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Kolkata GPO becomes the first post office in the country to have a café, the Parcel Café, within its premises

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Two-member bench of the Madras High Court commutes death sentence to life in 2003 Murugesan-Kannagi honour killing case

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Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK

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Is China building a military base in Cambodia?

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Will wheat prices remain elevated?

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Africa could feed itself with the right infrastructure

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Unravelling a WWII family secret

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Methane hunters fight climate change with plumbing

Covid-19

COVID-19 Update

Central government rejects WHO’s estimate of India's COVID deaths

R. Ramachandran

The Indian government has rejected outright the WHO estimate that COVID-19 caused 4.7 million additional deaths in the country in 2020-21 and question

COVID-19 Update

COVID: Too soon to say the worst of the pandemic is behind us

T.K. Rajalakshmi

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COVID excess deaths

COVID casualties: The uncounted dead

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Three separate and spaced exposures to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein confers high immune protection, say scientists in two studies

R. Ramachandran

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How the poor live in the time of pandemic and lockdown

VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED

A report by trade union organisations highlights the problems the poor people face in Bengaluru because of the pandemic and the lockdown.

COVID-19 Update

Mumbai sees a drop in COVID cases and test positivity rate too falls below 3 per cent

The first week of June brought welcome news on the COVID-19 front for Mumbaikars. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported that there had been

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Lockdown extended until June 21 in 11 districts of Karnataka, curbs to be eased partially in 19 other districts and Bengaluru from June 14

VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED

The lockdown in place in Karnataka until June 14 has been extended without relaxation in 11 districts of the State for a week until the morning of Jun

COVID-19: Vaccine follies

The Indian COVID-19 vaccine story is a string of missteps based on the Modi government’s exaggerated claims of exceptionalism, grounded in voodoo no

COVID-19 Update: Gujarat

Pyres of a tragedy in Gujarat as the COVID-19 crisis worsens

Anupama Katakam

The State’s fatality rate has not fallen and there is concern over unaccounted COVID deaths.

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COVID-19 Update: Maharashtra

Maharashtra for opening up slowly

Even as the Maharashtra government prepares to announce the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, it is well aware of the dilemma ahead.

COVID-19: West Bengal cancels State board exams for classes 10 and 12

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on May 7 that the West Bengal board examinations for classes 10 (Madhyamik) and 12 (Uchha Madhyamik) will not

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Kerala's efforts in tackling COVID-19

COVID-19: No room for laxity in Kerala as deaths rise even as cases fall

R. Krishnakumar

The falling number of active cases and test positivity ratio offer a glimmer of hope, but the rising number of daily deaths is a source of worry.

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Karnataka

COVID-19: Surge in rural Karnataka

VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED

In Karnataka, the daily death count remains high and rural areas experience a surge even as the overall case numbers decline.

COVID-19 Update: Goa

Failure of leadership in Goa is leading to the second wave of the pandemic not being handled well

Anupama Katakam

There are no signs that the number of infections in Goa is decreasing, and the State’s infrastructure, including its health facilities, cannot cope

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COVID-19’s impact on families in Telangana: 143 children orphaned, child marriages on the rise

The Telangana government’s helpline (040-23733665) for COVID-19 related distress has not stopped ringing since it was opened on April 1. Without dou

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COVID-19 Update: Tamil Nadu

COVID-19: An all-out battle in Tamil Nadu

R.K. Radhakrishnan

Blatant violation of COVID-19 related norms in the urban centres and the pandemic’s rapid spread to the rural areas force the new government to pull

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Terra Luna crash: When the crypto casino crumbled

The Terra-Luna crash in May made it clear that cryptocurrency is inherently volatile and prone to systemic crises. Yet, as long as there is excess li

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Hooked on tradition

A festival in rural Bengal, considered essential to usher in a bountiful harvest, is marked by plenty of rituals, some of them dramatic but bizarre.

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Siddaramaiah Challenges BJP by Pleasing Lingayats and Veerashaivas

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