An unprecedented combination of political will, collaboration from Rotary and inflow of funds from philanthropists has enabled the vaccination programme against Covid in India to reach the 38-crore (380 million) mark till now. However, only in few states over 2 crore people have been vaccinated and lot
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When Dilip Kumar enters heaven on July 7, the entire Bollywood wing is delirious with excitement. “Did you hear, did you hear?” Dev Anand asks Raj Kapoor. “Yusuf is joining us.” Raj: Such? He breaks into a song “Dilipayya vastavayya”, reminiscent
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I have seen the TV serial The Good Doctor. A doctor is always good. This is a noble profession and the doctors are bound by the professional oath of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, confidentiality, respectfulness and lawfulness. In the present pandemic, doctors are in the frontline, serving tirelessly
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Hisila Author : Hisila Yami Publisher : Penguin Random House India Pages : 384; Rs.499 Hisila Yami in her political memoir writes about her life as a Nepali politician and an architect. She talks about being a young
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Icelandic avant-garde pop singer Bjork once said that the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century is by collaborating with nature — by harnessing solar power and wind power. She couldn’t have been more right. As
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The other day, when I went for my vaccination the young nurse said something that a Punjabi friend, who grew up in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, had told me just the day before, namely, that I didn’t at all sound like a Tamilian. I told her I had been living in
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Energy efficiency is not just a catchphrase, it is doable to a large extent. Among other things, a new millennium home must be energy-efficient. This is the unwritten code and includes all constructions, new and old. Since reducing the carbon footprint is the goal
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Roma Tomato Soup and Croutons Rajesh Wadhwa, executive chef Taj Palace, New Delhi This is an easy-to-make, light yet wholesome soup recipe that is packed with flavour. The roasting process helps bring out robust flavours, and lends a wonderful, mellow
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Why did you decide to specialise in infectious diseases? My father is a GP; he is 90 and still practises at his clinic in Chennai. After completing an MD in general medicine from the PG Institute of Medical Education and
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A February morning air on the banks of River Yamuna near the ITO Bridge in Delhi was filled with mellifluous music. Over 250 people enjoyed a jugalbandi presented by Siddharth Banerjee on the Siddha Veena and Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Ustad Bismillah Khan, on the
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Rotaractors and Rotarians are both constantly learning from each other when they work together which is great and for Rotary as an organisation, there is still much to learn about how best to support Rotaractors on a broader scale, said PRIP Barry Rassin in an interactive session
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