UpFront
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The mango map of India
A look at some of the most popular commercial varieties of mangoes you may find in the market this mango season, and where they are grown
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Cyclone Yaas: Here's your essentials checklist
From keeping masks and sanitisers handy to charging your phones, unplugging electrical devices and more, here's your essential checklist as Cyclone Yaas gears up to make landfall
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Just how big could India's true Covid-19 toll be?
The true death toll could range from roughly double the official figures to potentially catastrophic levels of unacknowledged deaths of well over 1 million or even higher
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WhatsApp sues India's government to stop new Internet rules
Suing India's government is a highly unusual step by WhatsApp, which has rarely engaged with national governments in court
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IDBI Bank: Time to revisit its vision
IDBI Bank has exited the PCA framework with its brand value intact. But it needs to restart its growth engine to succeed as a turnaround bank, and make money for primary investor LIC
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Apple's 'Fortnite' trial ends with pointed questions and a toast to Popeyes
For the past three weeks, Apple has defended itself in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, against claims that it abused its power over the iPhone App Store, in one of the biggest antitrust trials in Silicon Valley's history
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After pursuing terrorists, Delhi Police Special Cell investigates Twitter's 'manipulated media' policy
In the middle of a lockdown, Delhi Police's Special Cell turns up at the offices of social media platform Twitter in Delhi NCR to get "satisfactory" answers on its tweet labelling policy
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Delhi considers lifting Covid-19 limits, despite vaccine shortage
India does not have the vaccine manufacturing capacity to inoculate a big portion of its population anytime soon, while the prospect of importing new supplies from abroad has bogged down amid squabbling between the central and local governments
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Can wildfires be prevented in a world dealing with climate change?
India recorded 82,170 forest fire alerts from April 1 to 14, nearly doubling from 43,031 in the same period in 2020. Forest fires, wildfires and their alerts in the country have gone up sharply in recent times, posing a serious threat to our environment, wildlife and biodiversity
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Pakistan's private vaccine sales highlight the rich-poor divide
Critics say the decision will deepen the divisions within the country, where a large section of the society lives under the poverty line
