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Here's What Teachers Think About Training, Pay, Strikes, and Choice

Educators for Excellence took the temperature of teachers across the nation on issues ranging from compensation to preparation to union membership.




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What a Lesson Plan for Parent Engagement Looks Like

Let's make engaging students and families beyond our classrooms a part of every lesson plan, Megan M. Allen writes.




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Scientist behind Incyte’s Jakafi Ready to Strike Big in Delaware Again

New Castle, Del. (August 14, 2017) – A founding scientist and previous vice president of the pharmaceutical company Incyte is growing his next venture in Delaware. Dr. Kris Vaddi started Prelude Therapeutics in July 2016 with the vision of creating a leading cancer drug discovery-based biotech company. Prelude currently has about a dozen people working […]




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Kotak Life MD G Murlidhar reveals what he likes about his job

I like to use the long commute to work for catching up on my reading; it is usually the financial papers or books on business strategy, execution and leadership.




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We are more premium than IKEA: Vasanth Kumar, Managing Director, Lifestyle International

We have co-branded partnerships and also engage in tie-ups with designers. Almost 80% of the business is protected through exclusive tie-ups, says Vasanth Kumar, Managing Director, Lifestyle International




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Know how Affle’s Anuj Khanna Sohum likes to spend his free time

This is how Anuj Khanna Sohum of Affle spends his free time




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Around the world: From forever 21 files for bankruptcy to Ikea’s sale surge online

The chain will be shutting 300-350 stores as part of its global business overhaul.




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Technology & Design:A new article, "Manufacturing glass that grows like a lifeform" has been added to "Stories".



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Delhi: Cop On A Bike Thrashed By Lawyers Outside Saket Court (WATCH VIDEO)

New Delhi: Two days after lawyers and police engaged in a violent clash at the Tis Hazari Court complex, an on-duty policeman was seen assaulted by advocates purportedly outside Saket Court on Monday. A video that’s gone viral on social media showed lawyers stopping a policeman travelling on a




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Inflation Likely Fell To A Five-Month Low In April: Poll

The May 5-7 poll median of more than 40 economists predicted India's annual consumer price inflation fell to 5.68% in April from March's 5.91%.




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Government Hikes Market Borrowing Limit To Rs 12 Lakh Crore Amid COVID-19

The government resorts to market borrowing to make up for the mismatch between its revenue and expenditure.




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"Feels Like It's Been 22 Years Since Lockdown Began": Ajay Devgn's Post

Kajol and Ajay Devgn met on the sets of Hulchul and later got married in the year 1999




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Trump Administration Working On Temporary Ban On Visas Like H-1B: Report

The US is working to temporarily ban the issuance of some work-based visas like H-1B, popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, as well as students visas and work authorisation that...




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"We Woke Up Like This": Sania Mirza Posts Adorable Picture With Son

Sania Mirza, much like other sportspersons across the country, is spending time at home amid the coronavirus lockdown.




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Prannoy Roy's Townhall: Thomas Piketty, IBM Chief And Nobel Winner Sir Ratcliffe

With India exiting its lockdown, where does it stand in its efforts to check coronavirus? In a global townhall with some of the world's biggest experts, NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy talks to Economist...




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Blog: When We Return To Cinemas, This Is What A PVR Will Look Like

The post-COVID era of movie-going will require collective efforts from audiences, production houses, cinema owners and the central and state governments; the revival of the movie-going experience to...




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Merriken is Delaware’s 2017 “Tree Farmer of the Year”

Leslie Merriken received Delaware's 2017 "Tree Farmer of the Year" award for her extensive work in forestry conservation and education at the Delaware Forestry Association's annual meeting in Bridgeville. The honor recognizes landowners who practice exceptional management and promote sustainable forestry. The American Tree Farm System was established in 1941 and is one of the oldest forest landowner organizations. Delaware's first Tree Farm was certified in 1959; today there are more than 200 Tree Farms covering over 20,000 acres.




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Spotted Lanternfly found last week in Dover was a hitchhiker

The spotted lanternfly found in Kent County last week hitched a ride down to Dover where she was found dead and reported by a local citizen. “When you look at the Dover find, there are a few key points that help classify this specimen as a hitchhiker,” said Hauss.




