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Bride's mother-in-law calls her wedding a 'gift grab' after learning they were already married

Reddit user Brideandgroom19 said they wed a year and a half ago because she had 'serious health issues' at the time and needed to join his health insurance,




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Channel Nine is mocked for using a stock backdrop of a clear day in Canberra during bush fire

Channel Nine has been slammed for using a studio backdrop which showed fine conditions prevailing in Canberra even though the real-world vista was shrouded in smoke from bushfires.




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Google, YouTube and Twitter send cease and desist order to facial recognition app Clearview AI

Using Clearview AI police can upload a photo of an unknown person they would like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over three billion photos.




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Apple launches $1million prize program for hackers to learn more about 'zero click attacks'

Today, Apple officially opened a hacking program that will pay people who discover bugs and security holes in the company's full range of devices, with the top prize offered being $1million.




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eBay removes listing selling three nuclear cabins that promised 'full protection' from coronavirus

Three nuclear cabins in Cardigan, West Wales, that were said to offer 'full protection' from viruses including COVID-19, were removed from eBay after being listed on the website for £15,000 each.




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Spent a bit too much for Christmas! Switch cards to clear Xmas debt

Yesterday the Mail reported that nine million people will start the New Year owing between £2,000 and £10,000. A further five million owe more than £10,000.




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Unorthodox star Shira Haas recalls shaving her head on the first day of filming and learning Yiddish

The Israeli actress, 24, plays Esty, a 19-year-old Jewish woman who runs away from her Ultra-Orthodox community in New York City to start a life in Berlin in the Netflix drama.




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Baby-Sitters Club first teaser: Netflix brings nostalgia as group excitedly answer CLEAR telephone

Netflix released the first teaser for the highly-anticipated reboot of the highly popular book-turned-television series as it introduced the new cast of characters.




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Efforts to clear Delhi of toxic smog cloud fail

Delhi is being smothered by a blanket of toxic smog as government agencies flounder in their efforts to stop polluting vehicles and construction activity, as well as put out a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site.




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HR McMaster: US can't coexist with nuclear North Korea

H.R. McMaster's warning followed President Donald Trump's declaration on Monday that the United States would take 'all necessary' steps to denuclearize Kim Jong-Un's North Korea.




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Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China

NASA and the European Space Agency have used pollution monitoring satellites to track the decrease in nitrogen dioxide levels over the past two months during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI considered for coronavirus contact tracing

The controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is in negotiations with several unnamed federal agencies and three US states to provide contact tracing services during.




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Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms

According to legal documents first reported by Buzzfeed, the company is ending non-government related contracts in response to class-action lawsuits and scrutiny from regulators.




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10 things we learned from the FA Cup third round weekend

ADAM SHERGOLD: The third round weekend of the FA Cup brought a small sprinkling of upsets and much soul-searching about the competition. Here's what we learned over the weekend.




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Single-table system to clear investment proposals faster: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Interview with Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh




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Make in India: 1,500 workers and a week to clear the junk

They'll be dismantling 27 pavilions spread over 2,30,000 sq mt of land owned by MMRDA




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Opinion: How We'll Learn to Live With Coronavirus

Wonder Land: The coronavirus lockdown model is about to collapse beneath its own weight, undermined by politics, confusion about the virus itself, and the basics of human nature. Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly




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NEAA rejecting clearance appeals coldly


On 20 May, the National Environment Appellate Authority refused to admit two appeals cases where citizens and panchayat representatives in Uttaranchal had challenged Central government clearances to two hydro-electric power projects, on grounds of failure in due process. Kanchi Kohli was at the hearings.




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Environment clearance: A sham again


Want to build a power plant in an ecologically sensitive area? No problem. Just ask the ministry. Its permissions have become routine, and processes are merely paperwork to facilitate the outcome. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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Cleared, denied, cleared, ...


The environment clerance process continues to make a mockery of the law. As the Athena case shows, when a project is pulled up, the Ministry simply finds another channel by which to continue it. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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Setting the clock back on clearances


What happens if you decide to expand your industrial project without getting fresh environment clearances? In Jindal Steel's case, it appears, you get to go on scot free. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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The need to reform environment clearance process


Debadityo Sinha discusses how a coal power plant managed to receive environmental clearance by giving false information, which the National Green Tribunal finally overturned.




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Clear the jails first


There are 250,000 people languishing in jails waiting for the courts to hear their cases. But far from facilitating the release of those who have been detained for years, the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act is a reversal of many Supreme Court decisions, writes Colin Gonsalves.




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Chennai girls learn to land a solid punch


These days, select impoverished neighbourhoods in Chennai have become the nursery of future champion boxers. Girls in these neighbourhoods are receiving training in boxing, something that has given them the confidence to stand up for themselves and dream big, reveals Hema Vijay.




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States unhappy with centralised clearances


Environmental clearances in India have always raised questions, as noted in many reports in India Together. For years now, NGOs have opposed the Ministry of Environment, sometimes bitterly. Last year, the Ministry proposed a 're-engineered' regulation, and found a new opposition - the state governments. Kanchi Kohli has more.




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Gail Simmons on Learning to Say No

Gail Simmons, food expert and Top Chef judge, tells WSJ's Veronica Dagher how she learned to say no to some opportunities, value her time and follow her passions.




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'BJP rout was clearly the swansong of Advani'

'The BJP ran a miserable campaign and the Third Front, happily, was clueless. It also showed the disutility of a negative campaign where the BJP could not proffer any viable policy alternatives to Congress,' says Professor Sumit Ganguly.




