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Live on Instagram: Sona Mohapatra on staying creative during the lockdown

The singer-songwriter goes live on @thehinduweekend on Saturday, May 9, at 6 pm to talk about staying creative during the lockdown and her new documentary, ‘Shut Up Sona’




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Coronavirus | It’s like 2nd innings of Test match, says Kumble on fight against COVID-19

Anil Kumble thanked all the health care workers and others who are going on with their work so that everyone else can stay safe at home.




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I live my life and the jokes come: Stand-up comedian Praveen Kumar on ‘Mr Family Man’

The Tamil comedy show on Amazon Prime Video, is all about the difficulties of being a family man




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Off with his head: Review of Hilary Mantel’s ‘The Mirror and the Light’

Mantel’s third in the Cromwell series is expectedly full of Tudor style hurly-burly. But once that’s over, the narrative sags and you start counting the pages to the end




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Like an ideal in the sky: Review of Amit Majmudar’s ‘Soar’

A witty novel that inspires us to soar over earthbound strife




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A difficult birth: Review of ‘Hijab’ by Guruprasad Kaginele, trs Pavan N. Rao

Deftly uses the experience of Kannadiga doctors in the U.S. to examine issues of race, religion, gender, medical ethics




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Sai Pallavi’s first look in Rana Daggubati’s Telugu film ‘Viraata Parvam’

In the poster, Sai Pallavi is seen waiting for someone at Martyrs Memorial




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Pravara Arts Studio presents popular monologues online

Starting from May 9, 24 artistes from the theatre company will present monologues live on social media




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This Bengaluru NGO sells handmade COVID-19 masks by women artisans

Sixty underprivileged women artisans from Bengaluru and Hyderabad make the masks sold by Craftizen Foundation



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Long before the novel coronavirus, it was Malabar pepper and Maharashtrian ivory that connected Italy to India

The ancient Pompeii ruins house several evidences of long-standing trade ties between the two countries



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‘Normal People’ review: A masterclass in understanding the different facets of intimacy

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s hit novel depicts the intense beauty and torture of first love perfectly, aided in no small measure by its outstanding lead actors




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Ritviz turns the camera to his fans in new music video ‘Thandi Hawa’

Musician Ritviz’ new video ‘Thandi Hawa’ stitches together fast-cut shots of fans dancing to his song while they cook, clean and goof about




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‘Republic of Religion – The Rise and Fall of Colonial Secularism in India’ review: Interplay of state and religion

Abhinav Chandrachud explores how India went from secularism under the British to a soft-colonial version after Independence to the present-day constitutional model




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‘Riding Towards Me’ review: The long road home

A chronicle of an arduous ride from Chicago to Delhi, through the varied terrain of South America and Africa




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‘Mobilising the Marginalised – Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ review: Why empowerment means the die won’t be caste

A political scientist argues that Dalit social movements undermine the community’s electoral mobilisation




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The changing landscape of fashion photography in a COVID-19 world

An alternative photography technique using mobile technology is fast emerging as a trend among shutterbugs who have had to adapt to the changing landscape of photoshoots due to COVID-19




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Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka

Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka




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Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands

Karnataka put on notice for conversion of grasslands




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Retrieve land from research bodies

Retrieve land from research bodies




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Panel to study shrinking Amrit Mahal kaval lands

Panel to study shrinking Amrit Mahal kaval lands




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3 nurses strangled in Mexico; border mayor gets coronavirus

Two of the sisters were nurses for the Mexican Social Security Institute and the third was a hospital administrator, but there was no immediate evidence the attack was related to their work.




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PCCF directives for wildlife protection

Field staff asked to be summer-ready




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State enhances procurement price for seven minor forest produce

Tribals however are not keen on selling mahua collection to GCC as they are getting a higher price in open market




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Only final semester university exams to be held, says minister

Second, third year undergraduate and PG students to be promoted to next class




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U.S. tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions

The United States and China have been engaged in a series of retaliatory actions involving journalists in recent months.




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Avoid humiliating lockdown violators: HC

Court tells Nagpur Police Commissioner to sensitise police force




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COVID-19 deaths in Italy exceed 30,000

The country now has 217,185 confirmed coronavirus infections.




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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 46 live updates | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

India's recovery rate currently stands at 29.36%, according to the Union Health Ministry.




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China continues to hide, obfuscate COVID-19 data from world: Pompeo

By Friday, more than 78,000 Americans had died and 13 lakh tested positive for the coronavirus. Globally, more than 274,000 people have died and 39 lakh have tested positive for the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University data.




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Manipur gears up for arrival of residents from May 12

Chief Minister N. Biren directs district administrations to make arrangements for quarantining them.




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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine

If successful, Pfizer said it hopes to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as early as October




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Odisha govt extends work shift to 12 hours

It modifies the existing eight-hour shift after representations from industries




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Toddler dies after accidentally drinking chemical in Belagavi village

A one-and-a-half-year old baby died after it accidentally consumed a paint thinner in Balekundri–Bujurg village in Belagavi district on Saturday. The




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Only those with severe COVID-19 illness need to be tested before discharge: Health Ministry

As per latest guideline, other categories of patients need not be tested before discharge




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COVID-19 | Five Bihar Military Police personnel test positive

Tally in State goes up to 580




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Special cargo flight lifts 11 tonnes of vegetables, flowers from Tiruchi to Singapore

The flight, operated by SpiceJet, is the first exclusive freighter service from Tiruchi since the COVID-19 lockdown began




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For this lawyer, religion is no deterrent to observing roza

Samyuktha Patil has been observing roza for eight years




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COVID-19 | Karnataka reports 36 new cases

State tally goes up to 789




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Case against me for anti-liquor demonstration is vindictive, says Alagiri

The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president, in a statement, said the case was a vindictive act against Opposition parties by the police




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Coronavirus deaths reported by Delhi govt less than figures from hospitals

While the Delhi government’s statement says 68 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in the national capital till Friday, the number of such deaths in just two hospitals in the city that The Hindu accessed was 107




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Egypt’s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak

An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to expand, not reform, Egypt’s abusive Emergency Law.




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Coronavirus lockdown | 150 enter State via Muthanga

Those without domestic pass would be sent back, say authorities




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Over 350 Indians return to Chennai from Dubai on two flights

A 29-year-old woman with the mortal remains of her husband was one of the passengers




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Provide financial assistance to priests, barbers, says Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Saturday urged the State government to provide financial assistance to temple priests and caterers amon




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Private lab in Kolkata sealed for illegal COVID-19 tests

Government urges people to go only to approved centres.




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One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Puducherry

This takes the total number of active cases in the Union Territory to three




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Over 70 migrants jump quarantine centre in Bihar

They complain of poor facilities and lack of food




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COVID-19: Public art in Hyderabad to spread awareness

Md. Abdul Basith, with a team of 15 artists, spreads awareness on the lockdown through public art at various junctions in the city




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COVID-19 | Three more deaths, 43 fresh cases reported in AP

The State reported three more COVID-19 deaths and 43 fresh cases during the past 24 hours during which 8,388 samples were tested. The tally has reache




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Putin marks Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

This year’s observance had been expected to be especially large because it is the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.