Rumita Patel
The coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19) has crossed all sectors of society, but although we all face the same storm, the ships we sail on are different. Class, caste and gender hierarchies significantly determine the nature of the challenges we face. In India, the pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, including with regard to gender. Girls in…
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MUMBAI: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that Maharashtra, especially hotspots like Mumbai and Pune, would continue to be locked up, albeit with some additional relaxation, once Version 4.0 ends on Sunday. He said the next 15 days, when “everyone must be careful,” would be crucial in the fight against Covid-19. The state government…
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NEW DELHI: Union Human Rights Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank held the live ‘Webinar’ on Wednesday with more than 45,000 Institutes of Higher Education and their directors. Several teachers have extended their thanks and welcomed the Minister of Human Resources Development to this event. Dr. Nishank said the exams will be conducted for seniors from universities…
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter to citizens at the end of the first year of his second term on Friday, said that the collective strength and resolve of the people can be seen in the way India has dealt with the coronavirus, despite the “tremendous” suffering “of the people, the massive…
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NEW DELHI: Civic workers sprayed gallons of insecticide and farmers beat ‘thalis’ and played loud music in various areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to chase away locust swarms amid their worst invasion in years, according to reports. Authorities in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka also issued alerts on Thursday…
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NEW DELHI: After the end of Lockdown 4.0 on May 31, the Center is likely to allow states and Union territories to decide on future restrictions. The current and fourth phase of coronavirus-induced blockade was announced on May 17. Coronavirus outbreak: full coverageRead our coronavirus blog live for the latest news and updates.Here’s a look…
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NEW DELHI: A magnitude 4.5 medium-intensity earthquake struck near Rohtak in Haryana on Friday, tremors were felt in Delhi and in the national capital region, the National Center for Seismology said. Delhi and NCR felt tremors for the fifth time since April 12 on Friday night, however this was the strongest of the five earthquakes….
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NEW DELHI: Maldives and the United Arab Emirates foiled a movement to Pakistan create an informal group of envoys from the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) in the United Nations in IslamophobiaDawn newspaper reported. As reported by TOI on May 23, Male told the ICO at the virtual envoys meeting that pointing out India for Islamophobia…
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BEIJING: China on Friday rejected the offer by US President Donald Trump to mediate between India and China to end their current border clash, saying the two countries do not need the intervention of a “third party” to resolve their differences . In a surprise move, Trump on Wednesday offered to “mediate or arbitrate” the…
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Amitabh Bachchan shared a post remembering her days on the sets of ‘Kabhi Kabhie’. The actor uploaded a photo of himself with a notebook that was clicked while filming the movie in 1976. Soon, Bhumi Pednekar left a comment in his post that read: “44 years later and he still gives us such memorable characters…
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