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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times

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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

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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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    Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated

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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

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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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    Are our pampered pets really living their best life?

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Covid-19 crisis: Panchayat polls are followed by a steep jump in cases in rural Uttar Pradesh

Young doctors have to choose which patients to treat.

Scroll Staff
May 06, 2021 · 07:02 pm
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After the panchayat polls, Uttar Pradesh sees a spurt in #COVID19 cases. NDTV's Saurabh Shukla reports pic.twitter.com/oxHJazGqq8

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 6, 2021

In Meerut, Suresh, a fruit seller was turned away from a private hospital after complaining of breathlessness.

By the time his family reached the medical college, their desperate hunt for oxygen ended tragically. #COVID19@sighyush and @basantrajsonu report. pic.twitter.com/swXn4PLLcc

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) May 5, 2021

As India’s health system crumbles under the weight of new COVID-19 cases and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen, it is left to doctors like 26-year-old Rohan Aggarwal to decide who will live and who dies https://t.co/TSoyfoV54S pic.twitter.com/jupWD0FCw9

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 5, 2021

Hospitals in India are struggling to find enough oxygen supplies for their Covid-19 patients as cases continue to surge across the country. pic.twitter.com/qZrE3iYD9I

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) May 5, 2021
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