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Covid-19: Imagine the headlines if any other religion had been responsible for Kumbh-like gathering
The Uttarakhand chief minister said ‘nobody would be stopped in the name of Covid-19’. Now officials say the crowds are too big to enforce pandemic guidelines.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Egypt says it won’t release Ever Given with 25-member Indian crew until its owners pay compensation
Last month, the Suez Canal Authority had said that Egypt will seek compensation worth around $1 billion for the blockage caused by the cargo vessel.
Scroll Staff
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Sarah Joseph’s new novel imagines the life of the woman who was ostracised for ‘marrying’ Nehru
An excerpt from ‘Budhini’, by Sarah Joseph, translated from the Malayalam by Sangeetha Sreenivasan.
Sarah Joseph
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Watch: Black man is fatally shot by police in Minnesota’s Brooklyn Center, situation tense
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Watch: MP minister performs rituals in front of statue at Indore airport to get rid of Covid-19
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Kumbh: Defying the rising threat of Covid-19, lakhs gather in Haridwar for ‘shahi snaan’
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Watch: Journalist Fareed Zakaria delivers loving tribute to mother who died of Covid-19 in India
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Watch: Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital turns lobby into Covid-19 ward as coronavirus cases shoot up
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‘Too late’: SC dismisses plea seeking stay on dismantling of decommissioned ship INS Viraat
The petitioner wanted to buy the ship to convert it into a museum and an adventure centre.
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‘Star Vs Food’: Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Pratik Gandhi at the stove
The show about celebrities tossing up meals under expert supervision will be streamed on discovery+ from April 15.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Record for longest melody played by a model train now belongs to Miniatur Wunderland, Germany
Miniatur Wunderland, a model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, set the Guinness world record when closed to the public because of Covid-19.
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The Reel
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‘Star Vs Food’: Kareena Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Pratik Gandhi at the stove
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‘The Priest’ trailer: Mammooty and Manju Warrier in thriller revolving around mysterious suicides
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‘Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu’ trailer: Parth Samthaan plays a gangster in love
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‘Searching For Sheela’ trailer: Documentary follows former Rajneesh aide on her visit to India
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Why Netflix’s investment in global shows is a potential game-changer
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Watch: Black man is fatally shot by police in Minnesota’s Brooklyn Center, situation tense
The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
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Covid-19: Gujarat BJP under fire after leader procures 5,000 Remdesivir injections amid shortage
The state party chief CR Paatil announced the free distribution of the drug in his hometown even as hospitals ran out of stocks.
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Breaking the internet: Reactions to Rahul Dravid’s ‘angry’ avatar in viral advertisement
Rahul Dravid’s appearance in an advertisement for CRED went viral within hours of Virat Kohli’s tweet about it.
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The Field
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Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: KL Rahul’s PBKS win despite Sanju Samson’s brilliant 119
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Hurricane Hooda strikes the IPL: Reactions to a spectacular 28-ball 64 by Punjab’s Deepak Hooda
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Certainly got across how I felt: England spinner Bess spoke to Root about his treatment in India
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IPL 2021, RR vs PBKS as it happened: Sanju Samson’s brilliant ton ends in heartbreak as Punjab win
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Two coaches test positive for Covid-19 at national women's boxing camp: Report
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With orders on Varanasi mosque, judiciary is paving the path to a majoritarian India
The court is allowing itself to facilitate the political project of this government.
Apoorvanand
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India is producing less than half of the 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses it needs every day
A pharmaceutical analyst and an epidemiologist answer some key questions about the direction of the country’s inoculation programme.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital turns lobby into Covid-19 ward as coronavirus cases shoot up
The steep increase in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra has overwhelmed the state’s healthcare infrastructure.
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Magazine
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How the legendary musician Astor Piazzolla put a touch of Bach into tango
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Don’t sneer at people taking selfies in museums. Their photographs can be art too
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How classical music set the stage for jazz in Chick Corea’s life
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Cooking wild boar? A recipe book from the palaces of Nepal’s Rana dynasty shows how
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Why are Indians so preoccupied with what Nagas eat, whether it is dogs, bats or falcons?