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The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Covid-19: This is what happens when an area is sealed…

A peep into life in a hot-zone

Govt waiver of compliance under PCPNDT rules, raises concerns of bigger threat

The notification has suspended some compliance needs, which could give a free hand for illegal sex determination

Maharashtra Cyber Police issues advisory for WhatsApp users and admins to curb fake news

The advisory issued in a bid to curtail hate speech and other misinformation says that whoever violates rules will be punished under relevant sections of the law

Sisters of Missionaries of Charity provide aid in Ranchi; build community kitchen for marginalized

Catholic churches all over the country have stepped up relief efforts

Is the apex court order making COVID testing free, feasible?

Although, it is an interim order, the private players seem unwilling to provide free testing for obvious reasons

Mumbai and Pune make mask wearing compulsory in public amid Covid-19 outbreak

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh and Odisha too have issued the same order to contain the spread of the virus

Dharavi a ticking bomb after two fresh cases take positive Covid-19 cases up to 9?

Almost 3,000 people in the area have been quarantined as cases shoot up

Sonia Gandhi’s letter puts many official expenditures under the public scanner

Most of these massive expenditures can be now seen as being too lavish and indulgent in the current economic situation

Medical professionals forced to take to crowdfunding to source PPEs

Crowdfunding campaigns on across the country to source PPEs, sanitizers and masks for doctors and nurses

Assam Detention Camps: Another plea in SC seeking release of those who have served two years behind bars

This plea is second of its kind, after the outbreak of COVID19 in India, the first one had asked for release of all detainees unconditionally

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