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I'm not trying to win lockdown: Shaheen Bhatt talks mental health
In this episode of Mind Matters, Forbes India's Naini Thaker is in conversation with author and public speaker Shaheen Bhatt, who talks about dealing with depression, and the lockdown, one day at a time
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Neerja Birla on mental health in lockdown, and how to know when you need help
Neerja Birla, founder and chairperson, Mpower Minds, is our next guest on Mind Matters with Naini Thaker. Birla talks about the importance of seeking help in these tough times and how everyone from employees to children can cope with the anxieties of the pandemic
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Chaos to 'scary silence': Inside a New York hospital after the coronavirus surge
Elmhurst Hospital in New York has been inundated with Covid-19 patients. The New York Times got special access to see how the staff is recovering and preparing for the possibility of another wave of infections
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How the pandemic is reimagining education
With students locked out of schools and colleges, different organisations are reinventing ways to continue the teaching and learning processes
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Behind the NYT front page: The project behind a front-page full of names
A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss, collated with heartwarming, succinct obituaries for each. Here's how The New York Times put it together
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Restarting India: How Mumbai can get back on track
Three of India's leading business cities continue to register spikes in coronavirus cases. In a three-part series, we look at what they can do to set their wheels of socio-economic activity back in motion
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Hertz, car rental pioneer, files for bankruptcy protection
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated Hertz by grounding business travellers and tourists, making it impossible for the company to continue paying its lenders
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University of California will end use of SAT and ACT in admissions
Given the size and influence of the California system, whose marquee schools include the UCLA and the UC Berkeley, the move is expected to accelerate colleges away from the tests, amid charges that they are unfair to poor and minority students
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China moves to tighten its control of Hong Kong
The proposal revives the threat of violent demonstrations that convulsed the city for months
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Finance (A new term emerging in this crisis), Business (The world's most coveted commodity right now; crash of the global flower business trade), and Coronavirus (The pandemic stress test; When fury overcomes fear; India's revival plan must focus on cities)
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What are filmmakers doing during the lockdown?
With movie theatres closed and film shoots cancelled, filmmakers are using the time to revisit scripts, plan new projects and introspect