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Game On
The lockdown being what it is, couch potatoes must be excused if a general sense of apathy prevails. But stir we must out of our indolence, and what better way than round up the gang (virtually), plugin, and kill as many (or die) as the day allows. This is perhaps why the PUBG Mobile game made $226 million globally in May, a 41 per cent jump YOY. Data analytics firm SensorTower says the mobile gaming industry is seeing a boom in earnings. The main source of this is in-app purchases; for PUBG, this would be artillery, ammo and passes to tournaments. India is not exempt from this global phenomenon. Indeed, a 17-year-old from Kharar, Punjab, spent the Rs 16 lakh that his parents had set aside for emergencies on PUBG Mobile!
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August 03, 2020
India Today
Fast Forward To Slow Fashion
The enforced experience of living differently will profoundly affect behaviour, if we learn from this disruption.
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August 03, 2020
India Today
Corona's Lasting Effect
Symptoms of the disease can persist even after a person tests negative, making continued precaution and care necessary to avoid risks of strokes, cardiac arrest or kidney damage
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August 03, 2020
India Today
THE PANIC BUYS
AMID BORDER TENSIONS WITH CHINA, THE ARMED FORCES GO ON A WEAPONS-BUYING SPREE EVEN AS A ROBUST INDIGENOUS DEFENCE PRODUCTION SET-UP REMAINS THE NEED OF THE HOUR
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August 03, 2020
India Today
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONGRESS?
The party seems to be in terminal decline, neither able to function with the Gandhis nor do without them. Weak central leadership has emboldened regional satraps and the party organisation is in disarray, with no counter to either the electoral shenanigans of the BJP or its divisive political discourse. Is there any hope for India’s Grand Old Party?
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August 03, 2020
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BACK IN BUSINESS
With the markets on a rebound, mutual funds remain your best bet for building financial prosperity in the long run
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August 03, 2020
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CLEAR VERDICT
With its innovative courses, emphasis on research and holistic student welfare model, the premier law school remains miles ahead of the competition
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August 03, 2020
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THE NEW BAND WAGON
FOR SPORT, TRANSPORT, OR TO MAKE A STATEMENT— THE MANY REASONS PEOPLE ARE LEAPING INTO THE SADDLE
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August 03, 2020
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TECH AT ITS BEST
India’s top technical university is a nerve centre of research and innovation, and sets the standard for engineering excellence
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August 03, 2020
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Beauty begins at home
The Ayurvedic rituals of self care and beauty are a time-honoured tradition that can be practiced at home
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August 03, 2020
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A HIGH RISK GAME
The former RBI governor’s new book sidesteps the political quarrels of his tenure to focus on the ‘drama of monetary policy’. Exclusive excerpts
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August 03, 2020
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INDIA'S TRYST WITH TECHNOLOGY
A newspaper report in early 1952, we learn from Midnight’s Machines, described Jawaharlal Nehru’s dinner: vegetables, steamed in a solar cooker.
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July 27, 2020
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POLITICAL CAPITAL
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s ambitious new secretariat complex raises a cloud of controversy
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July 27, 2020
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TRUST DEFICIT?
The truth and the politics of Chinese money in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and other Gandhi family trusts
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July 27, 2020
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LONG HAUL FOR SURAT
A SUDDEN SPURT IN COVID CASES THREATENS TO DERAIL THIS DIAMOND AND TEXTILE HUB’S ATTEMPT TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS
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July 27, 2020
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CLIFFHANGER
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot secures his party’s backing to cut challenger Sachin Pilot to size, but the threat to his government is far from over
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July 27, 2020
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GOLDEN NOOSE
A gold smuggling racket with an official of the CMO involved could pose the biggest challenge yet to the Pinarayi Vijayan government
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July 27, 2020
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A COLD START
Though disengagement has begun in Ladakh, de-escalation is a long way off. The lack of trust means that Indian soldiers will be forward-deployed for several months
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July 27, 2020
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Rewriting The Rules of Engagement
If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.” This famous line by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore reminds us of the need to stay sober and focus on the positives as tensions rise between India and China.
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July 20, 2020
India Today
The Great Indian Vaccine Quest
India joins the global race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine, but its candidates have to first clear the safety and efficacy test
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July 20, 2020
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''LAC Clash Raises Serious Questions About China's Intentions''
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s recent tell-all book, The Room Where It Happened, has hit the Trump administration hard. In an exclusive interview with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa, Bolton talks about the challenge from China, Trump’s foreign policy—and why India’s air strike in Balakot in 2019 finds only passing mention in his book. Excerpts:
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July 20, 2020
India Today
LEISURE: IT COULD BE VERSE
Responding to the pandemic with poetry, Gulzar writes of melancholy while finding hope in humanism
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July 20, 2020
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The Battle of Mumbai
The 6,355 sq. km area has recorded a 300 per cent rise in Covid cases in a month. And, alarmingly, the worst is yet to come
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July 20, 2020
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The Killing of a Don
Kanpur’s dreaded ganglord Vikas Dubey, whose long-arm connections and influence with the state police and politicians were part of local folklore, didn’t last a day in the custody of the UP police.
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July 20, 2020
India Today
THE GWALIOR GAMBLE
CRUCIAL BYPOLLS ON ITS MIND, THE BJP GIVES JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA LOYALISTS A LION’S SHARE OF POSTS IN THE SHIVRAJ CABINET EXPANSION, RISKING THE WRATH OF PARTY VETERANS LEFT OUT
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July 20, 2020
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THE WEAK LINK
The Centre is looking to reform the power sector, with better regulation and a new tariffpolicy. But if state governments do not fall in line, this could prove to be yet another paper-shuffling exercise
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July 20, 2020
India Today
THE BURNING ISSUE
The month of June was a cruel—and disorienting— one for Indian consumers.
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July 20, 2020
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BUILD-UP ON THE BORDER
A BURST OF ROAD AND BRIDGE-BUILDING SEES INDIA PLAY CATCH-UP WITH CHINA’S BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE. DE-ESCALATION WILL NOT MEAN A REDUCTION IN THE ROADWORKS
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July 20, 2020
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Can India Weaponise The $110 Billion Bilateral Trade With Its Aggressive Neighbour?
Can India use an economic offensive against China to persuade its aggressive neighbour to restore status quo ante on the border?
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July 13, 2020
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Time Runs Out For TikTok
India bans TikTok, but for some influencers, the platform was home
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