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How Mothers Can Survive Their Daughters' Teen Years

Teenage girls are hardwired for drama, according to Family therapist Colleen O'Grady, author of "Dial Down the Drama." But there are key ways daughters and mothers can find common ground. She offers tips for keeping the peace on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: iStock




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Banding together, for their rights


Tribal women in Uttarakhand are standing up for their community rights, and resisting the dispossession of their lands by a nexus between powerful landlords and the government machinery. Puja Awasthi reports.




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What bankers don’t tell you about their bad loans


Non-performing assets in public sector banks have shot up by more than 400 per cent in the last five years, hitting Rs 164000 crore! Shripad Dharmadhikary summarises findings of a research report that unearths the real reasons underlying these bad loans.




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By the skin of their teeth


The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species governs living animals and plants, and also the tusks and skins of dead animals. India has two such items. Darryl D'Monte reports.




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Their lands and our laws


Colonial-era laws that dispossess the nation's adivasis need both legislative reform and the administrative diligence to be justly implemented, says Videh Upadhyay.




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Teen journalists make their own newspaper


These kids can hold their own on sensationalism in the media. Why? Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's vision of journalism, they help put together a newspaper called The Yamuna. Shobha S V has more.




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Rebuilding their lives with craft


The Board of Directors of this company haven't been to college or school. They don’t have fancy cars, and haven't travelled more than 50 kilometers from their homes. What makes them even more unique is that they're all women who when displaced from their homes in the Ranthambhore forest overcame many challenges, learned new crafts, rebuilt their lives and made their own destiny, writes Supriya Unni Nair.




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Polishing away their futures


In one of development's pampered districts in Orissa, chamar children are still polishing shoes, some even as they are supposedly schooling. Special economic packages are helping only a little here, and academic performance and serious rehabilitation remain abysmal, finds Ranjan K Panda.




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Holding their ground against POSCO


The steel plant and port proposed by the South Korean mining giant in Orissa has remained on paper, as local opposition has successfully fought off the company's efforts. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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Our view, their view, the world-view


President Obama will raise the Kashmir issue during the PM's visit to the White House. The many views of the problem and its consequences will have to be balanced, writes Firdaus Ahmed




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Counting the poor, courting their votes


The Suresh Tendulkar Committee's estimate of poverty in the country has reopened the debate on how the poor should be counted, what benefits they should receive from the state, and how. Darryl D'Monte reports.




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Urban poor lack a roof over their head


Looking into what’s happening in the State of Karnataka, Kathyayini Chamaraj discusses the
housing needs and rights of the urban poor.




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Their secret status and a risky schooling


HIV-positive children are being thrown out of school in Uttar Pradesh by insensitive teachers and parents alike. Many parents are afraid to let schools know that their children are positive, and the state's machinery has failed to raise any awareness, as a major study has shown. Puja Awasthi sounds the warning bells.




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Going through with their pregnancies


The risk to the unborn child from an HIV-infected mother is significant, but with advances in science and medical care, more women are hopeful about choosing to keep the child. Puja Awasthi reports.




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How they pulled their farm back from the brink


"Trying to measure the success of water harvesting only with increased water level is not fair. The vegetation improves, so does the soil moisture.” Shree Padre reports on an arecanut farming family's success.




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Why their kids are dying


The government machinery has a number of explanations for the deaths of numerous tribal children in Maharashtra's Melghat region. But the adivasis themselves do not identify any of these as the cause of their deaths. Instead they point to the systematic destruction of their traditional livelihood in the name of law and development. Aparna Pallavi reports.




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Children fix their own schools


Since 1994, the Socio Economic Development Trust has succeeded in drawing some 11,000 dropouts in 220 villages of Maharashtra back to school through unique village-level children's organisations called Bal Panchayats. Aparna Pallavi reports.




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Fighting to learn in their language


For a miniscule community of East-Bengali origin living in in Maharashtra, it has been a long struggle for the right to learn in their mother tongue. The community has won some victories recently, and much more remains to be done. Aparna Pallavi reports.




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2020 Ronald-Garros Junior Wild Card Series gives young talent a platform to realise their dreams: Mary Pierce

2020 Ronald-Garros Junior Wild Card Series gives young talent a platform to realise their dreams: Mary Pierce





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Cricketers and their adorable pets during lockdown

Cricketers and their adorable pets during lockdown





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Back home, workers narrate their plight




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Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single

Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single





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Turkey and Italy say shells hit near their Libyan embassies




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Filmmaker Vinod Kapri travels 1200 km with migrant labourers to document their journey

Noida-based filmmaker Vinod Kapri accompanied one such group on a 1200-km journey from Ghaziabad to their native place Saharsa, in Bihar




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab




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Walking their way to UP, thousands reach Ambala from Ludhiana, sent back to Punjab

Thousands of migrant labourers on way to their home state Uttar Pradesh from Ludhiana in Punjab on Friday reached here on foot. But, halting their march, the district administration sent most of them back to Punjab, while the rest were accommodated in shelter homes of Ambala.