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Universal education, minimal learning


Tripura's proclaimed progress in ensuring high attendance and sufficient numbers of teachers doesn't stand up to scrutiny. There are many holes in the numbers as well as quality. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.




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Nuclear safety: A poor record


Although as yet in India, there has not been a severe accident leading to core meltdown or large radiation exposures to the public, on measures of occupational exposure to workers, and compliance with standards for accident prevention, Indian nuclear plants perform poorly, writes Ashwin Kumar.




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What ails nuclear safety?


In-depth field studies in nuclear power plants worldwide have shown that they have common features that are essential for reliable operation. DAE's operations do not exhibit these characteristics. Instead, secrecy invoked in the name of national interest is the norm, leading to avoidable risks, writes Ashwin Kumar.




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Doors open for familiar nuclear worries


As the nuclear world appears poised to pry open a vast market for power plants and arms in India, Darryl D'Monte reports voices from a corner of the world that was witness to an earlier, Soviet-era nuclear rush.




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Nuclear Liability Bill: Who bears the brunt?


The nuclear liability bill by capping the liability arising out of a nuclear incident appears to be an effort to protect the nuclear industry at the cost of the fundamental rights of the citizens writes Mathew Prasad Idiculla.




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A miner's shortcut to green clearance goes awry


A Jindal group-Government of Tamilnadu firm attempted to get forest clearance for mining in the Eastern Ghats forests of TN. Both the Ministry of Environment and a Supreme Court monitoring committee rejected clearance. Kanchi Kohli has more.




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The nuclear black swan


A nuclear disaster is such a complex event with wide consequences that it would be better to stop ourselves from going down a path that might lead to a catastrophe, however unlikely it may be, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.




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Weakening the enviro-clearance process


The recent simplifications to the Central environmental clearance process may endup pushing peoples’ participation and transparency to fringes, says Sunita Dubey.




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In Uttarakhand, yet another chance to learn


Disaster situations in the recent past have only led to sporadic study and discussions but yielded little by way of lessons for the long term; will the devastating North Indian floods this time change that? Kanchi Kohli ruminates.




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15 years, and hardly any lessons learnt!


Successive audits of irrigation projects in Karnataka over the years, starting with a report from the CAG for the year ending 31 March 2001, have repeatedly pointed to missed targets, wasted expenditure and negligible benefits. Himanshu Upadhyaya presents findings from the latest audits.




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The nuclear numbers game


India claims that Pakistan is stockpiling more nuclear weapons than it needs for minimum deterrence. But this could just turn out to be an excuse for it to do likewise, writes Firdaus Ahmed.




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Will Modi relook at ‘massive’ retaliation in India’s nuclear doctrine?


Regardless of how it is interpreted, India’s doctrinal promise of ‘massive nuclear retaliation’ in the event of nuclear first use by the enemy would be more than strategically flawed. At a time when India is now poised to review its doctrine afresh, Firdaus Ahmed digs deeper.




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World War II redux in the nuclear age


A mega Indian Army exercise aimed at sharpening Army's deep strike capabilities in enemy territory concluded last month in Rajasthan. Firdaus Ahmed analyses why having the strike capabilities in this nuclear age might be a mixed blessing.




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The hovering nuclear clouds


Is India shifting its nuclear strategy in a new direction? Firdaus Ahmed analyses what that would mean.




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The myth of a nuclear peace


The  two-front war remark made by the Indian Army Chief recently makes Firdaus Ahmed question the usage of nuclear weapons in case of such a war.




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Are India’s nuclear weapons in safe hands?


Firdaus Ahmed ponders if India’s nuclear weapons are in safer hands or not.




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What nuclear weapons have done to us


Pokhran-II  happened on May 1998, Firdaus Ahmed writes if nuclear weapons have made us more secure in these last twenty years.




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Clearing the view


The Supreme Court's order on the removal of tinted films from vehicles is being implemented across the country, amidst complaints from the public. Navya P K reports.




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Clearance revoked, but you can still have the forest land!


A CAG audit report finds that despite the revocation of clearance for forest land diverted to a public sector power company, the land continues to be used by them. Himanshu Upadhyaya details this and other findings, which show thegloomy picture of forest governance in West Bengal.




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At one with nature while learning about wildlife


Have you ever wondered how forensic scientists help bring poachers to trial? Or how it feels to walk in forest land for three hours amidst torrential rain? From theory to practice, the exhilarating experience of wildlife conservation comes alive in a course for enthusiasts. Deepa Mohan recounts her experience.




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There’s always one to clear your mess!


Despite the enactment of a law prohibiting the casteist and deplorable practice of manual scavenging, many continue to labour in the profession in the face of neglect, deprivation and indignity. Pushpa Achanta draws attention to the injustice meted out to manual scavengers and other sanitary workers.




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Learning to be leaders


Meena Bai Mehra, 45, is a bangle-seller and also a first time village council member. She, along with 34 other elected women were recently the first batch of students at a leadership academy in Amarwara, Madhya Pradesh. The journey for these women from voicelessness to confidence is a tough but chartable one, finds Madhu Gurung.




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“I want to learn the mainstream language of cinema”


The multi-faceted Gulzar, revered equally in intellectual literary and mainstream film circles, was recently bestowed the 45th Dadasaheb Phalke Award. In this interview with Shoma Chatterji, the venerable Gulzar Sahib speaks of his art, his career in Indian cinema, and the changes he has seen over the years.