemising forest diversion?


Plantations or reforestation cannot replace natural forests, which provides an essential ecosystem. Unless policy makers realise this, our natural forests will continue to be used for various purposes shrinking the forest cover further, says Meenal Tatpati.




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Are we just blind persons feeling an elephant?


Limited, quick-fix solutions that do not address the underlying causes of the deep-rooted problem of rape have clearly not worked in the country, writes Ammu Joseph in the first of a two-part article examining the many layers of the issue.




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What a cell phone could mean for a poor woman


Innovative use of information technology through mobile phones is enabling improved financial literacy and increased access to credit for economically disadvantaged women in rural and urban areas. Swapna Majumdar reports.




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The false promise of a demographic dividend


Much is made out of the proportion of youth in India’s population and what it could mean for its economy and progress. However, statistics and trends in education and employment within this group do not paint a promising picture, points out Kannan Kasturi.




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Defence reforms: The next phase


The proposed second round of defence reforms will make the armed forces more utilisable. Nonetheless, this should not blind us to the questionable impulse behind the reforms, writes Firdaus Ahmed.




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A misplaced emphasis on highways?


The government continues with its blind focus on highways and expressways when infrastructure for water supply, waste management and mass transit system is in desperate need of attention. Kannan Kasturi says there is more to public infrastructure than just highways and expressways.




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Unwilling parents, unwary orphans


In Anantapur, farm suicides are fewer than they were in 2002. But they still happen and could rise again in this fragile region. As elsewhere, agriculture is plagued by uncertainty, writes P Sainath.




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Geographical indications in jeopardy


Geographical indications of Indian origin such as 'Basmati' rice and 'Darjeeling' tea continue to remain open to being wrongfully exploited internationally. Kasturi Das looks at the issue in depth.




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GM Crops: Can India follow the Philippines example?


The Court of Appeals in Philippines has recently passed an order, prohibiting field trials of GM Bt Brinjal. As the Indian government seeks to push through the BRAI Bill, Neha Saigal exposes its loopholes and argues why we should go the Philippines way.




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"Invisible India is the elephant in your bedroom"


Ashwin Mahesh talks with 2007 Ramon Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath.




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A culture of deference and sycophancy


In a candid conversation with India Together, eminent scholar, author and historian Ramachandra Guha shares his thoughts on leaders of the past and present and their legacies for the future of India.




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The Telangana prophecy: Will more states mean more conflict?


With the government clearing Telangana as India's 29th state, long-standing demands for separate states in other parts of the country have gained fresh momentum. This could be a foretelling of many more states to come, but would that necessarily augur ill for the unity of India? Noted historian Ramachandra Guha shares his thoughts.




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For distraught Phailin survivors, life is little consolation


Their shelters and livelihoods ravaged by the deadly recent cyclone, many women along Odisha's coastline are are so bereft of any hope for the future that they feel it would have been better to be among the dead. Sarada Lahangir meets some of them.




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Orphans of our society


Ignored by the government, shunned by society and caught in a time-warp of their own, the nomadic castes and tribes of India are almost "non citizens" of the land. R. Akhileshwari describes the abysmal plight of such people from Andhra Pradesh and highlights the injustice and neglect that they are subject to.




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River dolphin numbers rise


Recent conservation efforts, linked to the development of alternate livelihood options for local communities along the Brahmaputra, have led to new hope for Assam's state aquatic animal. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.




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Understanding Schizophrenia


Dr.Judith Jaeger, an expert on psychiatric disorders was recently in Chennai. She spoke to Lalitha Sridhar on schizophrenia and the current state of knowledge in the world about the illness.




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U.P. mismanaging encephalitis epidemic


Japanese Encephalitis, the deadly virus infection, is not new to Uttar Pradesh -- the first outbreak took place in 1978, and since then every year. But JE is predictable and self-limiting, giving health authorities clear opportunities to save lives. Still, the 2005 monsoon season has seen more chaotic management and more deaths, says Abhijit Das.




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PHOTO: Auto Expo में टाटा से लेकर मारुति तक इन कंपनियों ने पेश की ये गाड़ियां

हर दो साल पर भारत में होने वाला मेगा शो ऑटो एक्सपो 2020 (Auto Expo 2020) शुरू हो चुका है. इस समारोह में लगभग 90-100 नए व्हीकल शोकेस होने की उम्मीद है. यहां देखें ऑटो एक्सपो में कौन-कौन सी गाड़ियां हुई शोकेस...




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Triumph लॉन्च करेगी Street Triple R and RS का BS-6 मॉडल, जानिए क्या होगा खास

Street Triple RS का लुक काफी अच्छा है. इसमें दो एलईडी हेडलैंप है जो कि पहले से काफी बेहतर हैं, साथ ही इसमें इंटीग्रेटेड डीआरएल भी दिया गया है.




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Photos: इस साउथ इंडियन एक्ट्रेस के बोल्ड सीन का मामला पहुंचा था कोर्ट, जारी हुआ था नोटिस

साउथ इंडिन एक्ट्रेस रीमा सेन (Reema Sen) को लोगों गैंग्स ऑफ वासेपुर में नोटिस किया. लेकिन एक राज्य की अदालत ने इन्हें पहले ही नोटिस जारी कर दिया था.




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Viral Photo : जब घायल हालत में ऋषि कपूर की बारात में शामिल हुए थे अमिताभ बच्चन

अमिताभ बच्चन (Amitabh Bachchan) ने ऋषि कपूर और नीतू कपूर (Rishi Kapoor Neetu Kapoor Marriage) की शादी से जुड़ी कुछ यादें शेयर की हैं.




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मां सोनी राजदान के साथ वायरल हुई आलिया भट्ट की थ्रोबैक Photo, आप भी देखें...

आलिया भट्ट (Alia Bhatt) एक बार फिर सुर्खियों में हैं और इसकी वजह है उनकी वायरल हो रही थ्रोबैक तस्वीर, जिसमें वह अपनी मां सोनी राजदान (Soni Razdan) के साथ दिखाई दे रही हैं.




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आ रहा है iPhone 11 के कैमरे जैसा दिखने वाला इस ब्रैंड का फोन! सस्ता होगा दाम

आईटेल एक ऐसा फोन ला रहा है जिसका कैमरा टीज़र में iPhone 11 जैसा दिखाई दे रहा है. जानें इसमें और क्या खूबियां हैं...




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महंगे हो गए आपके फेवरेट iPhones, अब खरीदने के लिए खर्च करने होंगे इतने रुपये

जानें अब आपको अपने पसंदीदा आईफोन के लिए कितने रुपये ज़्यादा खर्च करने होंगे...