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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion

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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    ‘Exoticised, alienised, villainised’: A book looks at how Muslims have been portrayed in Hindi films

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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love

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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

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India’s Covid-19 crisis: With no hospital beds and no oxygen, deaths are becoming uncountable

There is increasing evidence that the actual number of people dying from Covid-19 in India is far more than the official numbers, BBC said.

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Apr 26, 2021 · 06:45 pm
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“I’ve never seen such a terrifying situation. I can’t believe we’re in the capital of #India. People aren’t getting oxygen and they’re dying like animals”, @jayantMalhotr18 tells the BBC. Another horrifying ground report from @yogital, Fred Scott and Sanjay Ganguly. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/SATROEAhry

— Nicola Careem (@NicolaCareem) April 25, 2021

After failing to receive proper medical attention, kin of the patient cursing the medical college staff in Shahjahanpur...
While the district administration said "Sab Kuch theek Thak he aur control me he" (everything is fine and under control)@Benarasiyaa pic.twitter.com/I93H4tI1f7

— Kanwardeep singh (@KanwardeepsTOI) April 25, 2021

Woman dies from Covid in SMHS hospital Srinagar: Family say she collapsed for want of oxygen pic.twitter.com/l5KYCcA2I2

— Basit Zargar (باسط) (@basiitzargar) April 26, 2021

Shubhashnagar Crematorium. pic.twitter.com/pXQmWKXC0s

— Dr. Navjot Dahiya (@Shayarcasm) April 26, 2021
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