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1,230 migrants test Covid positive in UP, Barabanki new hotspot

With over 20 lakh migrant workers returning to Uttar Pradesh in last few days, the state, specially its eastern part, on Thursday saw a quantum jump in the COVID-19 cases, with overall 1,230 people......

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

'... are the deep ruts and fissures in the rotting fabric of our cities and the incompetence of elected leaders and administrators,' notes Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: People maintain physical distancing......

'The main challenge is social distancing in slums'

'When we talk about social distancing, it almost impossible to maintain this in slums.''So we had to talk to the people about cleanliness.''It was a task because everybody uses public toilets. So......

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union health ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 in green zone on the basis of incidence of cases......

36 deaths, 957 cases in 24 hrs; India's COVID-19 toll 488

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 488 and the number of cases climbed to 14,792 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 36 deaths and 957 cases since Friday evening, according......

Unlocking the lockdown will be even tougher

'How do we ensure that the unlocking, which is desperately needed for earning income and livelihood, will not create ugly spikes in the infection rates?''And if it does, what then?'asks Omkar......

Humans of demonetisation

The currency ban has changed the lives of the people facilitating this move across India. 'My mother now works 12 hours a day' 'Initially, crowd management was a big challenge': Bank manager R......

Power-for-all is just a pipe-dream and nothing else

On paper, only 8,000 villages remain to be electrified in the country, but the situation on the ground shows euphoria over numbers is misplaced In 2005, when the rural electrification drive......

8 promises Modi made on I-Day 2015: Some met, some are works-in-progress

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his third Independence Day speech on August 15, he is inviting ideas from citizens on issues he should speak on Speeding up financial inclusion,......

World Bank approves $1.5 billion to support clean India campaign

More than 500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunting, harassment and economic losses. Image: Prime......

Marjaavaan review

Nothing can salvage the Marjaavaan mess, declares Sukanya Verma. The world of Marjaavaan is ignorant of the word subtle. The Hindu villain wears a striking tilak. The Muslim sidekick sports......

Gully Boy Review: You'll cry for Ranveer

Gully Boy is a glorious blend of hip-hop and assured film-making, applauds Sukanya Verma. There is a two-second scene in Gully Boy when Ranveer Singh gets out of the car he is chauffeuring and......

What Aiyaary is all about

Director Neeraj Pandey offers a sneak peek through a poem. Director Neeraj Pandey gets us into Aiyaary mode as the film gets ready for release on February 9. Neeraj has tweeted a video of a poem,......

Review: Despite Nawaz, Freaky Ali fails to impress!

Freaky Ali is painfully dull, warns Sukanya Verma. At some point in Freaky Ali, its titular hero Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his snooty golf rival Jas Arora clash over their economic difference in......

10 Things We No Longer See in Hindi Movies

When was the last time you saw Ramu Kaka in the movies? Bollywood's storytelling style has got a substantial revamp in the last decade or two. There's more to the plot than good versus evil or boy......

SC wraps up hearing on passing directions for reforms in BCCI

IMAGE: Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed committee for reforms in Indian cricket Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha is flanked by Justice Ashok Bhan (left) and Justice R V Raveendran at a press......

'Manchester United's injured players will not be rushed back'

Image: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters. Manchester United are expecting a host of injured players to make their returns this month but will not rush them......

'Manchester United want to be challenging on all fronts'

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and Michael Carrick. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters Midfielder Michael Carrick thinks Manchester United's summer signings have......

Schweinsteiger set to move to Manchester United?

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be given the choice of whether to stay or leave the Bundesliga champions, manager Pep Guardiola said on Thursday.The 30-year-old German World......

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99.06% evaluation complete, result of 5.6 million students...

Till May 30, evaluation work in 67 districts was completed. In remaining eight districts, it will be over in a day or two. Of these 8 districts,... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/up-board-result-2020-99-06-evaluation-complete-result-of-5-6-million-students-in-june/story-dRJ1M1PhHw2OXAIaDJAFYM.html

Body of migrant shuttles between Jhansi & Chhapra

Body of a 38-year-old migrant worker of Basti, who had boarded a Jhansi-Chhapra Shramik Special train for Gorakhpur on May 23, was found inside the... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/body-of-migrant-shuttles-between-jhansi-and-chhapra/articleshow/76101192.cms

First Hindi film on queer love makes waves

The ’70s film ‘Badnam Basti’, whose hero is a truck driver with fluid sexuality, was found in an archive in Berlin last year and streamed... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/almost-50-years-later-first-hindi-film-on-queer-love-makes-waves/articleshow/75916816.cms

UP records 8 more Covid-related deaths; 229 fresh cases take tally to 6,497

Among the fresh cases, 19 were reported from Rampur, 16 each from Basti and Ballia, 13 each from Varanasi and Gorakhpur, and 10 cases were reported... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/up-records-8-more-covid-related-deaths-229-fresh-cases-take-tally-to-6-497/story-KHNgIoq1cGtkqVHPb1ePxH.html

'Lines blocked as 80% of trains are headed north'

Passengers of the LTT-Basti train that reached its destination after almost four days claimed they were given food and water only once after the... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/lines-blocked-as-80-of-trains-are-headed-north/articleshow/75963858.cms

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