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PAVEMENT AND REHABILITATION, OLD BALTIMORE PIKE, 2020

Agency: DOT Closing Date: 5/12/2020




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Inspection of Bridge Will Require Lane Closures on Route 52/Kennett Pike

Wilmington --

Location: Route 52/Kennett Pike (Bridge over Route 141/Centre Road) between Route 48/Lancaster Pike and Route 100/Montchanin Road, Wilmington.

Dates and Times: 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, pending weather.

Rain Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Route 48/Lancaster Pike, Route 141 to Union Street Pedestrian Accessible Route and Pavement Project to Begin

Wilmington --

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists that this project will begin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Motorists can anticipate daytime lane and shoulder closure on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Route 48/Lancaster Pike and Lancaster Avenue.

This project will improve the Pedestrian Accessible Route (PAR) and sidewalk connections along Lancaster Pike from West Court Drive to DuPont Road. [More]




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Coronavirus impact: Infosys to freeze hiring, salary hikes

“We have no regrets in doing so. It will help us come out of the crisis stronger,” Nilanjan Roy, CFO, said on Monday.




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Skoda Karoq, new Rapid and Superb digital launch likely on May 6

The Skoda Superb, as well as the Rapid, will be facelifted models while the Karoq is an all-new offering that might be brought in limited numbers.




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Massive discount of upto Rs 1 lakh on Hyundai cars like Elantra: Book now to avail the offer

Hyundai is one of the few manufacturers that is offering a discount on their BS6 cars at present in India.




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CheckPoint StrikeForce Swearing-In Ceremony

Statewide Enforcement Checkpoints Aim to Reduce DUI-Related Crashes & Fatalities  (Dover, DE) – On Thursday, June 13th, Attorney General Kathy Jennings swore in 53 officers representing jurisdictions from New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties to serve as part of the Checkpoint StrikeForce (CPSF) and other checkpoints that will take place throughout the state this year. Impaired […]




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Fatal Crashes Spike in Delaware

  Delaware– The Delaware State Police have seen a recent spike in fatal crashes across the entire state.  In conjunction with the Delaware Office of Highways Safety, we are working together to provide our citizens with a few traffic safety reminders. The majority of fatal crashes are attributed to some form of distracted driving.  This […]




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OMC stocks plummet after excise duty hike on petrol, diesel

Shares of oil marketing companies (OMCs) crashed on the bourses on Wednesday, reacting to the decision of the central government to hike excise duty by Rs 10 per litre on petrol and Rs 13 per litre on diesel.




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OMCs to cut margins: Steep fuel tax hikes swell Centre’s pocket, collection to touch Rs 1.4-lakh-crore/year

The steep hikes on auto fuel taxes - Rs 10/litre on petrol and Rs 13/litre on diesel – announced by the Centre late Tuesday won’t inflate the retail prices of these fuels immediately.




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Xiaomi’s Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 look like Apple AirPods but cost way less; details inside

Launched alongside the Mi 10 flagship phone and Mi Box 4K, on Friday, the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 look a lot like the Apple AirPods but they cost way less.




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UK Immigration: 63% Hike in Student Visas Issued to Indians by UK

There has been a 63 percent rise in the number of student visas allotted to Indians to study in the UK in the past one year, data published by UK's Office for National Statistics (O.N.S) reveals. Report Says Tremendous Growth in Student Visas from…




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Notification on govt bearing EPFO contribution likely today

A total of 80 lakh employees involved in four lakh establishments are likely to be benefitted, the finance ministry had earlier said.




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Smart Plans: Four tips to ensure you are ready for uncertain times like COVID-19 pandemic

Make sure that you have the contact information of your reporting manger and HR department in a diary or phone or a place where your spouse can access the same easily.




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Dearness Allowance Hike for Central Government Employees, Pensioners: Implementation may be delayed

Dearness Allowance (DA) Hike Latest News: The April salary, which is due to be paid in a week’s time, was supposed to be based on revised DA, along with arrears for three months (January-March).




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Insurance: COVID-19 to lead to spike in demand for health and life cover

There would also be a significant rise in disease-specific health plans as these are only for widespread infections as against normal hospitalisation in order to keep the cost of treatment low.




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Your Money: Health insurance likely to see strong growth in FY21

Though overall growth in health business declined 11% in March, private players are likely to revive in FY2021.




