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Shinzo Abe: Pillar of Indo-Japanese ties
September 3, 2020
One of the most powerful prime ministers of Japan since the end of the World War II, Shinzo Abe was instrumental in bringing momentum to ties with India.
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Data experts concerned over contact tracing apps
September 3, 2020
Globally, the Covid-19 outbreak has upturned all systems with an increasing number of infections and about a million deaths. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Artificial Intelligence and big data is playing a significant role in controlling the spread of the pande...
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Bollywood stuntwomen: Stories of struggle, injuries and sexism
September 2, 2020
Leaping off cliffs, running through fires and jumping out of helicopters are all in a day’s work for Bollywood stuntwomen. Though male stunt artistes continue to dominate the celluloid, female stuntwomen say they feel more welcome than their predecessors. “I got an opportunit...
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India-China Border Clashes: Outfoxed & cornered
September 1, 2020
After a brief honeymoon with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently failed to read Jinping and has frequently been caught off-guard by the Chinese leader. After a hiatus of six weeks following the first bloody clash between Indian and Chinese ...
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India’s GDP meltdown: Unprecedented but not unforeseen
August 31, 2020
The only shock about India’s first quarter GDP numbers is the extent to which the economy has tanked. However, it may not be enough to shake Nirmala Sitharaman out of her stupor. Finally, the cat’s out of the bag. It’s official and on record. The catastrophic drop of 23.9 p...
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Embroidery market frays amid the pandemic
August 31, 2020
India is one of the biggest exporters of embroidered fabrics and garments in the world. From flea markets to shopping malls, one can see clothes, bags, curtains, covers and many other items laced in beautiful embroidery. However, due to Covid-19 pandemic this year, embroidery mar...
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Workations: When work from home is away from home
August 30, 2020
For millions of Indian professionals who have been cooped up in their homes since March due to coronavirus pandemic, a break from home in the shape of workations is turning to be a life-saver for them. ‘‘Though coming back home for such a long time and enjoying the luxuries t...
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National Sports Day: Young players’ race for funds, diet & livelihood
August 29, 2020
As India celebrates the 115th birthday of the wizard of hockey Major Dhyan Chand as National Sports Day, thousands of sportspersons continue to suffer in silence and struggle to make ends meet. Even the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring lockdowns has not affected them much as they c...
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Delhi riots: Serious human rights abuses by Delhi Police, says Amnesty
August 28, 2020
In a scathing report, Amnesty International accuses Delhi Police of being complicit in the riots that had struck the national capital for days in late February even while US President Donald Trump was in the city. It criticises government for granting total impunity to errant pol...
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Pandemic deprives 40 pc children in Delhi of right to education
August 28, 2020
Despite lockdown being eased in many states, educational institutes have remained shut and are continuing with online lessons. However, the most vulnerable parts of the society have been paying a heavy price due to a huge digital divide. Children in Yamuna Khadar village in easte...
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India in a bind over US Presidential Elections 2020
August 27, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enthusiastic endorsement of President Donald Trump at the Howdy Modi event in Houston last year comes to haunt Indian diaspora in US with the nomination of Indian origin Senator Kamala Harris as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate for the US Pr...
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Outbound travel firms gasp for survival in bubbles
August 26, 2020
Over five months after international flights were suspended in view of the coronavirus pandemic, outbound travel business in India is in deep trouble in absence of any clarity over resumption of regular flights. Confusion over who can fly and to where confounds the problem furthe...
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