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Urmi Chanda-Vaz

Urmi Chanda-Vaz is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. Watch: This boy has become an internet star with his dance in the background of a live BBC telecast

    Watch: This boy has become an internet star with his dance in the background of a live BBC telecast
  2. Watch: How a human saved a baby parrot from an unhatched egg after their mother died and nurtured it

    Watch: How a human saved a baby parrot from an unhatched egg after their mother died and nurtured it
  3. Far from Hindutva, Yogi Adityanath's sect comes from a tradition that was neither Hindu nor Muslim

    Far from Hindutva, Yogi Adityanath's sect comes from a tradition that was neither Hindu nor Muslim
  4. Adityanath says he will not attend inauguration of mosque in Ayodhya even if invited

    Adityanath says he will not attend inauguration of mosque in Ayodhya even if invited
  5. India’s online shopping festivals show that ‘Boycott China’ are just hollow words

    India’s online shopping festivals show that ‘Boycott China’ are just hollow words

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  1. Watch: This is what the site of Beirut blast looks like after the explosion

    Watch: This is what the site of Beirut blast looks like after the explosion
  2. ‘Quite stupid’: An Australian minister is offensive to a female MP when asked about a mask shortage

    ‘Quite stupid’: An Australian minister is offensive to a female MP when asked about a mask shortage
  3. Watch: This wildlife conservationist is saving desperate animals from the Assam floods

    Watch: This wildlife conservationist is saving desperate animals from the Assam floods
  4. Watch: British army veteran plays the bugle every night to honour essential workers, Covid-19 victim

    Watch: British army veteran plays the bugle every night to honour essential workers, Covid-19 victim
  5. Watch: Scenes from Kerala floods as heavy rain leads to damage in the state yet again

    Watch: Scenes from Kerala floods as heavy rain leads to damage in the state yet again

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  1. Behind Gunjan Saxena biopic, an inspirational woman who is ‘outwardly gentle and inwardly strong’

    Behind Gunjan Saxena biopic, an inspirational woman who is ‘outwardly gentle and inwardly strong’
  2. ‘Class of ‘83’ trailer: Bobby Deol trains encounter specialists for Mumbai Police in Netflix film

    ‘Class of ‘83’ trailer: Bobby Deol trains encounter specialists for Mumbai Police in Netflix film
  3. ‘Dangerous’ trailer: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover star in thriller about a missing wife

    ‘Dangerous’ trailer: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover star in thriller about a missing wife
  4. ‘Abhay 2’ trailer: Tough cop Kunal Kemmu up against a trio of criminal masterminds in Zee5 series

    ‘Abhay 2’ trailer: Tough cop Kunal Kemmu up against a trio of criminal masterminds in Zee5 series
  5. ‘Pareeksha’ review: Aspiration is a test that proves nearly impossible to crack

    ‘Pareeksha’ review: Aspiration is a test that proves nearly impossible to crack

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  1. Coronavirus: India captain Manpreet Singh among four hockey players to test positive ahead of camp

    Coronavirus: India captain Manpreet Singh among four hockey players to test positive ahead of camp
  2. Formula One: Racing Point docked 15 points over car part controversy, team chief says ‘bewildering’

    Formula One: Racing Point docked 15 points over car part controversy, team chief says ‘bewildering’
  3. Bonding over a wrong decision: How Sachin Tendulkar earned umpire Simon Taufel’s respect

    Bonding over a wrong decision: How Sachin Tendulkar earned umpire Simon Taufel’s respect

  4. Not just to counter the history of abuse: Reasons to revise age criteria for elite women gymnasts

    Not just to counter the history of abuse: Reasons to revise age criteria for elite women gymnasts
  5. Covid-19: England’s white-ball series in India pushed to 2021, boards discussing an all-format tour

    Covid-19: England’s white-ball series in India pushed to 2021, boards discussing an all-format tour