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Shah Rukh Khan’s favourite car, likes and dislikes! Talking cars with SRK

Our Editor, Arpit Mahendra recently got a chance to speak to King Khan on the sidelines of the Hyundai Creta unveil at the Auto Expo 2020. Shah Rukh Khan talked to us about his favourite car apart from a Hyundai, of course. He also spoke about his likes and dislikes in modern cars and what […]




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COVID-19: Pune gears up to test more; cases likely to rise

Divisional commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said the authorities will conduct targeted testing in the five worst-affected wards of the Pune Municipal Corporation, which may increase the number of cases in the next eight to 10 days.




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China dares Mike Pompeo to show ‘enormous evidence’ of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab

On May 3, Pompeo said that the US has "enormous evidence" to show that the coronavirus began in the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Beijing has refused to give international scientists access to learn what happened.




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Know enough to be confident COVID-19 emerged out of Wuhan lab, says Mike Pompeo

"I cannot say much about the intelligence we have collected with respect to this. But we know enough now to be confident of this," he said in an interview to Fox News.




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You are most likely to get infected by Coronavirus in these places, 14 studies conclude

Where does Coronavirus spread the most? At a time when India is likely to end its third phase of Coronavirus lockdown on May 17, there are some points that need to be taken into account while planning the exit strategy.




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COVID-19 cure search: India starts clinical trials of Ayush Medicines like Ashwagandha, Guduchi

India has turned to its age-old medicinal practice of Ayurveda to check if it can work against novel Coronavirus.




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Coronavirus pandemic: WHO says 80,000 COVID-19 cases reported daily in April; India, Bangladesh see spike in infections

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that countries must also be able to manage any risk of the disease being imported into their territories, and communities should be fully educated to adjust to what will be a "new norm".




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Son of a gun: Spurs striker Son Heung-min signs off with 'top performer' prize after completing military training in South Korea

He's a feared marksman on the football pitch but Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is also a crack shot on the shooting range, being given a top performer award on completing his military training in South Korea.
Read Full Article at RT.com




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Coronavirus ‘doesn’t like heat’ & stops being so infectious at just +30°C – Russian health watchdog

Hot summer days may finally rid humanity of the Covid-19 scourge as the virus becomes almost non-infectious at air temperatures of over 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Russian consumer watchdog.
Read Full Article at RT.com




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Would you like bullets with that? Swedish gangsters unload on McDonald’s with AK-47 in drive-by shooting (VIDEO)

Police in Sweden are investigating after a pair of thugs opened fire on a McDonald’s restaurant with an AK-47 rifle. The shooting is one of two violent incidents at a McDonald’s outlet in the country in as many days.
Read Full Article at RT.com




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'I like to face guys that have COUNTRIES behind them': Floyd Mayweather leaves door open to Khabib, McGregor boxing bouts (VIDEO)

While he says he has no interest in facing a top-ranked boxer, Floyd Mayweather is refusing to rule out a fight with the likes of Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov, as long as the money is right.
Read Full Article at RT.com




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Delaware’s Rainfall: Seriously Spikey! Just ask Dr. Kari St. Laurent

A bright, bristly weather-chart spied on the research-laboratory wall at the St. Jones Reserve, on National Estuaries Day 2016, cried out for revisiting. Because a pirate’s best friend just may be the weather, or possibly a good chart, an irresistible combination of the two caused this would-be pirate to return recently to the Reserve for […]

The post Delaware’s Rainfall: Seriously Spikey! Just ask Dr. Kari St. Laurent appeared first on DNERR Blog - State of Delaware.




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How to use Evernote like a pro

  Evernote is one of those tools that everyone’s heard of, want to use but have no idea how to. This is unfortunate since Evernote is a very powerful tool that’s splendid at keeping track of...




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How To Make Your Existing Windows Version Look Like Windows 10

  It’s been more than a month since the public release of Windows 10 and after seeing all the feature updates and the deceptive snooping efforts by Microsoft, if you are yet to be convinced about...




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COVID-19 crisis: WMA limit hike for states to help reduce market borrowing cost

With the increased WMA limit, state governments are expected to plan their market borrowings in a better way rather than bunch up their borrowings, leading to oversupply issues.