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Wadhawans’ bail plea rejected, sent to judicial custody

A special court here on Sunday rejected the interim bail plea filed by DHFL promoter Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, arrested in connection w



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From May 12, Indian Railways to resume select passenger train services

Railways will start online reservation for special trains with effect from 4 pm on May 11




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CM asks officials to create 20L jobs for migrants

With over 7 lakh people having returned to the state since the imposition of the lockdown, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that at least 20 lakh new jobs should be created in the state.




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Economic recovery: UP sets 11-point agenda

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has set an 11-point agenda for drawing up a roadmap for economic revival of the state.The details of the agenda were finalised after a high-powered meeting chaired by the CM on May 4.




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CM deploys sr officials at Kanpur, Agra, Meerut




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EU's revised list includes Mauritius among high risk jurisdictions

Impact on India investments via Mauritius likely to be minimal




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10/20:44 EST Cancellation Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast District.




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7,740 dedicated COVID-19 health facilities in 483 districts identified: Health Ministry

A total of 7,740 dedicated COVID-19 facilities in 483 districts have been identified, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, asserting that adequate health infrastructure is in place to fight the pandemic.




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ICICI Bank: Investors should wait for a turnaround in credit demand

ICICI Bank stock has corrected 37 per cent in three months. But investors should not rush into it




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ISL, I-League await domestic revision after AIFF approves reduction of foreigners




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‘PM Modi did not even condole deaths of PK, Chuni’: Subhas Bhowmick




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Barters and free agents to rule football’s road ahead post-pandemic




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Michael Douglas teases Ant-Man 3 update, asks fans to "hang tight"

Reports state that Ant-Man 3 is in development at Marvel Studios, but the MCU is keeping its plans somewhat guarded.




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Union Minister Babul Supriyo booked by Kolkata police for sharing fake picture on Twitter

Supriyo has shared the picture on May 8, claiming that if Sinha and Banerjee are together then it "raises many questions".




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'You're the only one whose one hand on my head can comfort me': Akshay Kumar's Mother's Day wish, see pic

Apart from Akshay, his wife Twinkle Khanna also shared a photo of herself lying on the grass with her veteran actor mother Dimple Kapadia and daughter Nitara.




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Afghanistan Cricket Board bans wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq for 6 years from all forms of cricket

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday banned wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq from all forms of cricket for a period of six years after he accepted four charges related to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code.




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'5 bfs in one...it's my choice': Neha Dhupia celebrates second wedding anniversary with Angad Bedi

To celebrate their anniversary, the actors went live on their social media channels.




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Railways plans to gradually resume services from May 12

Ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed and no counter tickets including platform tickets shall be issued.




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Bois Locker Room case: Police says minor girl created fake account to suggest sexual assault on herself

A fictitious name 'Siddharth' was used by the girl to create a fake profile and the conversation was to meant to test the 'values and character' of the boy.




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Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr hospitalised in critical condition

















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WA coronavirus restriction easing not enough for pubs, beauticians, tourism industry - ABC News

  1. WA coronavirus restriction easing not enough for pubs, beauticians, tourism industry  ABC News
  2. Coronavirus crisis: Weekends in Esperance back on the cards  The West Australian
  3. WA's decision to keep its mines open amid coronavirus may have saved Australia's economy | ABC News  ABC News (Australia)
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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz




Lyrical, visceral, and wise, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz haunts the melancholy middle between heartbreak and hope.

Salvador confronts his senior year and the anxiety that accompanies this countdown to supposed independence—questions of college and new beginnings and one’s true place in this world. Add to these the accumulating stressors particular to Sal’s life: homophobic slurs against his openly gay adopted father, feeling Mexican-American but looking white, the deteriorating health of his beloved grandmother Mimi, the deteriorating home life of his friend Fito, the devastating loss experienced by his best friend Samantha.

Not surprisingly, Sal finds himself greeting more days with fists and tears. Sal desperately wants to find himself in the larger sense, but as Sáenz deftly demonstrates in this young adult novel, all growth is loss—a truth that can make growth a daunting task.