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'RBI governors should keep shut on matters outside their domain'




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Jhappis in jail: This NGO unites inmates with their children




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1.5 Lakh Punjab School Kids Send Their Creative Coronavirus Videos to Govt, Break World Record

The maximum number of entries came from Ludhiana district with 16,084 students sending in their videos, followed by Amritsar, Sangrur and Patiala districts.




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Elon Musk and Grimes Cannot Legally Name Their Son 'X Æ A-12' and There's a Good Reason

While Musk and Grimes mightwant to use X Æ A-12 as the kid's nickname, they'll officially have to name the child something else.




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Watch: Hundreds of Baby Olive Ridley Turtles Make Their Way to Sea in Odisha amid Lockdown

Videos of a huge number of baby Olive Ridley turtles moving towards the sea after a few days of hatching has taken the internet by a storm.




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Actors Smriti Khanna And Gautam Gupta Name Their Newborn Anayka

Smriti and her husband Gautam welcomed their first child on April 15. The couple met on the sets of the TV show "Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi".




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Mohanlal Posts Sweet Sketch of Mammootty and Wife on Their Wedding Anniversary

Mohanlal took to social media on Wednesday to share a sketch of fellow Malayalam veteran actor Mammootty and his wife Sulfath to wish them on their marriage anniversary.




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Karan Johar's Twins Roohi and Yash Say They're Getting a Headache After Hearing Their Father Sing

After dissing his fashion choices, Karan Johar's kids are now criticising his singing skills.




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Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya Shares Adorable Pic Of Her Parents On Their Anniversary; See Here

Divyanka shared a candid photo of her parents which she found 'irresistible to post.'




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Apple and Google Have Started Testing their COVID-19 Exposure Notification API

The companies say the first seeds of the exposure notification Application Programming Interface (API) to select developers associated with public health authorities (PHAs) around the world.




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Google Launches 'Read Along' App That Aims To Help Kids Improving Their Reading Skills

Read-Along uses Google's speech recognition technology to help develop literacy skills and is now available in 180 countries.




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Salim Malik Ready to Work with ICC, PCB for their Clean Chit

Though Malik had his life ban lifted in 2008 by a lower district and sessions court, the PCB has not allowed him back into its fold.




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Ultimate Goal is to Beat India in Their Backyard: Justin Langer After Australia Reclaim Top Rank

Langer also hoped that white ball team under Aaron Finch will win the World Cup.




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Indian Women's Hockey Team Disappointed With Coronavirus Impact on Their Preparation, Says Marijne

Indian women's hockey team's Tokyo Olympics preparation revolved around their foreign tours and travel restrictions due to coronavirus have thrown their plans into disarray.




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Formula One: Mercedes Suspect Ferrari are Playing Down Their True Pace

Mercedes suspect Ferrari are actually faster than what they are letting on in Formula One's first pre-season test.




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Formula One Furloughs Half Their Staff; Bosses Too Take Pay Cuts Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Formula One gains most of its revenue from race promotion fees, broadcast deals and advertising and sponsorship which have all been stalled by coronavirus.




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James Allison Thanks Mercedes for Their 'Gamble' on a Grieving Man Four Years Ago

Mercedes brought James Allison into the team a year after his wife Rebecca died suddenly of meningitis in March 2016.




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'We Are Committed to Bring You Back': MP CM Urges Migrants to be Patient, Ensures Their Safe Return

'Eleven trains carrying people from other states have already reached Madhya Pradesh and 10 more are coming on Saturday,' Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.




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Owaisi Demands Relief for Migrant Labourers, Transport Facility after Lockdown to Go to Their Homes

The Hyderabad MP alleged that the lockdown was announced in an unplanned manner without providing relief to migrant labourers from states, including Bihar, UP, West Bengal and Jharkhand.




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Covid-19: Curfew, Lockdown Lose Their Sanctity if There is Breach, Says Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot has been making onfield presence in his home constituency, Tonk, where he was seen meeting with officials and religious leaders to make people aware of COVID-19.




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Vishal and Anisha Alla Reddy Call Off Wedding Six Months After Their Intimate Engagement

Arjun Reddy actress Anisha Alla Reddy and actor Vishal have called off their wedding after six months of engagement.




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Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan: Rakul Preet, Rashmika Mandanna Send in Their Wishes

Besides Ram Charan, Rakul Preet, Sai Dharam Tej, Raai Laxmi and Rashmika Mandanna were among the south film stars who wishes Pawan Kalyan on his 48th birthday.




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Israel and Italy Claim Breakthroughs in Fight against Covid-19 with Their Vaccines. An Explainer

While Israel's defence ministry announced a breakthrough in the development of an antibody, Rome-based biotech firm Takis said vaccine tests had shown positive effects.




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London View | The British Who Survived Hitler, But Not Their Own Government

Britain's policy of enforcing a lockdown in time to arrest the spread of the coronavirus has most affected the generation of those VE heroes that the nation has now stood celebrating in word and speech.