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Tabassum Barnagarwala
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After losing Maharashtra, Shiv Sena tries hard to hold on to India’s richest civic body
The party is trying to re-energise grassroots workers in the wake of a rebellion by Eknath Shinde and other MLAs.
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Covid-19: WTO agrees on partial patent waiver for vaccine production
The move would help manufacturers in underdeveloped and developing countries access trade secrets on how to produce a coronavirus vaccine.
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Should you take a booster shot? As Covid-19 cases rise again, here’s what the experts say
The surge in daily cases has sparked fears of infection, but the medical opinion on a third dose remains mixed, for now.
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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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The big news: Mahua Moitra booked for comments on Hindu deity Kaali, and nine other top stories
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India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded
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A remarkably opulent country: Observations of the first American to write a book on India
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Stomach discomfort and diarrhoea accompany new surge in Covid-19 cases
Many patients are not going for tests as they do not associate gastrointestinal trouble with the coronavirus. Still, hospitalisation numbers are low.
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Covid-19 cases jump in Delhi but experts are unsure whether surge will continue to be intense
Despite the rise in numbers, the rate of hospitalisation is low.
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Why Indian hospitals turn into raging infernos
At least 122 people have died in hospital fires since August 2020. Even Central government-funded hospitals lack certified fire safety systems.
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Watch: Car stuck precariously over crevasse near Manali rescued to safety by other travellers
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Watch: Drivers play football on highway as protests against high fuel prices block traffic
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Watch: Fan celebrates cricketer Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy with portrait made of 600 Rubik’s cubes
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Paris: Protestors demonstrate against US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade
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Watch: This cable TV channel only dubs Korean shows in Kannada for local audiences
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The unending struggles of Indian medical students barred from returning to China
The students are struggling to get licences to practice in India as MBBS degrees earned through online education aren’t being accepted in the country.
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The pandemic’s hidden cost: Much-hyped health insurance scheme failed to cover hospital bills
Less than 12% of hospitalised Covid-19 patients were treated for free under the Modi government’s Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY scheme, RTI data suggests.
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The pandemic’s hidden cost: Suicides among Indians who lost jobs and income
India saw an unprecendented economic upheaval in the last two years. With it came a mental health crisis – and a wave of suicides.
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The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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As fresh Covid-19 waves hit vaccinated countries, here’s why experts believe India is safe
Epidemiologists have disputed the prediction of another devastating wave in the country, unless a more deadly variant emerges.
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Maharashtra: Over 2,000 medical professionals boycott routine duty to protest against government
The medical professionals have said that their demands of permanent postings and pay hikes have not been met.
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‘We understood no help was coming’: A Odisha medical student’s hellish escape from Ukraine
Pralay Kumar Nayak, who Scroll.in, has been tracking for two weeks since he took shelter in a Kharkiv metro station, is finally home.
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The Field
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Nadal fights through abdominal pain to beat Fritz in five-set thriller
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Wimbledon 2022, Sania Mirza-Mate Pavic mixed doubles SF live blog: Mirza-Pavic taken to decider
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Cricket: New Zealand's men and women players to get equal fees per match in landmark five-year deal
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India tour of West Indies: Shikhar Dhawan named captain of new-look squad for ODI series
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CWG 2022: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar – ‘Chance to represent India is nothing short of a blessing’