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'LET ME GO HOME!'

Do we care about India's Nowhere People, asks Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Migrants from Rajasthan travel to the Kozhikode railway station before boarding a train to their villages, May 13, 2020.......

Unwarranted to think COVID-19 will vanish in summer: Virologist

While the possibility for reduced spread of coronavirus due to hot weather cannot be ruled out, it will be unwarranted to assume that COVID-19 will vanish down the summer, according to an Indian......

'He was a daredevil'

Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way.He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the......

Army men martyred in Kashmir cremated in hometowns

An Indian Army colonel, a major and a lance naik killed in a firefight in Kashmir were cremated Tuesday at moving funeral ceremonies, after their bodies were brought home in coffins wrapped in the......

Trainee IAS officers attend virtual classes, clean academy

Amid coronavirus lockdown, trainee Indian Administrative Service officers attend virtual classes and do the dishes and other chores all by themselves while maintaining social distancing norms......

Beam me up, Scotty! Indian tech firm helped in Wuhan's Covid-19 fight

Thanks to technological support provided by BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance company, engineers in Wuhan were able to remotely install air ventilation systems in two......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

What's the big deal about Parasite?

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel. I saw the movie Parasite......

What did Parasite do that Indian movies fail to do?

'Visibility is very important, but visibility is also very expensive.'Swapnil Joglekar explores the Parasite phenomenon. IMAGE: Director Bong Joon-ho with his Oscar for Best International Feature......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair. Is it just me, or has there been a......

How footballer Ganguly became 'an accidental cricketer'

'I don't know what my coach saw in me he told my father you should take him out of football so I got into cricket.' IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly celebrates after scoring a century during the first Test......

Chess plays on while other sports struggle to cope with COVID-19

Online tournaments had become a 'craze' not only in India but all over the world IMAGE: FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich said the chess world was moving online which would help the sport reach its......

NCA chief Dravid to the rescue to India's U-19 players

'As a former cricketer I truly believe that former cricket players, cricket coaches rarely don't have the expertise to deal with the issues that some of the youngsters have these days.' IMAGE:......

Dravid lists challenges of resuming cricket in bio-secure space

IMAGE: Rahul Dravid advised players to only focus on things that are within their control, like ways to regain their skills after such a long and unforseen hiatus. Photograph: Tony Marshall/Getty......

How I slayed my demons and won an Olympic medal

'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.' IMAGE: Gagan Narang with his bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, July 30, 2012. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images ......

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Couldn't achieve my goals as Pakistan NCA chief, regrets Mudassar Nazar

The outgoing head of Pakistan's National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, Mudassar Nazar has admitted that he could not achieve the goals he had... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/couldnt-achieve-my-goals-as-pakistan-nca-chief-regrets-mudassar-nazar/articleshow/76120703.cms

How footballer Ganguly became 'an accidental cricketer'

'I don't know what my coach saw in me he told my father you should take him out of football so I got into cricket.' IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly... ...

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/how-ganguly-became-an-accidental-cricketer-wtc/20200530.htm

Ferrari to establish driver programme in Australia

The Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) will set up a new development programme in Sydney as they look to develop regional talent for the future,... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INsportsNews/~3/DXzLcuHqQUM/ferrari-to-establish-driver-programme-in-australia-idINKBN2350GE

Chess plays on while other sports struggle to cope with COVID-19

Online tournaments had become a 'craze' not only in India but all over the world IMAGE: FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich said the chess world was... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/covid-19-chess-plays-on-while-other-sports-struggle/20200528.htm

Steve Bannon wins case to set up Italy political academy

Steve Bannon, the former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has won the latest phase of a legal battle with Italy's culture ministry to set up... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INworldNews/~3/WORQjKHD3hw/steve-bannon-wins-case-to-set-up-italy-political-academy-idINKBN2332DU

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