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No More Sweet Dreams? Experts Decode How Covid-19 Has Spurred Restless Sleep Cycles, Nightmares

Experts believe that there is a correlation between our well-being when we are awake and what we dream about at night. Nightmares, they say, can be indicators of underlying stress....
Padmaja Venkataraman-October 19, 2020, 10:11 IST India
China’s Soft Power: Why Confucius Institutes Are Under Scrutiny in India and Across the Globe

What makes Confucious Institutes particularly contentious is their proximity to Chinese Communist Party. Critics point out that within classrooms, there is extensive censorship on issues such as Tibet, Taiwan and historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre....
Padmaja Venkataraman-August 18, 2020, 14:03 IST India
Who's Hou: How the Chinese Envoy is Tightening Beijing's Influence over Nepal

Nepal's media reported that former diplomats and political analysts have expressed concern over Hou Yanqi’s recent meetings with senior leaders of Kathmandu's ruling party amid the political crisis. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-July 10, 2020, 23:07 IST World
'Pandemic Card to Tighten Grip': Tibetan Activists in Exile Blast China's New Security Law for Hong Kong

Tibetan activists say policies being imposed by the Communist Party of China in Hong Kong bear resemblance to what the Chinese government has been doing in other regions like Tibet....
Padmaja Venkataraman-June 14, 2020, 15:57 IST India
Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-May 10, 2020, 11:58 IST India
'Bois Locker Room': Experts Say Youngsters Need Rehabilitative Measures, Not Just Punitive Action

A dialogue on sex, consent, ownership over bodies must be introduced from a young age so that it becomes part of a dominant narrative, say experts. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-May 9, 2020, 10:39 IST India
‘Herd Immunity Unthinkable Now’: Top Epidemiologist Says Rapid Activity Post Lockdown May See 2nd Wave

Epidemiologist GR Babu talks about the impact of Covid-19 crisis on India’s healthcare system and how some states have managed to flatten the curve. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 28, 2020, 23:41 IST India
'Progressives from Left, Reasonable Right Voices Must Join in Post-Covid World': Author Aakash Rathore

On the occasion of World Book Day, author Aakash Singh Rathore, talks about what an Ambedkarite vision for a post-pandemic India would look like. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 23, 2020, 15:14 IST India
'Errors Led to World Paying High Price': Docs' Group Slams WHO Over Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic

World Medical Association (WMA) urged WHO to provide increased participation to Taiwan and take notice of its insights in the future. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 18, 2020, 16:55 IST World
'Err on the Side of Being Inclusive': Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Abhijit Banerjee on Covid-19

India’s biggest worry, after the extension of the Covid-19 lockdown is that a large number of people will be pushed into poverty, by the combination of the loss of livelihoods and interruptions in the standard delivery mechanisms, predicted the economists....
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 16, 2020, 13:48 IST India
Scientists Confirm First Case of Coronavirus Transmission From a Dead Body, Reveals Study

However, still not much is known about how long the novel coronavirus can live in dead bodies. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 14, 2020, 19:44 IST World
'Covid-19 Reaffirmed India’s Caste, Class Inequalities': Suraj Yengde on Learning Inclusion from Ambedkar

"In India we do not have the habit of saying thank you to someone who has done a service for us especially if the person belongs to 'lower jobs'," Suraj Yengde says....
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 14, 2020, 21:42 IST India
Rural India Not Adequately Prepared to Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic: MS Swaminathan

The father of India's Green Revolution said the country's rural economy is not adequately prepared for the pandemic, but added that the situation could be dealt with if institutional infrastructure is mobilised....
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 12, 2020, 15:46 IST India
Around 6% of Coronavirus Infections Discovered Globally, Millions Still Undetected: German Study

Researchers said that the actual complete figure of people infected by Covid-19 may have already risen to tens of millions of people globally. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 10, 2020, 13:38 IST World
In German Town of Gangelt, Blood Samples Show 14% Residents Now Immune to Covid-19: Report

Germany’s Gangelt emerged as a coronavirus hotspot after thousands thronged to the town in February for a carnival celebration. ...
Padmaja Venkataraman-April 10, 2020, 12:52 IST World

21 Jan, 2021 \| Afghanistan and Ireland in UAE
AFG	vs	IRE
287/9 50.0 overs		271/9 50.0 overs

20 Jan, 2021 \| West Indies in Bangladesh
WI	vs	BAN
122/10 32.2 overs		125/4 33.5 overs

18 Jan, 2021 \| Ireland in UAE
IRE	vs	UAE
228/6 50.0 overs		116/10 36.0 overs

15 - 19 Jan, 2021 \| Border-Gavaskar Trophy
AUS	vs	IND
369/10 115.2 overs		336/10 111.4 overs

14 - 18 Jan, 2021 \| England in Sri Lanka
SL	vs	ENG
135/10 46.1 overs		421/10 117.1 overs

Padmaja Venkataraman

No More Sweet Dreams? Experts Decode How Covid-19 Has Spurred Restless Sleep Cycles, Nightmares

China’s Soft Power: Why Confucius Institutes Are Under Scrutiny in India and Across the Globe

Who's Hou: How the Chinese Envoy is Tightening Beijing's Influence over Nepal

'Pandemic Card to Tighten Grip': Tibetan Activists in Exile Blast China's New Security Law for Hong Kong

Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

'Bois Locker Room': Experts Say Youngsters Need Rehabilitative Measures, Not Just Punitive Action

‘Herd Immunity Unthinkable Now’: Top Epidemiologist Says Rapid Activity Post Lockdown May See 2nd Wave

'Progressives from Left, Reasonable Right Voices Must Join in Post-Covid World': Author Aakash Rathore

'Errors Led to World Paying High Price': Docs' Group Slams WHO Over Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic

'Err on the Side of Being Inclusive': Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Abhijit Banerjee on Covid-19

Scientists Confirm First Case of Coronavirus Transmission From a Dead Body, Reveals Study

'Covid-19 Reaffirmed India’s Caste, Class Inequalities': Suraj Yengde on Learning Inclusion from Ambedkar

Rural India Not Adequately Prepared to Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic: MS Swaminathan

Around 6% of Coronavirus Infections Discovered Globally, Millions Still Undetected: German Study

In German Town of Gangelt, Blood Samples Show 14% Residents Now Immune to Covid-19: Report

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26 Jan, 2021 \| South Africa in Pakistan
PAK	vs	SA