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To prevent measles from spreading further, India needs to immunise 95% of the susceptible population
Epidemiologist K Srinath Reddy talks about the measures that ought to be taken to check the rising measles cases in the country.
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‘We still need to work hard’: An interview with the doctor who runs India’s last polio ward
Orthopaedic surgeon Mathew Varghese talks of similarities between Covid-19 and polio, vaccination and how global cooperation helped eradicate the affliction.
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Melinda Gates interview: Empowerment is jargon. Discourse must shift towards giving women full power
The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on gender inequality.
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Trending
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Watch: Men on motorbike try to snatch mobile phone from woman filming video on Bengaluru street
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Interview: Economist Dharmakirti Joshi on what’s holding back India’s GDP growth
The impact of monetary policy actions and interest rate hikes, both across the world and in India, are going to hit India’s GDP growth in 2023.
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Mahesh Vyas interview: India is losing its demographic dividend because of the unemployment crisis
Apart from providing jobs, the government must create an enabling environment for the private sector, says the economist.
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Interview: ‘Schools should prioritise recovery from pandemic-driven learning loss over curriculum’
Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji emphasises building foundational literacy and numeracy skills that can help children recoup the losses due to school closures.
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Video
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Watch: Men on motorbike try to snatch mobile phone from woman filming video on Bengaluru street
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Watch: Cricketers Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal enact comedy scene from popular Malayalam movie
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Watch the first litter of cheetah cubs born in India in over 70 years
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Watch: Pal the German Shepherd takes charge as honorary mayor for Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Interview: To curb inflation, India must cut taxes on fuel or reduce import duties on edible oils
Inflation has breached RBI’s danger mark of 6%. The government needs to act now, says Dharmakirti Joshi, chief economist at CRISIL.
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Interview: ‘Covid-19 has shown we need to redouble our efforts on women’s economic empowerment’
Christopher Elias of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about workforce participation in the context of gender equity.
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Interview: India is making a mistake by increasing contract labour instead of quality jobs
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s Mahesh Vyas talks about unemployment in the country.
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The Reel
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Interview: Laws alone are not sufficient to end child marriage – there’s a need for social change
Poonam Muttreja of the Population Foundation of India says the minimum age for marriage for women should be raised through access to education, not laws.
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Interview: ‘No nation has achieved equitable healthcare without spending on public health’
President of the Public Health Foundation of India K Srinath Reddy and president of the Centre for Policy Research Yamini Aiyar discuss the health budget.
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Interview with Oxfam India CEO: With India’s inequality exploding, it can’t be business as usual
In the past two years, over 15 crore Indians slid into poverty, while the number of billionaires in the country grew.
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The Field
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement
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Spain Masters Super 300: Srikanth beats B Sai Praneeth, PV Sindhu powers through to quarterfinals
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Sports world daily: Sinner through in Miami; Barcelona, Arsenal reach women’s Champions League semis
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IPL 2023: Complete squads, captaincy changes, team-wise schedule, key players and more
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IPL 2023: MI's Rohit Sharma and Mark Boucher on Impact Player rule, plans for the season and more