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Explainer: What is antigen testing? And why are Indians states using it more and more?
The Indian government has cleared the use of antigen testing, but with the proviso that if the result comes negative, a RT-PCR test must be done.
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In 2018, floods cost India 1,808 lives and farmland the size of Mizoram
On average, floods and extreme rainfall led to 14 deaths per day during the 2019 monsoons.
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Five charts show how India fared on climate change, unemployment and women’s safety in 2019
Data released this year showed joblessness at a 45-year high and a record number of extreme weather events.
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As India is battered by severe Covid-19 second wave, where is Narendra Modi and his government?
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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Not Hindutva, not cut money: Biggest reason for BJP’s rise in Bengal might be rigged panchayat polls
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A century after Nikola Tesla’s failed experiment, 5G may realise his dream of wireless electricity
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Migrant workers have learnt their lesson from last year’s lockdown, but state governments have not
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Four North Eastern states lost out on 20% funds under India’s largest public health programme
The performance-based component does not take into account existing inequalities between states, experts said.
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Because of Aadhaar, over one million children in India were denied admission to schools
The refusal to enrol students is a violation of the Supreme Court order on the unique identification programme.
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Every third Indian policeman finds mob lynchings a ‘natural’ response to cow slaughter
A new survey reveals the biases among India’s police forces.
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Video
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Watch: Rail passengers dash to the exit when asked to take Covid-19 tests at a Bihar station
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Watch: Eight-year-old Vaishnavi Gupta of Panchkula whirls her hula hoop 190 times a minute
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Watch: Jewellery brand’s advertisement featuring a transperson’s journey moves social media
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Non-fungible tokens: Watch Jimmy Fallon list the facts and the fiction
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Watch: Meet Asif Sultani from Afghanistan, all set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Team Refugee
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499 Mumbai buildings are at risk of collapse, but its civic body is pouring funds into coastal road
The city slashed its fire- and disaster-management budget for two consecutive years, before raising it again.
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New formula for minimum wage in India could double incomes – but only if implemented right
A panel has suggested increasing minimum wage for informal workers from Rs 176 per day to Rs 375.
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37 returns in a year instead of 13, and the other challenges threatening GST rollout on July 1
Seven states are yet to pass their GST Acts.
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The Reel
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‘Horror was my playground’: What it meant to be a member of the Ramsay film clan
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The final edition of the Rising Gardens festival has films about solidarity between women
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IFFLA 2021 programme includes ‘Fire in the Mountains’, ‘Biriyaani’, ‘Koozhangal’ and ‘Seththumaan’
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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‘99 Songs’ movie review: The math doesn’t add up in saga of a tortured artist
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These charts show that the Congress is not doing as badly as it seems
Congress doubled its win rate between the 2014 general election and the subsequent state elections.
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Five things that should worry India in 2017
What does the new year hold for the nation?
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All that Maharashtra could have done with the money being spent on Shivaji's statue
The budget for the monument, coming up off Mumbai's coast, soared from around Rs 100 crore in 2004 to Rs 3,600 crore in 2016.
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The Field
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Watch: Rublev ends Nadal’s bid for 12th Monte Carlo Masters title in three-set tussle
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Pro Kabaddi: Star India retains media rights for five more seasons after successful bid in auctions
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Premier League: Harry Kane, Gylfi Sigurdsson score twice as Tottenham and Everton play out 2-2 draw
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Pakistan players to be granted visas to travel to India for T20 World Cup: Report
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IPL 2021: Be it performance or leadership, MS Dhoni is the heartbeat of CSK, says coach Fleming