With one of many eloquent words of wisdom, Sal’s father tells him early on we must “find a way to discipline our hearts so that their cruelty doesn’t turn us into hurt animals” (13). But how do we discipline our hearts without hardening them? How do we fight the darkness without devolving into darkness ourselves?

In Sal’s case, he scrapes together every illuminating spark: the tenacity of Fito, the loyalty of Sam, the grace of his father, the serenity of his grandmother. And through the spark of The Inexplicable Logic of My Life and Sáenz’s luminous prose, we learn anew how family is forged by more than blood—and though who we are is our life’s work, identity is never a solitary act.



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Kick by Mitch Johnson

Budi has a plan. He wants to be a football star like his hero Kieran Wakefield.

When Budi's a star he won't have to work in the sweatshop anymore. He won't have to be beaten by his foreman when he doesn't work fast enough or makes mistakes. Most of all, he'll be able to pay for his Grandma's medication and move his family into a neighbourhood that isn't crawling with poverty, sickness and addiction.

This is Budi's life, yet he doesn't stop dreaming.
Then one evening when Budi and his friends are in the street playing football, he accidentally kicks the ball into the home of The Dragon, the most dangerous man in Jakarta. The Dragon is angry, and tells Budi to do some dirty work for him. If he refuses, The Dragon will use his influence with the police department and make life even worse for him and his parents.

Caught in an impossible situation, Budi is forced figure out a plan if he's going to protect the ones he loves.


This is a great book, and an important one. I've already written a blog post on it discussing how attractive it is for reluctant and struggling readers which you can read here.




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Dear Martin by Nic Stone


Lots of authors are publishing gritty, raw stories grounded in current events and this book by Nic Stone is another that falls into this category. The young man on the cover bears an uncanny resemblance to Trayvon Martin what with the hoody and all. Also on the cover is a quote from author Jason Reynolds proclaiming the novel to be "raw and gripping". That quote alone was enough to make me pick this book up as it will for many readers, I am sure.

Justyce is bright, articulate and for the most part just a regular high school kid trying to make it to graduation and then make his way to a prestigious college if all goes well. In the novel's intro we meet him trying to do right by his on again, off again girlfriend Melo who is about to make a bad decision. His actions are somehow misconstrued by a passing police officer and before he knows it Justyce ends up face down with a face full of asphalt. This is only the precursor to what is destined to be an eventful Senior year to say the least.


As it so happens Justyce's grades have allowed him to gain entry to one of Atlanta's most prestigious private schools where seemingly every teacher has at least three degrees. Most of the students are bright, many come from well to do families such as his best friend Manny whose parents are successful professionals. As you would expect, the campus is not very diverse and some of the students display white privilege (perhaps a bit too predictably by lamenting the fact that minorities have it "easy") Justyce's way of dealing with the many, many changes occurring in his life is to write letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He's studied the Civil Rights leader's speeches in class and is trying to reconcile the words and the values espoused therein with the realities of daily life. As if that isn't complicated enough, there is also the not so small matter of the evolving relationship with his debate partner SJ.

I've read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely and this novel is just as gripping, timely and relevant. Stone does a great job balancing the heavy stuff with some touchy feely stuff so it isn't too hard to digest. Well worth a read.




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U.S. bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic dies at 43

Former U.S. Olympic bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic died May 3 at the age of 43, USA Bobsled/Skeleton said in a release Saturday.




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Coronavirus: 'Stay alert' advice defended by communities secretary

It follows criticism that a move away from the "stay at home" slogan could confuse the public.




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Michał Herda: Lisp Koans 2.0

I have rewritten the Common Lisp Koans to fix the many issues that sort-of plagued the code.

You can see, inspect, and download the outcome here.









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US bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic dead at 43

Former U.S. Olympic bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic has died




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WATCH: Dallas wins Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final vs. Buffalo | Stars CLASSICS

WATCH: Dalls wins Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final vs. Buffalo | Stars CLASSICS




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WATCH: Stars Take Game 3 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Final | Stars CLASSICS

WATCH: Stars Take Game 3 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Final | Stars CLASSICS