Natasha Bhat learned in late February that her father-in-law had suddenly died. Bhat, 35, recently recalled how she grabbed a backpack and hustled her U.S.-born 4-year-old son to the San Francisco airport to catch a midnight flight to India, her home country. She didn’t anticipate being stuck there indefinitely. Bhat […]
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Thai tourist arrivals to plunge 80% this year
Thailand is expected to see at most 8 million foreign tourists this year, down 80% from a year earlier, as the coronavirus pandemic curbs global travel, a tourism body said on Tuesday. The sector is expected to recover in 2021, Chairat Triratanajaraspon, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand, an industry group, told reporters. […]
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At 500-metre table, Prague citizens see coronavirus out with a dinner
Seated around a 500-metre-long table covered with white cloth, Prague citizens gathered on the medieval Charles Bridge on Tuesday to say goodbye to the new coronavirus epidemic. On the eve of the easing of yet more restrictions imposed since March to curb the spread of the COVID-19 illness, people filled the bridge, a […]
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Kerala’s first visually impaired student to write class 10th exam using computer, scores A plus in all subjects
Haroon Kareem T K, a tenth-grade visually impaired student of Mankada Government Higher Secondary School and the first student in Kerala to write all Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations using a computer, has scored A plus in all subjects. Haroon’s fight to secure permission to use computers instead of […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s case reaches $19 million settlement
An agreement has been reached to settle for nearly $19 million two sexual misconduct lawsuits on behalf of multiple women against imprisoned former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, attorneys said on Tuesday. But lawyers representing six of the women who have made accusations against Weinstein called the proposed deal a “complete sellout” […]
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Schools entitled to collect tuition fee ‘irrespective of offering online classes’: HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday allowed private schools to collect tuition fee “irrespective of offering online classes” to students during the coronavirus lockdown period. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur also allowed schools to collect admission fee. The ruling came on a bunch of petitions filed by the Independent Schools’ […]
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Siddhant Chaturvedi undergoes physical transformation
Gully Boy actor Siddhant Chaturvedi is using his lockdown period to good use. As if in prep for an upcoming role, he has undergone a physical transformation and shared his new look online. Sharing his new toned and tough physique, the young actor wrote: “Tera Lockdown. Mera Countdown. Ye Jab Khulega Main […]
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All school, college, educational institutes in UP to remain shut till July 31
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued guidelines for the next phase of the coronavirus lockdown from July 1 to 31 and said all educational institutes will remain closed during the period. It, however, said online classes will continue in the state. All schools, colleges and coaching centres will remain […]
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Priyanka Chopra signs multimillion dollar deal with Amazon Prime: ‘I can do whatever language I want’
Actor and producer Priyanka Chopra is on road to bringing more desi representation to global television. As per a Variety report, she has signed a ‘two-year multimillion-dollar first-look television deal’ with Amazon. “As both an actor and producer, I have always dreamt of an open canvas of creative talent coming together from all […]
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Imran Khan to join Xi Jinping to shore up Nepal’s PM Oli against India
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to extend his support to Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli who is finding himself increasingly isolated within the ruling Nepal Communist Party after blaming India for a rebellion in his party, people familiar with the development. PM Oli had on Sunday accused his detractors of trying to […]
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‘Let’s stop foreign dependency’: Union minister on China-linked apps ban
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad underscored on Wednesday that the ban on Chinese mobile apps is a great opportunity to help Indians come up with good apps of their own and end foreign dependence for such things. “In the wake of the ban which we have imposed…I think it is a great […]
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Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow shares sweet selfie with Vin Diesel’s kids
Meadow Walker, the 21-year-old daughter of the late Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker, has shared a picture with the children of his dad’s co-star, Vin Diesel. For her caption, she used an oft-repeated refrain from the film: “Family forever.” Meadow shared the selfie, which also includes Diesel’s three children — […]
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Facebook agrees to audit its hate speech controls
Facebook Inc said on Monday it would submit itself to an audit of how it controls hate speech in a bid to appease a growing advertising boycott of the platform, as it prepared to address a group of advertisers on Tuesday. The move comes as major advertisers such as Unilever and Starbucks have signed […]
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‘Talismanic’ Stokes will do a great job as skipper, says England coach
England coach Chris Silverwood believes star all-rounder Ben Stokes will make up for a great leader when he replaces Joe Root as captain for the first Test against the West Indies starting on July 8. England’s World Cup hero Ben Stokes was on Tuesday named captain for the opening Test […]
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Arsenal’s Arteta says he understands Ozil is ‘hurt’ at being dropped
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta understands playmaker Mesut Ozil’s disappointment at not featuring since the Premier League restart but says he will only select players based on their form. Ozil was left out of the squad for the defeat by Manchester City and was an unused substitute in games at Brighton […]